Dear readers, as a new, less sunny week of spring comes to an end, here is your selection of highlighted events from across the globe....

The Bonnefanten  positions itself as an art mediator between the world and Limburg. In line with its postmodern philosophy, it seeks to...

Decked out in ponchos with umbrellas and anti-budget cut signs, a congregation of students, tutors, professors, and concerned citizens...

Communication is an integral part of human life. Since moving to a new city, about two and a half years ago now, I have been speaking my...

Beneath Maastricht University’s (UM) Inner City Library, where sunlight and bird songs are shut out by thick walls and doors, lies a...

Thursday, 27th of March Today, I took my vitamins and went for a walk Did my laundry, phoned mum When the birds sang in the morning I...

With Trump’s election to power and the arguable decline of the liberal world order, this might be an untimely question to ask. However,...

Germany’s incoming government presented a coalition deal last Wednesday, pledging to boost the economy and military – but critics say it...

In 1963, Hannah Arendt pointed out that portraying all Nazis as pure evil is incorrect. But next to incorrect, it is also incredibly...

On April 1, 2025, Democratic Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey made history by delivering the longest floor speech ever  in the United...

Thought to be risking significant trade tensions, President Donald Trump has imposed a 10% tariff  on all Chinese imports, effective...

Dear readers, welcome to my first Sunday Summary! It has been a turbulent week thanks to Trump’s imposition and backtracking on worldwide...

After a meteoric rise in popularity in recent years, far-right French candidate Marine Le Pen was, by far, one of the likeliest  winners...

It is no surprise that our current system needs a radical makeover if we wish to keep our blue planet habitable.   As of today , we have...

The code has changed  This year was my first time visiting TEFAF Maastricht. I was amazed by the beauty of classical paintings presented...

Notions of space, society, institutions and relational frameworks are all broad and complicated, yet important terms for interpreting and...

“A playground with something for everyone.” This is how Filmhuis Lumière presents its activities for Museumnacht 2025. Indeed, a very...

Happy end of exam week, dear students! If, like me, you have been living under a rock (metaphor for exams) for the past week and want to...

Have you ever gone to a boring concert and left disappointed? This time, it will not be the case. If you’re a music lover, you may want...

Discussion with his tumor, moments of life with his friends, days in the hospital… faire le deuil de soi , or self-mourning,  traces back...

It’s a Wednesday afternoon in Maastricht. In the sustainability hub, a group of Maastricht University (UM) students gather to unload...

Dear readers, welcome to your weekly Maastricht Diplomat Sunday Summary! In store today, we have a rundown of highlights in yet another...

Warning: This review may spoil major themes and character developments in Centro do Brasil. I moved away from my parents more than seven...

Front and center at TEFAF is the Landau Fine Art Gallery. Their relatively large stand at 414 is earned by frequenting Europe's finest...

The trend is becoming clearer: the EU is entering its 'rearmament era'. On Thursday, March 6th, just hours after US President Donald...

For a second, the only sound you hear is the little beep  of your ticket being scanned, your fingers grasping it gently in fear of...

On March 10, 2025, Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Charaa , and the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi ,...

Highlighted stories from this week. New IOC-chairwoman Even though women have competed in the Olympics since 1900, one prize has eluded...

Van Cleef & Arpels is perhaps most known today for its iconic Alhambra. The clover charm almost serves as a logo for the brand itself....

In 2026, we are expected to be tired. Or we already are. Habitually, we are deleting social media applications from our phones in a...

Donald J. Trump, the self-proclaimed master negotiator, has already caused plenty of turmoil in his second term as president of the...

Growing up in Sicily, I was inevitably made aware that my beloved land, even though beautiful, was haunted by an unspoken shadow: “Cosa...

You’ve likely heard of the dazzling, decadent world of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s books, which defined the Roaring Twenties and cemented his...

Negotiations on the War in Ukraine: Make “peace,” not war?   During his campaign, Donald Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine “within...

Free speech is back. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has surprised the online world by announcing the termination of fact-checking...

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a lecture by multinational, Zionist activist Rawan Osman on Wednesday evening, accusing her of...

Do you think this is just the start? It's over, finally! After more than three and a half months of a dirty electoral campaign, the...

Trump and Ukraine dominate news in the Nordics, the Nordic Ski Championship comes to an end, and local news in the week's review of nordic p

We, students of Europe, believe in a more powerful European Union.  You may think it's a craze, but we assure you that European...

To all the darling readers seeking a recap of this week’s news, here is the Sunday Summary of the second of March.  The Zelensky and...

“Isle be back”  “I told you that I would be back in Mayotte soon.” After spending a few weeks on the small French island of La Réunion,...

The evening of Saturday the 8th of February 2025 was a quiet Saturday evening in my life. I had done my daily chores, had done my share...

Trumpian Rhetoric In A Sensitive Question A lunatic is best identified by his erratic words, followed by actions alike. The US President...

Last October, in the early days of my exchange program in Washington, D.C., I found myself at a birthday dinner. As the conversation...

Dear readers, as another week in 2025 comes to a close, here’s your Sunday Summary—your essential recap of the week’s biggest events....

If you are a seeker of fervent poetry and unforgiving summer heat and ways to turn life to art and art to life until the two are one and...

The United Nations  was founded in 1945 with a clear mission: to maintain international peace, enforce international law,  and prevent...

Except if you live in a cave, you could not have missed the annual U.S. Superbowl game, which took place in New Orleans (Louisiana) on...

Baby names. For some people, especially women and girls, the act of naming their baby, whether they are expecting it or not, is a ritual....

On July 29 2024 in Southport, 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana was arrested after repeatedly stabbing three little girls as they left a Taylor...