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The lengthy summer break has come to an end. Parliament resumed this week, if not with a surge of renewed energy, then at least with the sense that the government has returned to address what had become a growing gap in leadership. While officials took time to recover over the

Day by day, the death toll rises, the war crimes mount, and the outrage grows. Last Wednesday, the pope demanded that Israel halt what he called the "collective punishment" of Gaza’s population. A day later, António Guterres, the United Nations secretary general, warned that “the levels of

A friend recently shared two major achievements: his first book had been published, and he had been granted tenure at his university. Yet, he confessed, he felt miserable. How could he celebrate his success while so much suffering unfolded elsewhere? This is a question many are asking. At this moment,

Day 222 of Donald Trump’s presidency, and Russia’s war in Ukraine—which he vowed to stop immediately—continues without any indication of resolution. This wasn’t an offhand pledge; he repeated it at least 53 times. Yet the U.S. president has not fulfilled it, whether taken literally

Excessive enthusiasm often shapes decisions about market regulation. It was encouraging to hear Sir Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England governor, push back against the growing support for cryptocurrencies. In his July address at Mansion House, he restated his doubts about the necessity of a central bank digital currency like

had the right to defend itself, but what followed has been a devastating humanitarian crisis that has shocked global observers. The recent shift in tone from UK politicians reflects growing unease over the scale of suffering in Gaza, even as diplomatic efforts stall. The issue erupted unexpectedly during a BBC