It is painfully apparent to anyone of sound mind and judgment that there’s something gravely wrong with America’s current military capacity and our ability to project power in the world. The WWII-era fighting force composed of 14 million GIs with a muscular industrial base
The Met Gala, often dubbed as "fashion's biggest night out," is just around the corner. But what exactly is the event, and why does it garner so much excitement each year?
Fears of a future where artificial intelligence overpowers flesh-and-blood humans have always been a paramount tenet of sci-fi storytelling. And when these sentient robots closely resemble human behavior and exterior appearance (as in “Blade Runner” or “A.I. Artificial
On a big night for Japan, Mitsuhiro Mihara’s Takano Tofu took home the top prize at the 26th Far East Film Festival (FEFF), which concluded on Thursday night in the northern Italian city of Udine. The family drama, which stars Tatsuya Fuji and Kumiko Aso as a father and
The restrictions mark a further deterioration of ties between the governments stemming from the war in Gaza. Turkish exports to Israel reached $5.4 billion last year.
Philippines auteur Brillante Mendoza’s film “Pula” has set a world premiere on Netflix. The narrative unfolds in the devoutly Catholic town of Pula and examines themes of faith, fanaticism, and vigilante justice. In the film, the tranquil life of Senior Master Sergeant Danilo
Giorgia Meloni’s party is proposing a tweak in the country's constitution that would complicate adoption of the colour-coded front-of-packet labelling in Italy - and Europe.
Appeal tribunal orders firm to share details on hundreds of thousands of tonnes of outflows into North Sea A water company that tried to keep secret details of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of raw sewage discharges into the sea has been ordered by an appeal tribunal to
Hamas says it is considering in a "positive spirit" a Gaza truce deal, while the UN warned rebuilding the devastated Palestinian territory would require efforts not seen since World War II. After months of stop-start negotiations, Hamas has sounded an optimistic tone about the
The programme includes yoga sessions amidst sculptures, dancehall in historical courtyards, and disco in royal ballrooms, curated by choreographer Mehdi Kerkouche.
Adoption of battery and hybrid-powered cars has surged in China, but an onslaught of new models has fueled a price war, while regulatory scrutiny grows abroad.
While broadly based in reality, the entire movie is a put-on, a wackazoid tall tale, a comedy that uses the breakfast wars as the spin-off point for a high-camp exercise in nostalgic lunacy.
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When filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed first hears the recorded voice of her late mother Sheila Turner Seed, who died when she was only 18 months old, a long-buried sense of connection is instantly reawakened. Seed, also a photographer, has spent years trying to construct a
The North Atlantic Council, the political leadership of the NATO military alliance, is warning that Russia is increasing ‘malign activities’, ranging from sabotage to cyber attacks and the spread of disinformation. It comes at a time of growing concern about Russian
In a tit-for-tat Indian Ocean arms race with China prominently in the middle, Pakistan has recently launched its first Hangor-class submarine while India has tested a next-generation anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon to target such vessels. Pakistan’s new submarine, the
[Afropop] In the vibrant landscape of global music communities, Sample Chief is carving out their place, across both sides of the Atlantic, as a beacon of cultural celebration and connection. What began as a tech-driven endeavour to identify samples from rare African records,
[The Conversation Africa] The World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 5, 2023. In the year since, only two provinces -- Alberta and Ontario -- have published proposals for dealing with future health emergencies.
[The Conversation Africa] Election management bodies are essential democratic institutions. To deliver national polls effectively, they need to be properly resourced, impartial and free from government or malicious interference.
Hungary's prime minister made a range of claims about the state of the country's economy and its position in the Ukraine war while launching his party's European manifesto. The Cube takes a closer at the speech.
The High Court said that Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz could try again if former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak is allowed to pursue his legal challenge to get the Anwar government to produce a purported royal order granting him
During the second weekend of Coachella, Lil Nas X joined Kevin Abstract on stage and the pair debuted a collaboration called “Tennessee.” Today, they’re officially releasing that track.
Subscribe now for access at a special price of only $99/year. High-tech industry drives China’s growth David P. Goldman shows that the meme of Chinese overcapacity doesn’t align with recent data, with China’s manufacturing sector improving as shown by the Caixin PMI hitting a
After finishing her 48-date Las Vegas residency, Miranda Lambert surprised Stagecoach concertgoers by joining Reba McEntire on stage and debuting a new song called “Wranglers.” Today, the country musician is announcing her signing to Republic Records and releasing “Wranglers.”
"I want to capture the essence of youth and freedom and having fun and just letting things happen, whether it’s good or bad," she told Rolling Ston earlier this year
Four years after Future Nostalgia , Dua Lipa’s third album is finally here. She’s been rolling out Radical Optimism for six months now, starting with the release of “ Houdini ” in November. She’s since released “ Training Season ” and “ Illusion ,” but none of the three have
Dozens of pro-Palestinian students from Mexico's largest university camped out Thursday in solidarity with similar protests that have swept colleges in the United States. Mounting flags and chanting "Long live free Palestine," the protesters set up tents in front of the
As a result of the climate crisis, global warming is driving up temperatures around the world—and bumblebees, like humans, are struggling to cope with homes that can't beat the heat.