Just one month after Donald Trump boarded Marine One and headed off to exile at Mar-a-Lago in January 2021, a symbolic coda to his career […]
Who counts as ‘foreign’ in Indonesia’s deepening China ties?
When China’s Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun visited Jakarta on August 21, he and Indonesia’s Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin agreed to deepen military cooperation. At […]
India watches warily as Bangladesh eyes Mecca defense pact
Bangladesh has spent 55 years avoiding military alliances. It may now be contemplating the rather more complicated business of joining one. Humaiun Kobir, the state […]
Uganda: Gen Muhoozi, Tyrese Gibson Discuss Uganda Tourism, Investment
Nile Post] The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has met American actor and musician Tyrese Gibson as Uganda seeks to promote its […]
Brand packaging: Roku Gin’s tale of seasonal fleeting beauty
Roku Gin’s latest packaging draws on Japanese craftsmanship and shun, the appreciation of ingredients at their seasonal peak, for its Noryo Tea Edition…See More
OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft join 100 firms warning of growing AI cyber threat
Over 100 companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, Oracle, Perplexity, Google and Microsoft have signed an open letter urging governments and organisations globally to strengthen their cyber […]
MTG-I2 satellite launches on Ariane 6, completing Europe’s new weather satellite constellation
The launch of MTG-I2 from French Guiana completes the first trio of Meteosat Third Generation satellites, delivering high-resolution data and images every 2.5 minutes to […]
Greek Orthodox priest and cult musician clarifies views on homosexuality
Father Dionysios Tabakis says his views are those of Orthodox church, ‘nothing more, nothing less’ A Greek Orthodox priest whose home-recorded album of drone metal […]
‘Find out who you are, and do it on purpose’: unabashedly herself, Dolly Parton was an icon to LGBTQ fans
Parton’s gift lay in uniting everyone from God-fearing country fans to queer devotees. The way she saw me when I met her made me feel […]
When migrants are weaponized, what can international law do
According to Lithuania, Lukashenko’s regime facilitates the smuggling of migrants from Belarus. The International Court of Justice has yet to rule on these allegations, but […]
The Coming Revolution in American Democracy
This article was originally published at Barn Raiser Media. Americans’ celebration of 250 years of independence invites reflection on the Declaration of Independence and its values […]
What’s Left of The New School?
Leadership at the iconic progressive university has declared war on its own workforce, fired tenured professors, and shuttered whole departments. But what’s happening to the […]
Dregs of the Ballot, Assemble!
Now that the August primary is safely in the rear-view, the rest of the November ballot is rounding into shape. Actual winners earned their spots […]
US probes NATO allies over military support as it mulls further troop cuts
BRUSSELS — Deputy Pentagon chief Elbridge Colby on Thursday sounded out the support of NATO countries for key U.S. defense objectives, in a first test […]
Norway’s King Harald dies at 89
Norway’s King Harald V has died at 89 on Friday, ending a 35-year reign and putting Crown Prince Haakon on the throne at a turbulent […]
Politicians hooked on ‘lazy’ policy craze that keeps backfiring: columnist
Both Republicans and Democrats are rallying behind economic fixes that poll well but collapse catastrophically once they hit the real world, a columnist warned. In […]
White House ‘not a happy place’ right now amid Trump’s ‘frustrated mood’: Maggie Haberman
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman revealed the mood inside the White House amid President Donald Trump’s frustration. During a Thursday appearance on CNN, Haberman […]
Asia’s AI boom papering over underlying rust-belt economies
Walk through any major electronics hub in Shenzhen, Seoul or Taipei right now, and the neon glare of artificial intelligence is blinding. It’s also intensifying: […]
China in the crossfire as US widens economic warfare on Iran
China faces a dilemma in the six-month war between Iran and the United States, wanting the conflict to drag on and drain American military and […]
SA farmer in US to be deported after child porn sentence
KZN farmer Marcell Meyer – convicted in the US for the distribution of child porn – is likely to be deported after completing his sentence…See […]