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Justice or vengeance? Israel’s ongoing rift over the Death Penalty

On 7 Oct 2023, 1,200 people were killed in the shocking assault on southern Israel. It triggered the deadliest ever war in Gaza, where more than 71,600 Palestinians were assassinated according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry.Since the Hamas-led attacks 2 years ago, Israel has opened up one of its most contentious debates - whether or not the state should execute Palestinians convicted of crimes of terrorism against Israelis. Fueled by long-standing anger, fear, and a thirst for justice, there has been a political push for this new form of capital punishment. Calls to reinstate capital punishment have been supported by far-right politicians who view it to be a “vaccine against murder”. Bereaved mother, Dr Valentina Gusak, thinks of the Death Penalty as a form of "deterrence and prevention” for the future. She believes that capital punishment could have potentially saved the life of her daughter, who had been killed with…Read more →Justice or vengeance? Israel’s ongoing rift over the Death Penalty

Venezuela’s Rodriguez plans Amnesty law that seeks to release prisoners – Skepticism, however, remains

On January 30th, 2026, the Interim President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, announced an amnesty law that would speed up the process of releasing prisoners across the country, most notably from the infamous Helicoide Detention Center. The Helicoide detention center, described by a 2022 UN report as a place filled with torture and abuse, will be converted into a center used for sports and social services. The type of prisoners who will be released will include those from today, all the way to back to those who have been imprisoned as far back as 1999, the year former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez,…Read more →Venezuela’s Rodriguez plans Amnesty law that seeks to release prisoners – Skepticism, however, remains

The world order we knew died long ago – PM Mark Carney just made sure everyone was paying attention.

At the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting for 2026, Mark Carney gave a speech that will be remembered as one in a select list of landmark speeches over the course of contemporary history, on par with the Iron Curtains and the I Have A Dreams that have gone on to shape modern cultural, social and political development. With great poise and precision, the prime minister of Canada outlined many unspoken realities that have plagued the existing world order: asymmetrical enforcement…Read more →The world order we knew died long ago – PM Mark Carney just made sure everyone was paying attention.

Satan Incarnate

The US Department of Justice has released the largest-ever batch of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, following a transparency law passed in 2024. The release includes around three million pages, 180,000 images, and 2,000 videos, published six weeks after the DOJ missed its legal deadline. The FBI and members of…Read more →Satan Incarnate

Excel: Why a 40-Year-Old Tool Still Dominates the Workplace

Four decades after its launch, Microsoft Excel remains deeply embedded in working life. Despite rapid advances in automation and artificial intelligence, the spreadsheet software continues to underpin everything from budgets to business planning, raising questions about why it has proved so hard to replace.Excel’s appeal is rooted in familiarity and…Read more →Excel: Why a 40-Year-Old Tool Still Dominates the Workplace