Meet the 100 million-year-old feminist who lives in your soil
Mail Onlineby Christopher Hart28 Aug 2026
- The World Beneath Our Feet by Fran Ashwood (Hodder Press £25, 288pp) is available now from the Mail Bookshop So WHAT does soil sound like?
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top 81%Hikmat al-Hijri is attempting to recast the Druze story through a Zionist lens
Middle East Eyeby Wesam Sharaf28 Aug 2026
Hikmat al-Hijri is attempting to recast the Druze story through a Zionist lens Hikmat al-Hijri, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Syria’s Sweida governorate, made a remarkable...
Larry Donnelly: The battle for the Democratic Party’s soul is playing out in Boston
TheJournal.ieby Larry Donnelly28 Aug 2026
Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you. An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more. SOUTHIE. DORCHESTER (WHERE I was baptised). West Roxbury. Quincy.
Ratko Mladić is still viewed as a hero by many Bosnian Serbs. It’s a reminder how divided my country remains today
The Conversation Australiaby Olivera Simic, Professor in Law, Griffith University28 Aug 2026
I was a 19-year-old living in Banja Luka, the second-largest city in Bosnia, when Yugoslavia began falling apart.
Guru, Ayyankali championed humanity, social justice: CM Satheesan
Hindustan Timesby PTI28 Aug 2026
Guru, Ayyankali championed humanity, social justice: CM Satheesan Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Friday said social reformers Sree Narayana Guru and Ayyankali...
In Nigeria’s troubled north, a bustling nightlife lives with a morality police and insecurity
The Independentby Ope Adetayo28 Aug 2026
Multicolored strobe lights sweep across a dance floor soon to throng with sweaty revelers and shrilling voices singing along to Afrobeats in a nightclub that is thriving despite being in one of...
Need spiritual guidance? Gurus join chatbot trend as people turn to AI for answers
The Independentby Deepa Bharath28 Aug 2026
When Kripa Vaidyanathan’s 27-year-old niece died in an Alaska car crash in 2024, her family in Chennai, India, felt shell-shocked.
In her new book, Kavita Krishnan shows the American alt-right co-opting the idea of ‘Kaliyug’
Scroll.inby Kavita Krishnan28 Aug 2026
In the global alt-right ecosystem, Kaliyuga – the spectre of the Hindu caste order turned upside down – has emerged as the central image representing the democratic world order.
Benefits claimant says people can't find job that's 'meaningful'
Mail Onlineby David Olaseinde28 Aug 2026
- Get your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A benefits claimant has said...
'We are not wanted anywhere': Rohingya face fierce new wave of hostility in Malaysia
BBC Newsby Kelly Ng27 Aug 2026
- Published Not long ago, Malaysia's then-prime minister urged his country to protect Rohingya Muslims - a stateless minority that has fled violence and discrimination in Myanmar for decades.
Commentary: Twins suddenly made us a ‘large family’ - and taught me what gets harder as families grow
Channel News Asiaby Malminderjit Singh27 Aug 2026
Commentary: Twins suddenly made us a ‘large family’ - and taught me what gets harder as families grow New family support measures could make the decision to have more children feel less daunting...
FOR THE RECORD: Text of Gov Otti’s broadcast marking 35th anniversary of Abia creation on 27 August
Premium Timesby Premium Times27 Aug 2026
Umunnem ndi Abia, I come to you this morning with an elation of gratitude, thankful, firstly, to the Almighty God for His blessings upon our land in the last 35 years.
Values Reveal Themselves Under Pressure. Here's How to Turn Yours Into a Competitive Advantage.
Entrepreneurby Dr. Christina Rahm27 Aug 2026
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways - Values only prove themselves under pressure — the cheaper supplier you turn down, the profitable deal that doesn’t...
Debate rages over U-M’s plan to hide letter grades. Here’s what to know
The Independentby Isabel Lohman27 Aug 2026
Weeks after the University of Michigan made headlines with its plan to keep letter grades from appearing on the transcripts of some first-year students or affecting their GPAs, the decision...
Friday essay: Don Watson’s book on Paul Keating ended their friendship – is it our best ever political memoir?
The Conversation Australiaby Joshua Black, Lecturer, University of Canberra27 Aug 2026
Paul Keating never wrote a memoir. He has plenty of stories to tell, opinions to share and publishers who’d jump at the chance to help.
Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III: A Sultan for all seasons, By Azu Ishiekwene
Premium Timesby Azu Ishiekwene27 Aug 2026
Abubakar III has done more for inter-faith unity and understanding than any Muslim spiritual leader I’ve known for a long, long time.
The link between falling fruits and failing hearts
New Indian Expressby K Srinath Reddy27 Aug 2026
In a recent online post, Vidya Yeravdekar, chancellor of Symbiosis University, noted that the jamun fruit (Indian blackberry) started falling from trees earlier this year.
Public base, private launchpad
New Indian Expressby Kajal Basu27 Aug 2026
On August 23, Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated India’s third National Space Day, observed to mark the landing of Chandrayaan-3 near the lunar south pole, during an interaction in New Delhi...
If you want help from the village, sometimes it means playing by their rules
ABC News Australiaby Lucy Sweeney and Grace Pashley27 Aug 2026
When Jessie Stephens gave birth to her eldest daughter Luna, two doting grandmothers were waiting in the wings.
Canada Is Luring AI and Science Talent as Trump Upends U.S. Research
Unite.AIby Antoine Tardif, CEO & Founder of Unite.AI27 Aug 2026
For decades, the United States benefited from one of the most powerful competitive advantages in science: many of the world’s best researchers wanted to work there.