My biggest worry for the week is that some jerks will show up at the New York City September 11 observance to protest Mayor Mamdani. […]
Year: 2026
Convict or fete? The world is splitting on Myanmar’s generals
Two Myanmars appeared on the world stage this month. In Geneva, the United Nations’ human rights chief, its Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, and the […]
Is Indonesia’s largest Muslim group getting too close to power?
The 35th Congress of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) — one of Indonesia’s largest and most influential mass Muslim organizations — has drawn to a consequential close. […]
Palestine weekly: Israeli ministers push for depopulation of Gaza
Ethnic cleansing plans move from slogans to policy proposals, amid West Bank demolitions and mounting deaths in Gaza…See More
Town wins fight to keep aged care community owned
A transfer of ownership of a community-owned nursing home to a national provider has been voted down at the last minute. …See More
Waitlists, distance, or no bulk billing: Have your say on healthcare barriers — as it happened
Whether you are battling high costs, long distances or stretching waitlists, many Australians have told us that accessing health care is becoming harder…See More
You Won’t Win the Revolution
On August 31, Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old vice president at Bank of America, was stabbed to death in New York’s Times Square. The murder was […]
Ivanka Trump draws scorn with tone-deaf horse-riding video amid economic woes
President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter is drawing online scorn after posting a video of herself enjoying an oceanside horse ride. On Monday, Ivanka Trump posted […]
Marco Rubio forced to answer for top aide fired over Nazi symbol: report
The office of Secretary of State Marco Rubio is answering for a top aide fired over a video ending in a neo-Nazi symbol. According to […]
Draghi Report or Hugging Face: who will win the tech race?
When a swarm of AI agents decided to hack the computation company Hugging Face in July, it took them six days. That event became a […]
Mobilité : l’Europe doit passer des objectifs aux conditions de leur réalisation
En 2025, 28 % des poids lourds neufs vendus en Chine étaient électriques. Dans l’Union européenne : 1,9 % (ICCT). Un rapport de près d’un […]
Employers in Singapore take more selective approach to hiring in Q4 2026
Employers in Singapore are becoming more cautious and selective in their hiring decisions, with nearly half planning to keep headcount unchanged in Q4 2026, according […]
Not all foreign influence in the Philippines is malign
Foreign influence operations in the Philippines have drawn increasing concern, ranging from soft power diplomacy to covert manipulation of institutions. Much of the alarm focuses […]
Prabowo’s personal diplomacy is costing Indonesia
A diplomat friend recently told me a small story that says more about Indonesian foreign policy than most position papers. President Prabowo Subianto was already […]
Safa break silence on missing Bafana Bafana World Cup bonuses
The Bafana Bafana bonus saga has taken another turn. The South African Football Association (SAFA) has now explained why players and support staff are still […]
Prime minister concedes aged care wait times ‘not good enough’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has conceded the state of aged care in Australia “is not good enough” after a new report revealed people are waiting […]
Historic farm’s sale to carbon credit company raises community ire
This 30,000-hectare property is the largest cattle farm in Victoria. But it’s facing a very different future that will involve more native planting than before…See […]
Side dish vegetable takes the spotlight as vegetable of the year
Chefs say a variety called sugarloaf cabbage is changing people’s minds on how the vegetable can be the star of the dish rather than simply […]
Philippines Pushes back as China narrative on Batanes Grows
By: Tita C. Valderama The Philippines is pushing back against what it sees as a creeping Chinese campaign to rewrite the history of Batanes, a […]
Tehran finalizing deal with Oman for temporary, safe route through Strait of Hormuz
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is nearing a standstill amid the Iran war. Now, Tehran says it’s finalizing a deal with Oman for a […]