NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urges alliance to step up military aid to Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg used the launch of his annual "state of the alliance" review Thursday to call on members of the 32-country security…
Algeria: Opposition leader Karim Tabbou given six-month suspended sentence | Human Rights News
An Algerian court has issued a six-month suspended sentence and a 50,000 dinars ($372) fine to the prominent democracy activist Karim Tabbou, according to a…
Why your favorite streaming shows are showing up on old-fashioned TV
In the late 1990s, NBC ran a promotional campaign with the slogan, “If you haven’t seen it, it’s new to you,” aimed at boosting summer…
Three former organisers of Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square protest vigil lose conviction appeal
In short: Three former organisers of Hong Kong's annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests have lost their bid to overturn their conviction.A judge…
Pakistan PM Sharif holds icebreaker meeting with opposition PTI leader | Politics News
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday held a meeting with a leader of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan…
Prue Leith's real reason for temporary Bake Off exit as replacement 'revealed'
Prue Leith has opened up about why she decided to take a break from her judging duties on the celebrity version of the Great British…
Putin, polls and politics
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hold on power attributed to questionable elections and sweeping police powers. Source link
North Korea’s Kim test-drives new tank during military drills | Kim Jong Un News
Kim Jong Un tells soldiers to complete ‘preparations for war’ during military demonstration as South Korea and US wrap joint drills. Leader Kim Jong Un…
Footloose movie legend, 66, looks like she’s barely aged as she marks four decades years since Eighties hit
FOOTLOOSE movie legend Lori Singer looks like she’s barely aged as she marks four decades years since the Eighties hit. The 66-year-old played Ariel Moore alongside…
Japanese high court rules lack of same-sex marriage recognition unconstitutional
Plaintiffs hold a banner before the ruling on same-sex marriage at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo on Thursday. Photo by Jiji Press/EPA-EFE March 14…
The story of I Will Always Love You, 50 years on – from Dolly Parton to Whitney and Elvis
That tender second track, released 50 years ago this week, remains one of her lesser-known credits, despite soundtracking love and heartbreak for half a century.…
How ‘The Girls on the Bus’ depicts campaign-trail journalists is dangerous
Just as the country prepares for what promises to be one of the uglier and most historically significant presidential election cycles, Max is gifting us…
Why has the US passed a bill to ban TikTok, and what’s next? | Technology News
The US moved a step closer to banning TikTok after the House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday calling for the app’s Chinese developer…
SGBV Survivors Struggle For Justice In Borno State
It was a steamy August afternoon in Bulumkutu, Maiduguri, Nigeria. The kind that makes people sullen with discomfort. I found Hassana Ibrahim* smiling at her…
Does Puerto Vallarta have a gentrification problem?
There’s a long running myth that it was John Huston’s 1964 film The Night of the Iguana, starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr,…
Denmark plans to draft women as it seeks to bolster military
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at Skrydstrup Airbase, in Vojens, Denmark, on Sunday, August 20, 2023. The two nations…
How India came to embrace the politics of Hindutva | TV Shows
As Modi religiously prepares for India’s elections, Sreenivasan Jain examines the tussle between Hindutva and secularism. The politics of Hindu nationalism have played a central…
Colson Smith's Coronation Street co-stars hit back at 'boring' Big Brother claims
Colson Smith's co-stars Jack P Shepherd and Ben Price have hit back at claims the Coronation Street actor was 'boring' after he was overcome with…
Sierra Club sues SEC over new climate-reporting rule
The Sierra Club is suing the Securities and Exchange Commission over a new rule it says does not go far enough in mandating that companies…
Israeli strike killed ‘clearly identifiable’ reporter in Lebanon: UN probe | Israel War on Gaza News
An Israeli tank killed Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah in Lebanon last year by firing two 120mm rounds at a group of “clearly identifiable journalists” in…