Who Showed Up to Lead in a Dark, Tense Week?
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Russia and Belarus start wargames on EU doorstep in feared invasion rehearsal
As Europe reels from the unprecedented drone intrusion last week, the “Zapad” or “West” 2025 drills are set to take place in Russia and Belarus until Tuesday, September 16 09:22,…
The Supreme Court’s Racial Profiling Decision Is Even More Racist We Thought.
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The Killing of Charlie Kirk Reveals Why Gun Violence is a Free Speech Issue.
Episode Notes The shooting of Charlie Kirk this week doesn’t have us thinking about politics, at least not really. What Mark Joseph Stern and Dahlia Lithwick see is the creep…
New CCTV of Sarm Heslop’s last movements released as police admit ‘we need help’
The former Flybe air hostess, 41, was last seen with her wealthy American boyfriend Ryan Bane at a restaurant close to where his yacht was docked on the paradise isle…
Monster who sucked blood of children he murdered met grim fate after jailbreak
Masten Wanjala went on a five-year killing spree which saw him drink the blood of some of his young victims. He later escaped from prison – before meeting his own…
Russia earthquake: Massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocks Kamchatsky
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck the east coast of Russia this morning. According to the US Geological Survey the quake struck Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula in the early hours of…
‘Deadly floods’ displace over 100,000 in South Sudan
In recent weeks, widespread flooding has engulfed large parts of Jonglei, Upper Nile and Unity states in the north of the country. The agency’s representative in South Sudan, Marie-Helene Verney,…
Gaza: International community must ‘match words with action’ now
Olga Cherevko, Spokesperson in Gaza for the UN aid coordination office OCHA, warned that history will not judge the international community “based on the speeches that we made” but rather…
Nepal appoints first woman prime minister, as UN expresses solidarity amid crisis
Ms. Karki, Nepal’s first woman Prime Minister, was appointed by President Ram Chandra Poudel who administered the oath of office in a ceremony attended by youth representatives, officials and foreign…