Nile Rodgers on Travel, Music, and His Love for Walking
For Nile Rodgers, rhythm has always been the primary language of his life. Whether it is the precision of a disco hit or the complex layering … Read more
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British Medics Parachuted to Remote Island to Assist Hantavirus Victim
In the vast, isolating stretch of the South Atlantic, where the nearest neighbor is often a thousand miles of open ocean, the arrival of a medical … Read more
NUS and SIM Urge Password Resets Following Global Data Breach
Thousands of students and staff at Singapore’s leading academic institutions are scrubbing their digital footprints this week after a sophisticated global cyberattack compromised the Canvas learning … Read more
Drone Attack Targets Cargo Ship in Qatari Waters
A cargo vessel traveling from Abu Dhabi to Qatar was struck by a drone on Sunday, igniting a limited fire in Qatari territorial waters and signaling … Read more
Global Oil Inventories Shrink at Record Pace Amid Strait of Hormuz Disruptions
The global energy safety net is fraying at a pace rarely seen in the modern era. According to recent data analyzed by Bloomberg, world oil inventories … Read more
Vladimir Putin Addresses Victory Day Celebrations in Moscow
The air in Moscow’s Red Square usually thickens with the scent of diesel and the rhythmic thunder of marching boots every May 9. For decades, the … Read more
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi: Smuggled writings reveal torture in Iranian prisons
For a decade, the walls of Iran’s most notorious prisons—Evin, Qarchak, and Zanjan—have attempted to silence Narges Mohammadi. But as her smuggled writings now reveal, the … Read more
£20,000 reward offered for information on Dunmurry police station car bomb attack
Police detectives returned to the streets of Dunmurry this week, establishing road stops and distributing appeal leaflets in a renewed push to identify those responsible for … Read more
Congo Rebels Accuse US of Failing as Mediator in Eastern Congo Conflict
The diplomatic architecture designed by the Trump administration to stabilize the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a severe stress test. In a pointed letter … Read more
FG to Boost Housing Investment via Renewed Hope PPP Summit
Nigeria’s chronic housing deficit has long been a bottleneck for urban development, leaving millions of citizens in precarious living conditions and stifling the potential of the … Read more
Japan’s top tourist destinations concentrated in Kyoto, 6 other prefectures: Survey
Japan is currently weathering a massive surge in international tourism, fueled by a historic weakening of the yen and a post-pandemic hunger for travel. But beneath … Read more
North Korea Reveals When It Will Use Nuclear Weapons
For decades, the geopolitical dance on the Korean Peninsula has been defined by a precarious ambiguity. Pyongyang’s nuclear program was long framed as a “sword of … Read more