But cities across the Gulf have recently become much less appealing for expats. In fact, no other region’s liveability has ...

Do democracies perform better than authoritarian regimes at the FIFA World Cup? Since 1982, every FIFA World Cup winner has ...

The Democracy Perception Index measures something that has become a strategic asset in its own right: how ordinary people ...

The Bertelsmann Stiftung's Transformation Index (BTI) 2026 has delivered one of its strongest assessments yet of Liberia's democratic governance, painting a picture of a country that has preserved ...

The Democracy Perception Index 2026 reveals surprising global favourability rankings, with Switzerland and Canada emerging as the world's most admired countries while Israel records the lowest ...

Seven years after the pro-democracy Hirak protests, Algeria is electing a new parliament. Could the vote spark new political ...

America is celebrating 250 years of freedom. It is 250 years since a bold nation declared that liberty was worth fighting for ...

The study revealed that the majority of the public in Israel, 55%, sees internal polarization and disagreement as the most dangerous threat to the country’s continued existence.

Celebrations marking America's 250th birthday contended with record-breaking heat and a severe thunderstorm on Friday.

Summer camp and other outdoor activities were canceled or delayed Monday as a heat wave held its grip on the Midwest and ...

And democracies are tipped for success in 2026. The top 11 FIFA-ranked countries are all “free.” For the top 19 countries, all but two — Morocco and Ecuador — are free, and those two are ranked by ...

South Africa regularly violates the rights of workers and is among the countries where violent attacks against workers have ...