The Middle East’s new ‘cold war’: Gulf states against neo-Ottoman Turkey
The Middle East is undergoing a profound transformation as new rivalries reshape its geopolitical order. For decades, the ...
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Top 10 historical revolutions that changed the world
Throughout history, revolutions have been pivotal in shaping societies, governments, and human events. Here are ten of the ...
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‘Since my childhood, I have known the darker and more difficult side of existence’ – an extract from Pope Francis’s memoir ‘Hope’
Pope Francis was born in 1936, and grew up in Buenos Aires, in the barrio of Flores, a simple neighbourhood. After spells working in a sock factory, Francis became a Jesuit novice in 1958. He was ...
My boyhood in the Buenos Aires barrio: Pope Francis autobiography extract
Growing up in a multicultural neighbourhood in the 1940s, the boy who would become Pope witnessed drugs, prostitutes... and ...