The world soccer governing body FIFA reportedly plans to again prohibit fans from displaying Iran’s pre-revolutionary flag at the 2026 World Cup, renewing a controversy […]
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Kyrgyzstan Shuts 50 Companies In New Crackdown On Russia-Related Sanctions Evasion
Kyrgyzstan has taken sweeping action to clamp down on companies suspected of circumventing Western sanctions imposed on Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in […]
Trump Says Iran Talks ‘In Final Stages’ But Threatens Renewed Attacks If No Deal
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing […]
Man taken to hospital after shooting in northeast Barrie: police
Investigators have cordoned off residential area in the Johnson Street and Shanty Bay Road area; severity of man’s injuries not released…See More
Astell and Woolf review – feminist writers unite and share a sherry in the afterlife
Live theatre, NewcastleIn Shelagh Stephenson’s spiky comedy, Virginia Woolf and Mary Astell become celestial companions, discussing religion, science and independence Mary Astell is not known […]
Ebola and hantavirus reveal US as a major threat to global health
Ebola virus is in the headlines again this week. It’s a perennial pathogen, highly contagious and extremely deadly, and its occasional flareups could threaten a […]
Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire goes woke with Rosa Parks revisionism
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court further hollowed out the Voting Rights Act, continuing a decades-long project of dismantling the legal infrastructure that protected Black […]
High-stakes Makerfield by-election set for June 18
LONDON — A by-election in which Keir Starmer’s rival Andy Burnham could win a parliamentary seat will be held on June 18. Greater Manchester Mayor Burnham […]
Tedros hits back at Rubio over claims WHO was ‘a little late’ on Ebola
GENEVA — Marco Rubio’s comments on Ebola show he doesn’t understand what the World Health Organization does, the agency’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus suggested Wednesday. […]
Honda Civic Type R orders to reopen in Australia despite mounting emissions pressure
Fresh stock of the Honda Civic Type R is due later this year, but prospective buyers will likely face another limited allocation…See More
Orange partners in global initiative to map and disrupt cybercrime
The operator’s Cyberdefense unit joins forces with the Cybercrime Atlas initiative, hosted by the World Economic Forum, to launch open source Cosmos The World Economic […]
“Plaintiff Was Enticed by an Attractive, Busty Jewess, and Wet His Mouth with a Drink of Partially Unknown Provenance”
That’s from plaintiff’s follow-up arguments for pseudonymity filed Saturday in Doe v. Trustees of Univ. of Pa. (E.D. Pa.). Judging by the address listed in […]
Former Kaizer Chiefs captain urges club to keep current coaches
Kaizer Chiefs are set to part ways with Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze but club legend Tefu Mashamaite wants the duo to stay…See More
Profits shrivel as yellow tail winemaker posts $5.5 million loss
The maker of one of Australia’s best-known wine brands, yellow tail, says rising costs and global factors such as tariffs are behind the sharp drop […]
The world is on the cusp of an ‘era of extreme scarcity’. Enter Vladimir Putin
With fears hunger could hit record levels, Vladimir Putin and Russia are poised to capitalise — financially and diplomatically. …See More
Epstein recruiter’s FBI note contradicts Melania story — and may have triggered her panic
Melania Trump’s hastily called press briefing last month to emphatically deny any relationship with the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein elicited a flurry of speculation […]
Pentagon’s shock move puts U.S.-Canada ties on ice
The Department of Defense has suspended a joint military advisory board with Canada that dates to World War II, escalating tensions between President Donald Trump […]
Lawmakers confirm Macron’s pick to lead Bank of France
PARIS ― French President Emmanuel Macron’s pick to lead the Bank of France, Emmanuel Moulin, was confirmed by lawmakers Wednesday despite a concerted effort to torpedo his […]
Czech hospital to monitor doctor exposed to Ebola in Uganda
An American doctor exposed to the Ebola virus in Uganda will be admitted to a Prague hospital Wednesday. The doctor, who is not symptomatic for […]
In pictures: Artemis II astronauts embark on historic NASA mission to the Moon and back
Four astronauts have embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon, marking humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century.