At a cafe in a bustling Cairo neighbourhood, Liverpool games once drew wall-to-wall crowds, but with Mohamed Salah off the pitch, his Egyptian fans would now rather play cards or quietly doomscroll than watch the Reds play. Salah, one of the world's greatest football stars,
Here’s the view of the economy reflected in the funhouse-mirror politics of the Trump administration. There is no affordability crisis. But if there is an affordability crisis, it’s President Joe Biden’s fault. President Donald Trump is solving it; alternatively, he has already
When René Najera emigrated to the United States from Mexico at age 10, he had to prove he was fully up to date on all of his vaccines. He got every single childhood vaccine again, since his original records were lost. Last week, Najera watched U.S. vaccine advisers blame
On November 26, after I’d spent hundreds of dollars obtaining certified documents and a considerable amount of time agonizing over the status of my application, FedEx delivered the piece of paper I had spent three years waiting for: confirmation of my acquisition of German
The Supreme Court appeared uncertain about whether it would strike down a major campaign-finance restriction during oral arguments on Tuesday, with some of the court’s conservative members questioning a right-wing push to do so. The case, National Republican Senatorial
The Trump White House’s desire that government-funded art “remove divisive or partisan narratives,” to quote a letter sent last August to Smithsonian secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, is nothing new. At the dawn of the Cold War, that same fatuous sentiment was directed against Ben
"The U.S. introduced fast food to the Philippines. Now Jollibee is serving it back to America."
I tried to build a simple tool for my reporting. Instead, I stumbled onto the psychology of creation in the age of AI.
The last presidential debate ahead of Sunday's runoff in Chile between the far-left candidate Jeanette Jara and the ultraconservative José Antonio left mixed feelings Tuesday evening in Santiago as the country prepares for a continuation of Gabriel Boric Font's policies or a
Mr Sudthisak Rinthalak wa working in agriculture in southern Israel when he was killed on the day of the Hamas attack.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said such a move was needed "so as not to provoke other countries to take measures to curb down Chinese exports."
In an exclusive Euronews interview, Armenia and Azerbaijan’s top negotiators publicly detailed how a once-unthinkable peace process has evolved into a shared strategy for stability and economic transformation.
In an interview with Euronews morning show Europe Today, Washington’s envoy to the EU Andrew Pulzer said the United States sees Europe as a natural ally but it must retain its core identity for the relation to work.
Komplizen's Berlin-based trio of Maren Ade, Janine Jackowski, and Jonas Dornbach will be honored at the European Film Awards in January.
At a Damascus air base once off-limits under Bashar al-Assad, a crew now films a TV series about the final months of the ousted leader's rule as seen through the eyes of a Syrian family. "It's hard to believe we're filming here," director Mohamad Abdul Aziz said from the Mazzeh
[Nile Post] Airtel Africa Foundation, the charitable arm of Airtel Africa plc, has launched the Airtel Africa Foundation Tech Fellowship in Uganda--an initiative aimed at empowering the next generation of digital leaders.
Schools and shops remain closed in Uvira amid fears that rebels have seized some administrative buildings.
Honduran President Xiomara Castro has escalated the political crisis surrounding the undecided November 30 presidential election, condemning what she termed "interference" by US President Donald Trump and claiming an "electoral coup" was underway.
[Premium Times] As I step into 2026, my task is to continue building the layers that will create a future where African states can turn their climate commitments into real achievements, and I look forward to that with excitement.
[OCHA] New York -- As humanitarian crises around the world outpace the funding available to address them, senior United Nations officials today rallied the international community to urgently mobilize more support for the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), at an annual
It follows an incident where two women were stopped from entering a police station due to their attire.
The Japanese government is on the alert because a larger follow-up earthquake may occur in the area.
The Mendoza Provincial Senate has given final approval to the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the controversial PSJ Cobre Mendocino mining project, with 29 votes in favor, 6 against, and 1 abstention. The decision was reached despite massive protests due to fears of
In Bulgaria, a Plovdiv workshop teaches glassblowing to people with disabilities, producing handmade ornaments that support their skills and independence.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an epidemiological alert, urging countries in the Americas to adjust their preparedness in anticipation of the upcoming winter season in the Northern Hemisphere. The alert highlights the imminent increased circulation of
María Corina Machado, in hiding in Venezuela since August, will not attend Wednesday's Nobel ceremony. Her daughter will accept the prize instead.
Around 80 employees of Terra Drone Indonesia were in the building at the time of the incident which coincided with lunch hour. All 22 fatalities were employees of the firm.
As soon as we see that notice, the current model gets less good. It was fine yesterday, but simply being told that better is available seems to tarnish something that worked. Perhaps “compared to what” isn’t always the best question.
GENEVA, Dec 10 - The United Nations human rights chief said on Wednesday his office was in \"survival mode\" due to major funding cuts from global donors, while rights violations and needs in conflict-affected areas surge.
Image by Ironie, via Wikimedia Commons The average Open Culture reader may well be aware that there is such a thing as Archaeology YouTube. What could come as more of a surprise is how much back-and-forth there is within that world. Below, we have a video from the channel
Researchers have developed a new class of ultra-thin, flexible bioelectronic material that can seamlessly interface with living tissues. They introduced a novel device called THIN (transformable and imperceptible hydrogel-elastomer ionic-electronic nanomembrane). THIN is a
Canada on Tuesday launched a CAN$1.7 billion ($1.2 billion) program to recruit leading global researchers, part of the effort to poach intellectual talent looking to leave the United States because of President Donald Trump's policies.
In today’s episode, we talk to Representative Jamie Raskin about President Trump’s corrupt scheme to gerrymander the 2026 midterms —and about Raskin’s new ranked-choice-voting plan. Trump’s rage is growing as Indiana Republicans resist his pressure to gerrymander their state,
A diplomatic standoff between the U.S. and the Central African nation of Chad is preventing two American doctors from delivering life-changing care.
These are the stories I couldn't stop thinking about—the ones that ask us to sit with darkness and still find reasons to keep going.
