insert_link Sport Iraqi churches denounce Olympics opening ceremony scene Iraq's top churches have joined international religious bodies in condemning a controversial segment of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, which many interpreted as a reference to the Bible's Last Supper. "What happened at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is shameful and a mockery of the Christian religion," Iraq's Chaldean Catholic church said in a statement Sunday. The contentious scene in Friday's parade in Paris involved […] todayJuly 29, 2024 13
insert_link Opinion Pieces Henry Kissinger was a global – and deeply flawed – foreign policy heavyweight Amelia Hadfield, University of Surrey Declarations of the end of an era are made only in exceptional circumstances. Henry Kissinger’s death is one of them. Kissinger was born into a Jewish family in Germany, and fled to the US in 1938 after the Nazis seized power. He rose to one of the highest offices in the US government, and became the first person to serve as both secretary of state […] todayDecember 1, 2023 6