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Britain's Houses of Parliament is pictured in London, Britain, September 4, 2019. Photo: Reuters

Why are Britons so fed up?

While incumbents across Europe face similar difficulties, Britain's politics have become ever more febrile in the decade since it voted to leave the European Union: Starmer, its sixth leader...

A US passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, is instructed by personnel after disembarking a boat, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Why the hantavirus outbreak is different from Covid-19

A bird's eye view of the Chattogram Port. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

How ports are managed globally

A Hezbollah fighter prepares an FPV drone fitted with a PG-7 warhead at an undisclosed location, in this undated image released via the group’s media outlets. Photo: Collected

Fibre optic FPV drones: Hezbollah's 'unjammable' weapon

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Why is loan rescheduling becoming unsustainable for banks?

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

How real is a coup threat against Russia's president?

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 5 May 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo

Why is the US seeking UN help to open Hormuz after undermining it?

Hantaviruses under the microscope: An infection can cause no symptoms at all — or be fatal. Photo: Cynthia Goldsmith/UIG/IMAGO

What is hantavirus?

An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Will tensions escalate in the Strait of Hormuz?

Cruise ship MV Hondius docks off Cape Verde port, as passengers were not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigated suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, May 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

How an ocean cruise turned into a hantavirus nightmare

Collage: TBS

What is 'Project Freedom' and why does it matter?

The logo of Islami Bank PLC. Photo: Collected

How one clause in Islami Bank's HR policy allowed hiring of thousands without open competition

Brazilian activist Thiago Avila and Spanish activist Saif Abu Keshek at a court in Ashkelon. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/AFP via Al Jazeera

Who are the two activists still detained after Israel intercepted the Gaza-bound flotilla?