Last week a bombshell report on U.S.-Bangladeshi relations dropped in the Washington Post. Leaked audio revealed a U.S. diplomat based in Dhaka saying that he wanted the political party, Jamaat-e-Islami, to be the country’s “friends”. While it’s not uncommon to build diplomatic
Abiy Ahmed admitted for the first time in parliament that Eritrean troops had killed people in Aksum.
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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampal -- The Royal Johannesburg Golf Course will be a hive of activity this week when the continent's best talent descend upon South Africa for what promises to be a compelling Africa Amateur Championship tournament. It will run from February 4-7.
"Crystal Garden: Seasons" blends natural growth with artificial coloring. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Wenting Zhu Cultivates a Kaleidoscopic
Improve productivity on the go. The post Amazon Slashes 16.1″ Portable Gaming Monitor to 15.6″ Pricing, Hitting Lowest Price and Selling Fast appeared first on Kotaku .
"It's good that they want more, we're just trying to figure out how to give you more."
Euronews Culture’s David Mouriquand went to see the Melania Trump documentary ‘Melania’ so you don’t have to.
Sabrina Carpenter had a recent courtship that lasted weeks — but her fans will only get to see 30 seconds’ worth. To woo the effervescent pop star to take part in its latest Super Bowl commercial, Mars’ Pringles offered her a director who had worked with her previously on one
The podcast would give you updates on games you’re playing in the simulated voices of your favorite characters The post AI-Generated Podcasts Starring Characters Like God Of War’s Kratos Might Be Sony’s Worst Patent Ever appeared first on Kotaku .
OECD chief says appetite for multilateral trade remains strong despite tariffs. Cormann says Europe should take note of recommendations laid out by former ECB president Mario Draghi to maintain 'success story' of the EU.
NASA said Tuesday it will now target a March launch of its new moon rocket after running into exasperating fuel leaks during a make-or-break test a day earlier.
A pair of US researchers have developed a new model to tackle a deceptively simple problem: how a small block of ice melts while floating in calm water. Using an advanced experimental setup, Daisuke Noto and Hugo Ulloa at the University of Pennsylvania have captured the
Ferns, defined by large genomes, high chromosome counts, and pervasive aneuploidy as well as intraspecific polyploid complexity, diverge significantly from the classical genetic theories and analytical frameworks largely developed based on diploid models. Studies leveraging
Syrian writer-director Rand Abou Fakher's debut feature explores the shared history of two lifelong friends who are living in exile. She has also been working on 'On the Way to Forgive, I Forgot Myself.'
The people have spoken. Some of them, anyway.
A set-up mimicking the facade of Woodlands East Neighbourhood Police Centre was discovered.
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have identified a bacterial genus that promotes root growth and nitrogen uptake in plants. The findings open new possibilities for developing customized "plant probiotics" that could contribute to more resource-efficient
University of Alberta researchers have, for the first time, captured a much better view of what may be contributing to failures in lodgepole pine seed orchards—a tree essential to Alberta's forest industry. The researchers used synchrotron microcomputed tomography, an advanced
How are superconductivity and magnetism connected? A puzzling relation between magnetism and superconductivity in a quantum material has lingered for decades—now, a study from TU Wien offers a surprising new explanation.
The artist has denied modelling the fresco on the prime minister.
Japanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s (“Wife of a Spy”) very first period film and most ambitious feature to date, “Kokurojo: The Samurai and The Prisoner,” has been boarded by Charades in the run up to the Berlinale’s European Film Market. Set in 16th century Japan, “Kokurojo” is
Rear Adm. David C. Barata will testify before a House Homeland Security panel Tuesday morning on the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) moves to combat narcoterrorism, including the continued strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. The hearing comes a month
Hodan Mohamud Diiriye faced a firing squad after being found guilty of beating Saabirin Saylaan to death.
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon said Monday that his attorney offered to turn him in to federal authorities before he was arrested and indicted on federal civil rights charges stemming from his coverage of a protest inside a Minnesota church earlier this month. Lemon told ABC’s
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Monday that there is a chance anyone who attended parties with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could be prosecuted but noted that "it isn't a crime to party with Mr. Epstein." "Well, look, I’ll never say no, and we will
But does that necessarily apply to the PC?
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders will speak with reporters Tuesday morning as lawmakers are set to vote on legislation to end the partial government shutdown. The House Rules Committee on Monday night advanced the bill, teeing up what will be a tight