Politics

120,000 faithful cheered the new pope in Cameroon. But behind the rhetoric of peace lies a strategic calculation: Africa is the new battleground for the future of the Catholic Church.

Scientists warn that the Atlantic Ocean current could reverse course before the end of this century. While Brussels plays down the threat, corporations have long been preparing for the unthinkable.

In the United Kingdom, organized gangs are robbing small stores for trading cards. What sounds like an absurd trend reveals the dark side of a multi-billion-market, with consequences for Austria as well.

A German tourist falls to his death in Mallorca. While authorities describe it as an accident, the case reveals a systemic problem: mass tourism is taking its toll, and safety is falling by the wayside.

While Trump announces a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, the Israeli army destroys the last connecting bridge into southern Lebanon. A peace deal that raises more questions than it answers.

The most expensive World Cup in history is taking place in the U.S., and it effectively excludes hundreds of thousands of fans with disabilities. It’s a systemic scandal that reveals what this tournament is really about: profit over people.

A school principal in Oklahoma throws himself at an armed shooter and is shot in the process. The heroic story that America is celebrating is, in truth, a damning indictment of a system that cannot protect its children.

The most powerful man in the world is waging a public war with the head of 1.4 billion Catholics. Of all people, it is the conservative US Catholics who once voted for Trump who are now turning against him, with consequences that reach as far as Europe.