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In the 1930s, the Lamb family buy the land on which they were enslaved but attempts to take it from them dog them across generations.
Independent Analysis and Reportage

In the 1930s, the Lamb family buy the land on which they were enslaved but attempts to take it from them dog them across generations.

It’s a gamble for both leaders. But the US president showed how effective this tactic can be.

The US and Iran have once again traded strikes, prompting Donald Trump to declare the ceasefire between them ‘over’.

Patrice Lawrence’s vision for her children’s laureateship is to foster a sense of belonging through reading.

Why a shattered body and a racing mind so often arrive together at 2am – and what the science says can help.

As Canada advances its national AI strategy, we must ask what digital migration data reveal, and what they leave unseen.

In Iran, the ‘hardliners’ are a politically powerful group who follow the strict principles of the 1979 revolution.

Some writers describe the world as it is. Shahrnush Parsipur spent her life imagining how it might be different.

Iran’s leaders could use the peace dividend to invest in fixing its severe environmental problems.

The challenge is not a lack of evidence. It is a lack of urgency.

Russia’s use of the Oreshnik nuclear missile extends beyond a single weapons system — its underlying logic is to terrorize civilians, not to deter Ukrainian retaliation.

There have been notable examples of rating agencies differing significantly in their decisions on African institutions and countries.