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Saudi regime executes 81 people in single day
The government of Saudi Arabia has executed 81 people—including seven Yemenis and a Syrian national—over the past 24 hours in what is believed to be the largest mass execution in the kingdom's history.
Putin’s approval has stayed strong over the years – war in Ukraine could change that
Noah Buckley, Trinity College Dublin
Since his ascension to power in 2000, Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has maintained levels of approval among the Russian public...
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Godfather at 50: celebrating mob saga that raised bar for gangster films
Gill Jamieson, University of the West of Scotland
It’s one of the most famous climactic scenes in the film: a tense and shocking denouement that...
Volodymyr Zelensky: Comedian who defied the might of Putin’s war machine
Marc Berenson, King's College London
Heading into battle in Ukraine, Russian forces mark their equipment with a single letter signifying their objective. There have been...
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US lawmakers slammed for double standard on Russian, Israeli crimes
Rights advocates accused US lawmakers of the hypocrisy of backing severe sanctions to punish Russian aggression in Ukraine while unconditionally supporting Israel and condemning...
Jhund director Nagraj Manjule: “If you can’t be hopeful, then what is left?”
It has been almost six years since the release of filmmaker-actor-writer-poet Nagraj Manjule’s blockbuster sophomore Marathi feature film, Sairat. COVID-19 and the concomitant shutting down of theatres have resulted in a long wait for his third film, the eagerly awaited Bollywood debut, Jhund.Â
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