President Lai evokes ‘city on a hill’ - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·1d ago
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday urged Taiwan to become a “city upon a hill” amid authoritarian expansion and global upheaval, adding that Taiwan cherishes peace, but will not give up its...
Myanmar's young men live in fear of being snatched off the streets and sold to the army
BBC Newsby Gavin Butler; BBC Burmese·1d ago
- Published You do not stay out after dark if you're young and able-bodied in Hpa-An, the capital of Myanmar's southern Karen state. In recent months this has become conventional wisdom.
Abia 2027: The naysayers can rant but can’t erase, By Ferdinand Ekeoma
Premium Timesby Press Release·1d ago
The photo you are seeing here was Isi Gate, Umuahia, before Governor Alex Otti assumed office. The same sorry spectacle greeted Abians at every other junction and corner.
Woman’s fight to save her 115yo home
PerthNowby Jack Nivison·1d ago
‘My parents’ legacy’: Woman’s fight to keep her 115-year-old house from being demolished If you go for a little stroll down the road from Croydon train station in Sydney’s inner west, you might end...
India seeks a partner, not bully
New Indian Expressby Prabhu Chawla·1d ago
Shakespeare warned in Coriolanus that “friends now fast sworn, whose double bosoms seem to wear one heart” can, “on a dissension of a doit, break out to bitterest enmity”.
A curfew does not make the street empty of questions
New Indian Expressby Santwana Bhattacharya·1d ago
Suppose everyone who reads this column is alive and well in 2047. How old will you be? I’m positive that young cockroaches are avid readers of newspapers, so there will be some who can still light...
$143-bn boat fails to shield ₹ from shark
New Indian Expressby Shankkar Aiyar·1d ago
The Indian rupee typically makes news twice a year—when it falls, and then when it falls again. And sometimes as it keeps falling.
The physio is in: You've got back pain, but do you really need an MRI?
TheJournal.ieby Stephen O'Rourke·1d ago
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. IN MY DAY job, I see the impact of back pain on patients every day.
Pope says death penalty ‘inadmissible’ as US plans to livestream execution
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·1d ago
Pope Leo XIV has declared that the death penalty is “inadmissible” while his home country, the United States, announces plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.
World Mental Health Day | With the affected, for the affected
New Indian Expressby Dr R C Jiloha·1d ago
The World Mental Health Day has been observed since 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health with a particular theme every year.
The road to Jantar Mantar: A day inside India's sealed capital
The South Firstby Nacchinarkkiniyan M·1d ago
Synopsis: On any other day, Jantar Mantar is a short ride from almost anywhere in Delhi. On Saturday, 45 metro stations were shut, the internet was suspended, and buses and cabs into Connaught...
Avatar: Seven Havens is a brilliant take-down of Korra's biggest haters
Polygon.comby Jake Kleinman·1d ago
At the stroke of midnight on Dec. 19, 2014, Nickelodeon unceremoniously dumped the final two episodes of Avatar: The Legend of Korra on Nick.com.
I Have Discovered The Best Game Soundtrack of 2026 and It Is Super Woden: Rally Edge
Polygon.comby Oli Welsh·1d ago
Video game soundtracks are pretty respectable these days. Earlier this year, I watched James Bond composer David Arnold take the stage at the BAFTA Games Awards and pay tribute to the medium before...
Pope Leo calls death penalty "inadmissible" as U.S. plans to livestream Fort Hood execution
CBS News·1d ago
Pope Leo XIV declared that capital punishment is "inadmissible" as the United States plans to by firing squad.
Preschool boys favor bigger groups while adults' choices hint at political attitudes
Phys.orgby Ingrid Fadelli·1d ago
Preschool boys favor bigger groups while adults' choices hint at political attitudes Ingrid Fadelli Author Two cartoon characters appear on a screen.
The Last Celtic Voice in Anatolia: What a Sixth-Century Monk Tells Us About the Ancient Galatian Language | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine·1d ago
Languages disappear twice. First, people stop speaking them. Later, the archive makes the disappearance look cleaner than it ever was.
Lessons for the 21st century from Mary Shelley’s 1826 novel ‘The Last Man’
Scroll.inby Eileen Hunt, The Conversation·1d ago
Even if you have never read it, you know the story of Mary Shelley’s second great work of political science fiction after Frankenstein.
When grandma says 'yes' and mum says 'no', here's how to navigate the parenting tug-of-war
Channel News Asiaby Melody Zaccheus·1d ago
When grandma says 'yes' and mum says 'no', here's how to navigate the parenting tug-of-war With many families relying on grandparents for childcare, differing views on food, discipline and routines...
‘Anachronism’: Rubio’s civilisational rhetoric prompts pushback from Iran
Al Jazeeraby Maziar Motamedi·1d ago
Tehran, Iran – A speech by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio invoking memories of ancient Persia has been met with coldness or disdain across the Iranian political spectrum amid Washington’s...
Pope Leo slams death penalty after Christa Pike's botched execution
Daily Express :by Paul Withers·2d ago
Pope Leo XIV has taken aim at the death penalty - days after death row killer Christa Pike survived a botched execution by lethal injection.
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