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The Rise in Readaways: Why More People Are Booking Holidays Solely for Reading
When was the last time you got lost in a good book? Crushed between commuters on a train? In your bedroom, trying to block out the noise from your neighbours? Or was your last uninterrupted reading time on holiday, lounging by a pool? We've always...
The Trump-Netanyahu “Peace” Plan is Incompatible With UN Charter and International Law
[Source: foxnews.com] The Trump-Netanyahu “Peace” for Gaza does not conform to international law and does not augur well for sustainable regional and international peace and reconciliation. The Trump-Netanyahu construct is incompatible with the UN...
ISI-Dawood Ibrahim nexus intensifies ‘narco-jihad’ targeting Hindu and ‘non-Muslim’ nations
ISI-Dawood Ibrahim nexus intensifies ‘narco-jihad’ targeting Hindu and ‘non-Muslim’ nations For decades, Pakistan’s infamous spy agency Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) has been running “narco-jihad” with the target of using drug trafficking...
Press Release – In Memoriam: Janusz Bugajski (1954–2025)
“Be an optimist. Life is temporary and short.” – Janusz Bugajski, September 23, 1954 – October 17, 2025 Two weeks ago, we lost a dear friend and colleague, Janusz Bugajski. It is difficult to explain his analytic contributions, because they were...
Mick Jagger Turns Heads at Gala with Ex-Wife and Fiancée 44 Years Younger Than Him
Rock icon Mick Jagger proved his star power is undimmed as he turned heads at the British Museum Ball in London, joined by three women who have defined different eras of his life: ex-wife Bianca Jagger, long-time partner Jerry Hall, and fiancée...
What’s up with… MásOrange, Millicom, VodafoneZiggo
In today’s industry news roundup: Orange looks set to take full control of Spain’s largest telco (by subscriber numbers) by acquiring the 50% of MásOrange it doesn’t already own; as Millicom grows its presence in Latin America, so Telefónica...
Reporters Without Borders puts Bidzina Ivanishvili on Press Freedom Predators list
The organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published its 2025 Press Freedom Predators list, which, alongside authoritarian leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, also includes Georgia’s informal ruler Bidzina...
Interview with the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Tajikistan, Jamshed Sabirovich Yunusov
12 RADIO HABANA CUBA www.radiohc.cu Interview with the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Tajikistan, Jamshed Sabirovich Yunusov “For decades, Cuba has remained a country that has not bowed its head to the United States....
Data shows 1 in 4 ICE arrests happened in Texas
Uriel J. García, Colleen DeGuzman, Alex Nguyen and Carla Astudillo On the evening of July 1, Luis Medrano called Houston police for help after his wife had gotten violent and punched him twice in the face during a schizophrenic episode in which...
Apparel sector urges US to phase in new tariffs, boost predictability
The US apparel sector’s recommendation comes in response to a comment sought by the USTR for the 2026 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. AAFA trade and transportation specialist Audrey Clark, who submitted the comment...
Belize basketball U-19 men win Bronze at XII Central American Games
Belize National Under-19 Men’s Basketball Team By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Oct. 30, 2025 The Belize National Under-19 Men’s Basketball Team enjoyed 4 victories, to win the bronze medal at the 12th Central American...
A nice alphabetically organized Baltimore neighborhood oddly saddled with a not-so-nice name
The late Joseph “Turkey Joe” Trabert, connoisseur of all things Baltimore and a titan of trivia, years ago challenged me to “name in alphabetical order the streets of the A to K neighborhood.” I couldn’t do it. As a general assignment reporter for...
New data shows 1 in 4 ICE arrests happened in Texas under Trump’s immigration crackdown
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy , and give us feedback . TEXAS – On the evening of July 1, Luis Medrano called Houston police for help after his wife had gotten violent and...
America Is The Devil’s Incarnate – Mahdi Shehu Blasts Donald Trump Over ‘Fake Love’ For Nigerian Christians
Public affairs commentator, Mahdi Shehu, has stated that United States President, Donald Trump’s claim of defending Christians in Nigeria is hypocritical. Speaking via a post on his 𝕏 account on Sunday night, Shehu described Trump as a...
Trump is repeating the long, painful history of US ‘policing’ of Latin America
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has launched military strikes against more than a dozen boats off the coasts of Venezuela and Colombia, killing more than 60 people. The administration claims it is defending the United States from what it...
Welcome to the Western Hemisphere
Perhaps you were preparing for another round of operations in the Red Sea, or flying multinational patrols over Poland, or training with partners in the Philippines. Maybe you were a strategist who had been running wargames on defending Taiwan or...
US prepares attack on Venezuela as Maduro begs Putin for aid
The Trump administration has drawn up a list of potential military targets within Venezuela as part of its intensifying pressure on President Nicolás Maduro, who has turned to Moscow seeking urgent military assistance, US officials have disclosed....
'There was no holding on': The trail-blazing aerial photos of a daredevil WW1 pilot
Ammon News - Having survived nine crash landings, aviator Alfred Buckham created some of the earliest and most awe-inspiring bird's-eye images. To achieve them, he risked his life, employing perilous, death-defying acts of ingenuity. "What scenes...
Christian genocide: Atiku, Obi, others mum as tension mounts over Trump’s military invasion threat
Mixed reactions have continued to trail United States President, Donald Trump’s threat of military intervention in Nigeria. Trump had, on Friday, designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concerns, CPC, saying that Christians in the country...