Who knew the founding of a 300-year-old celibate sect would turn out to be the hottest stomp-clap musical of the year? Mona ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

Two Palestinian youth react to the news of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas from Khan Younis. Ramadan Abed/Reuters A long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is finally underway, and now ...

Start New Year 2026 with faith and hope through Christian blessings and Bible verses to share with your family from anywhere ...

As Epigram concludes another year of stellar-quality music, our team of writers and editors cast their ballots for the best ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Christmas is so familiar that it is easy to miss how utterly unlike every other religious claim it truly is. The story is renowned throughout the world: a child in a manger, angels, shepherds, and ...

Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...

Proposals that emerged in recent negotiations with the United States were “rather unconstructive,” a Kremlin official said on Sunday. By Anushka Patil The Kremlin on Sunday appeared to temper ...

Songs about love, sex, tax and demon hunters ranked among the best music of 2025, according to a "poll of polls" conducted by BBC News. We compiled more than 30 end-of-year lists from leading music ...

If I were to tell you that I could point you in a direction where hope abounds and fear is all but non-existent, would you believe me or consider me a charlatan? Well trust me, I have not been hanging ...