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Filmmakers hope that Oscar nomination for 'The Quiet Girl' renews interest in the Irish language
“An Cailín Ciúin” (“The Quiet Girl”) is Ireland's first film to be nominated for best foreign language film in the Academy Awards. Language enthusiasts in Ireland are hoping that the new film will give their mother tongue a much-needed boost in a country where less than 2% of the population speak it on a daily basis.
New Cate Blanchett film 'Tár' divides opinion among female conductors
The world kept warming in 2022. Is the 1.5-degree Celsius target within reach?
Argentina hailed World Cup champions after dramatic win
‘Winter of discontent’ for UK as nurses begin strike action
Insult to injury: Part I
This week's Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into the function of insults, name-calling and other types of undiplomatic language.
State reformation: Part II
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into the power and politics of collective memory when it comes to partitions. "If states told ghost stories, they would tell them of past partitions," Kelsey D. Atherton writes.
State reformation: Part I
This week's Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into what might happen should Ireland and Northern Ireland fall under one government again.
Rishi Sunak to become Britain's next prime minister
Sunak is the nation's former Treasury chief and will be Britain’s first leader of color. He faces the task of stabilizing his party and country at a time of economic and political turbulence.
UK's Liz Truss quits after turmoil obliterated her authority
Liz Truss resigns as British prime minister — only six weeks after taking office — after her policies created economic turmoil and a rebellion from within her own party.
Leicester’s Indian diaspora searches for answers after violence rocks multicultural British city
The English city of Leicester is host to one of the most ethnically diverse populations in the UK, including a sizable South Asian community. But in recent months, the city’s reputation as a successful model of integration has taken a blow as simmering tensions between people from Hindu and Muslim backgrounds have spilled over into street battles.
London goes silent to pay its respects to the queen
The queen’s funeral plans were decades in the making as part of what was codenamed “Operation London Bridge.”
Queen Elizabeth II mourned by Britain and world at funeral
Millions more tuned into the funeral live on television, and crowds flocked to parks and public spaces across the UK to watch it on screens. Even the Google doodle turned a respectful black for the day.
Politcal theater: Part I
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into the language and word dynamics used in plays before and after early modern revolutions.
What kind of leader will King Charles III be?
Richard Drayton is a professor of imperial and global history at King's College, London. He spoke to The World's host Marco Werman about what King Charles III's reign may be like.