Iris Lennox

Tucked away in the central plains of modern-day Turkey, the once-mighty Hittite capital of Boğazkale-Hattuša continues to deliver historical revelations that would make even Indiana Jones do a double take. After more than a century of digging, decoding, and dusting off the past, archaeologists have stumbled upon something entirely unexpected — a previously unknown Indo-European language.

And it wasn’t found in some hidden chamber or buried beneath a collapsed temple. No, it was right there in the text — concealed in a ritual passage among nearly 30,000 ancient clay tablets, quietly waiting for someone to spot it.

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Just days after landing on Netflix, American Manhunt: The Search for Bin Laden is already drawing serious attention. Released on 14 May, this new three-part mini-series takes viewers deep into one of the most consequential operations in modern history — the decade-long pursuit and eventual killing of Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda.

Blending never-before-seen interviews with striking archival footage, the series offers a fresh perspective on a story we thought we already knew. But this time, we hear it straight from the people who were there: government officials, intelligence insiders, and members of the military who lived the mission behind the headlines.

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