As commercial channels normalize calls for war crimes in Gaza, no parties are offering a clearer vision of the future than the ones promising annexation, expulsion and religious dictatorship

For the second year in a row, Ireland will not participate in the Contest due to 'the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza'

A nearly 2,000-mile journey on the Kazakh railway, with no reception and an endless steppe outside, put me to a direct test against the most precious resource an adult has