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.

Iran’s modern history changed dramatically with the 1953 coup backed by the CIA, the US government’s foreign intelligence agency. This was a turning point that set the country on a path from Western-backed monarchy to Islamic Republic and, eventually, international isolation over its nuclear programme.

In the US, September brings a return to school, the smell of pumpkin spice and a cool autumn breeze – and the US Open, one of tennis’s four major annual tournaments.
Held at Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York, this year it took place between 23 August and 13 September. It’s played on outdoor hard courts, featuring singles, doubles, mixed doubles and wheelchair draws.

Nepal faced an apocalyptic disaster in the form of sludge, rubble, mud and deluge on 26 August. The flood damaged thousands of houses and displaced tens of thousands of people, with more than 30,000 children’s education being impacted directly.

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.