Iranian women hold photos of the deceased supreme leader of the country, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a demonstration supporting his son and heir

A recommendation to remove oleander from schools and public spaces has sparked concern among scientists and urban green experts in Greece, who warn that mass eradication could harm ecosystems, city budgets and climate resilience

Does a war end the way you close a zipper?

One cannot claim to be the guarantor of stability while simultaneously hunting out opportunities to stir things up

War draws the eye. Strategy moves elsewhere. While the world watches one battlefield, maps change. The eastern Mediterranean is one.

From dolphins and sharks to killer whales and black holes, a reflection on power, ecosystems and the invisible boundaries that separate worlds. What happens when strength only exists within the limits of the environment that created it?

From Venezuela to Greenland, Trump sees the world like a platter—a flat surface where all you have to do is bring your thumb and forefinger together to pick up the morsel you crave. Everyone else sees a reality of more dimensions

When parking rules are violated, the “punishment” may sometimes come from the most unexpected place - even from a few silent, two-wheeled scooters

Though, to be honest, Cyprus was never in any particular danger of getting involved either. It’s just closer to the front line than the rest of the EU, and mistakes happen

Trump carries not only Soleimani’s blood but also Ali Khamenei’s. That makes any compromise far harder to sell. A supreme leader who opens negotiations with Washington in the weeks after his predecessor’s assassination would be signing his own political death warrant

In a world where everything is an uphill battle, I feel like good fortune puts a big target on my back.

Institutional Coherence and the Lessons for Greece’s Regional Renewal

When Germany’s chancellor arrived at the White House this week, the agenda had been set months earlier. The meeting - arranged around Christmas - was supposed to focus on two issues that dominate Berlin’s foreign policy: the war in Ukraine and the new American tariffs. Then the war with Iran reshaped everything.

What we are witnessing now, visible military exchanges, explicit references to nuclear facilities, and inflexible rhetoric that leaves little space  for negotiation, signal a shift from contained deterrence to open escalation

Sometimes a single Court of First Instance ruling is enough to make people listen to something that “no one is paying attention to.”

Since when does an easier life mean a better life? The question is simplistic and provocative. It takes it for granted that there was a specific point in time when a decision was taken to equate these two concepts.

A practice many sporting bodies believed they had left behind is returning to elite women’s sport. It comes in contemporary language—genes, laboratory protocols, “objective” thresholds—but the demand underneath is familiar: athletes must again prove they are woman enough to compete.

Will he or won't he? The question is meant for President Trump. But the answer affects everyone on the planet.

The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a joint U.S.-Israeli strike on February 28, 2026, has produced the kind of reactions we have seen before.

The isolationists in the modern “America First” movement failed to get their way, but two distinct camps DID emerge, and their differences can be most clearly understood by contrasting Marco Rubio and Tom Barrack.