Political Ideologies

Gandhi was killed in 1948; his legacy now shares the same fate

Mahatma Gandhi is symbolically everpresent in India, but much of what he stood for is now lost.

Israeli Arab parties back Gantz for PM in break with precedent

Israel's Arab-dominated Joint List party, backed Benny Gantz to form a new government, making Gantz's bloc of supporters larger than that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel approves new settlement two days before polls

The announcement approving the settlement comes despite an international outcry over Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's promise to annex the West Bank's Jordan Valley.

Kashmir: When words collide

How the India-Pakistan feud has played out on Twitter.

Global worry over Amazon fires escalates; Bolsonaro defiant

Paris and the UN called for the protection of the fire-plagued Amazon rainforest as Brazil's right-wing president accused his French counterpart of having a "colonialist mentality" over the issue.

Brazil governors bypass Bolsonaro to ask for help for the Amazon

Norway and Germany, among others, have discontinued financial aid for the Amazon Fund, leading some Brazilian federal governors to appeal directly to Europe to change their minds.

Crisis of credibility: post-truth India, Islamophobia and Kashmir

The rising wave of Hindu nationalism and Islamophobia in India threatens to sweep up Muslim-majority Kashmir in its wake

Greek PM Tsipras eyes shaky comeback in Sunday vote

Opinion polls show that incumbent Greek PM Alexis Tsipras is behind the conservative New Democracy opposition party. He wars if his party loses, Greece will return to the "dark days" of austerity.

Is white extremism the biggest domestic terror threat in the US?

For years US terror warnings have focused on groups like Al Qaeda or Daesh, but the latest warnings from US law enforcement agencies point to homegrown terrorists as the most immediate danger.

Modi government's fudged numbers can't disguise an economy in trouble

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's former economic advisor has rubbished India's claim to the fastest growing economy in the world - but that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Israel heads to election as Netanyahu fails to form government

Israel's parliament voted to dissolve itself early, sending the country to an unprecedented second snap election this year as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition before a midnight deadline.

Brazil to send gang leaders to federal prisons after massacre -minister

Brazilian officials said up to 29 inmates blamed for killing sprees in several prisons will be transferred to stricter federal facilities, after two days of unrest left 55 prisoners dead and authorities rushing to prevent the violence from spreading.