The word genocide is often used in discussions about modern conflicts, including Ukraine, Gaza and South Sudan. Politicians, journalists and legal experts often debate whether atrocities committed during these conflicts constitute genocide.

In July 1995, more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim (Bosniak) men and boys were systematically killed by Bosnian Serb forces in and around Srebrenica, a town in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in what international courts later recognised as genocide.

As part of Harbingers’ Magazine’s Special Newsroom 2026, I visited the lakeside villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee where, in January 1942, senior Nazi officials gathered for the Wannsee Conference, a meeting that became a crucial moment in the bureaucratic organisation of the Holocaust.

Inequality between women and men is written into the very bedrock of modern civilisation. Pioneers such as Dr Radha Paudel devote their lives to digging down and laying this bedrock bare, which is covered by layers of concrete and clay. Paudel argues that is menstrual discrimination – an issue that is rarely mentioned – that is found at these depths.

Bottom trawling has been illegal in Sri Lanka since 2017, but every day hundreds of Indian trawlers enter northern Sri Lankan waters, depleting resources and putting the livelihoods of Sri Lankan fishermen at risk.

Earlier this year, the Taliban imposed a compulsory pledge for university students to sign. The pledge contains 14 articles. These include rules on dress codes and attending classes on time, but many are extreme and limit personal freedom; for example, they forbid listening to music or taking photographs.

In a quiet neighbourhood of Seoul, two families live entirely different lives. One resides in a luxurious hilltop mansion surrounded by sunlight and space. The other struggles in a cramped semi-basement apartment where the window reveals little more than street-level feet passing by.

Should an Oscar honour a single role in isolation, or also reflect a wider story about an actor’s career, public image, and cultural moment? The results of the 2026 Oscar night did not fully settle that question

The Drama is the ultimate cross-over of opposites: satire or thriller? The nerve-racking shots and storylines are flawlessly mixed with obscene humor and jokes.