52 h. ago Syrian forces expand control across northern territory amid ongoing operations

When Flags Shift: Syria’s Quiet Reclamation of the North There are days when a town’s rhythm — the clatter of market stalls, the schoolchildren’s laughter, the slow churn of evening prayer — marks out a kind of sovereignty. For more than a decade in northern Syria, Kurdish-administered areas had that rhythm: an emergent, messy autonomy […]

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3 d. ago Joshua resumes training after crash that claimed friends’ lives

Back in the Ring of Daily Life: Anthony Joshua’s Quiet, Complicated Return There are comebacks that roar, and there are comebacks that whisper. On a grey morning in a private gym—no lights, no cameras, only the familiar rhythm of gloves on pads—Anthony Joshua chose the latter. The boxing world watched, then paused. A short video […]

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4 d. ago ISS crew completes emergency splashdown in Pacific after unplanned return

Midnight in the Pacific: A Homecoming That Felt Like a Small Miracle The sky above the Pacific off San Diego was a velvet bowl when the capsule came down — a bright, battered teardrop slipping through the last thin fingers of night and into a glassy sea. Parachutes bloomed, cords sang, and a craft named […]

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1 week ago Astronaut medical emergency on ISS prompts early crew return

When Home Is 250 Miles Up: An Emergency Return from the ISS and What It Reveals About Human Fragility in Space There are moments when the language of astronauts—calm, clipped, professional—breaks for something more human. On a winter morning in Washington, that break arrived in a short, urgent press briefing: an astronaut aboard the International […]

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3 w. ago Trump says Zelensky and Putin are both serious about peace talks

When Words Walk the Tightrope: Trump’s Claim That Putin and Zelensky Are “Serious” on Peace There is something uncanny about the sound of a peace plan emerging — not from diplomats’ quiet rooms but from the mouth of a former U.S. president speaking to a packed crowd. “Both Zelensky and Putin are serious on peace,” […]

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3 w. ago Somalia’s president condemns Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

Somalia’s president calls for unity at an emergency joint session of parliament, which declares the Israeli move ‘null and void’.

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