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The Explainer US airman setting himself on fire in Washington is the latest in long line of shocking such incidents

By Austin Chen, The Week UK Published 15 March 24

In Depth Make the most of 17 March, the annual Irish saint's day festival

By The Week Staff Last updated 12 March 24

Speed Read It all started with Julius Caesar

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 26 February 24

In the Spotlight New TV show criticised for 'flat-out revisionist' treatment of fashion designer's links to Germans in occupied Paris

By Jamie Timson, The Week UK Published 23 February 24

The Explainer Why the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran have been at each other's throats for more than four decades

By The Week UK Published 17 February 24

Talking Point Almost 4,000 people have signed a petition calling for the castle's Redcoat Cafe to be renamed

By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published 14 February 24

The Week Recommends The influence of the so-called 'father of English literature' is tracked throughout the centuries in this 'small but special' exhibition

By The Week UK Published 19 January 24

In Depth Including Auld Lang Syne and Address to a Haggis

By The Week Staff Last updated 18 January 24

The Explainer Cruise liners keep getting bigger, with the world’s largest 'megaship' ever built set to make its maiden voyage this month.

By The Week Staff Published 15 January 24

The Explainer How the bloodshed and turmoil of the Civil War helped make the modern American Christmas.

By The Week US Published 25 December 23

The Explainer 1993 peace deal recognised state of Israel and authority of PLO, but major stumbling blocks remained

By The Week Staff Published 16 December 23

In Depth This emotive but hard-to-define art form has played a pivotal role in human evolution

By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated 3 October 23