∙ Warrior-culture capitalism (The Baffler)
∙ The joy of scientific discovery (Nautilus)
∙ Booking a table—for a price (The New Yorker)
∙ Houses in Sicily for one euro (AFAR)
∙ An oral history of Go, 25 years later (GQ)
India and Maldives relations are getting affected as the tension is increasing.
India has withdrawn all its soldiers from the Maldives, the government here has said, ahead of the May 10 deadline set by President Mohamed Muizzu for the complete withdrawal of Indian military personnel from his country.
Netanyahu has lost his ability to think rationally.
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed Israel can "stand alone", after the US warned arms shipments could be stopped if he orders a full-scale invasion of Rafah in Gaza.
People are now not even allowed to protest for the rights of Palestine in University of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia police cleared an anti-Israel encampment at the University of Pennsylvania.The cops in riot gear removed and arrested over 30 pro-Palestinian protesters after 16 days of demonstrations on campus.
"The officers accused of abusing teenagers spanned the ranks, from patrolmen to police chiefs. Some were department veterans cited in news articles for their community work."
This review, at a popular site for people interested in Japan, could serve as a guide to watching the new documentary about Japanese hostess bars. It's a new genre for me, although I have some background in journalism: https://japanned.hcommons.org/journalism
AJ+ on X: "Bisan Owda has just won one of broadcast journalism’s highest honors – the Peabody Award – for her work with AJ+. Bisan is currently facing intense Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the occupied Gaza Strip. This is her message to the world": https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1788615162586595345
It's high time that people should realize that women don't need to be 'allowed' to enter public sphere or any other society. It is their right to be treated equally and with respect by Patriarchal society.
London's elite private members' Garrick Club, has finally voted to allow women as members, breaking a tradition that has lasted since its establishment in 1831, responding to growing public pressure to end the club's outdated men-only policy.
Sri Lanka is facing criticism from public after it's decision to increase the visa costs. It's going to impact the tourism sector.
A fortnight after Sri Lanka switched to a new visa issuing system, authorities are facing a backlash over higher visa costs that could deter tourists, “Indian involvement”, and “corruption” in the subject minister’s push to outsource visa processing.
US is interfering in India's internal affair just weeks before elections. Is it some kind of tactic?
Washington lacks understanding of India's national mentality and history and continues to make "unfounded accusations" about religious freedoms in India, says a Russian spokesperson.
Tunisie : #ONG épinglées par la #justice : L’aide #humanitaire ne devra pas être le cheval de Troie
Répondre aux objectifs stipulés dans les #statuts#constitutifs, tout en respectant les obligations prévues par la loi, est une chose. Tenter de contourner la #loi dans le cadre des activités associatives, c’en est une autre.
l’ #UE a transformé la Tunisie en piège à #migrants !
L’ #Europe a exporté sa crise en Tunisie et que ses #politiques n’ont jamais été un modèle de respect des droits de l’Homme ou de sa dignité. « Ces gens sont capables de tout faire, l’important est qu’aucun #migrant ne leur parvienne, ils ont réussi à exporter le phénomène, ils ont fait ce qu’ils veulent en Tunisie (…)
Even the sanitation facilities of Gaza have been damaged by the Israel forces. Can they stoop lower than this?
Hundreds of Gaza's water and sanitation facilities have been damaged or destroyed since Israel began military action against Hamas, satellite analysis by BBC Verify has found.
Devastated to know that 7 people died due to an explosion of firecrackers in Tamil Nadu.
Seven workers, including five women, were killed while three others sustained injuries in a blast at a fireworks-manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi.