Secularism
PM Modi consecrates controversial Ram temple in Ayodhya, declares “new era” for India
32 years after the Babri mosque was demolished by Hindu right-wing mobs, a temple dedicated to the Hindu deity, Ram, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22
With threats to foreign diplomats, Turkey’s Erdogan unleashes another distraction drive
Faced with an economy in doldrums and falling approval ratings, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has resorted to his usual tactic of indulging nationalistic rhetoric, this time against western ambassadors. Critics have called it an attempt to divert attention from pressing issues
Turkish communists criticize Erdogan’s decision to convert Hagia Sophia to a mosque
The decision of right-wing Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan to permit worship at the Hagia Sophia Museum has been widely condemned as a ploy to appease Muslim hardliners
- Volkswagen workers in Germany strike amid dispute with management
- European countries freeze Syrian asylum requests as HTS forms transitional government
- Yamandú Orsi: the history teacher and Uruguay’s next president
- South Korea’s impeachment fails—what’s next?
- US elected officials and labor leaders join international call to take Cuba off US’s State Sponsors of Terrorism list
