With apologies to the great John Hume, if you are not confused about Brexit, you definitely do not understand it. The Derry icon often said that as Northern Ireland posed a new problem for every available solution across three decades. And now the North is seriously caught in the mounting Brexit morass. Please log in […]

Peace is made by putting our own conveniences, economics and feelings to the side for the greater good. Dan O’Brien’s declaration that we should abandon a backstop that protects not only nationalists but also unionist businesses from the harshest aspects of Brexit (Comment, March 21) is exactly the sort of mé féiner behaviour the Irish […]

To the Editor: Re “Italy Collapse Brings Infamy to a Fashion Family” (front page, March 6): The tragic events of Genoa have rightly brought the privatization of highways under increased scrutiny, and while our priority continues to be assisting people affected by the disaster, we wish to provide context to the views put forward in […]

A powerful photo of a New Zealand police officer standing guard outside of a Christchurch cemetery — while wearing a black headscarf with a red rose on her lapel and holding a rifle — has become an image of “respect” for many around the world. Mourners and relatives gathered to begin the process of burying […]

KHON KAEN, Thailand — On a recent afternoon, the horse tracks of this small northeastern town had the looks of an impromptu music concert for mostly older women, with large crowds packed around a makeshift stage near what seemed to be an unused racing lane. By my count, some 15,000 locals, many of them farmers […]

On April 9, Israelis will go to the polls to choose their next government. The campaign has largely been a referendum on whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should remain Israel’s leader in light of his expected indictment in three corruption cases for bribery and breach of trust. With those scandals front and center, policy disagreements […]

It’s almost a year since the CervicalCheck scandal erupted after Vicky Phelan stood on the steps of the Four Courts and revealed the existence of internal audits by the national cervical screening service which were undisclosed to women with the disease. Weeks and months of tortuous trench-digging for information followed, and we now know most […]

The murder of 50 Muslim worshipers in New Zealand, allegedly by a 28-year-old Australian white supremacist, will be long scrutinized for the way violent hatreds are spawned and staged on social media and the internet. But now the world should learn from the way Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s prime minister, has responded to the horror. […]

The country is eagerly awaiting the special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Many people know what they want it to say — what they feel it simply must say — namely, that Donald Trump is a criminal who should be removed from office. Or that he is completely innocent of all wrongdoing. But not everyone knows […]

To the Editor: Re “Leaders Urging Racial Fairness in Pot Industry” (front page, March 12): As the first major city on the East Coast to allow retail sales of recreational marijuana, Boston is taking proactive steps to ensure much-needed equity in this new industry. Cities in other states with recreational marijuana have run into serious […]