15 h. ago Venezuelan Opposition Leader Named Winner of Nobel Peace Prize

A Quiet Morning, A Loud Prize: Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado Wins Nobel Peace Prize When the Norwegian Nobel Committee rose in Oslo and announced the name—Maria Corina Machado—the news did not land like a headline so much as a tremor across cities, barrios and border crossings. For many Venezuelans, it felt like a tilted beam […]

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66 h. ago Three scientists receive Nobel Prize in Physics for landmark discovery

A quiet thunder in the lab: how three physicists nudged the world toward a quantum tomorrow On a gray morning in Stockholm, where the Baltic water glints like brushed steel, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced what felt like both the end of a long experiment and the opening of a new chapter: John […]

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68 h. ago United States, Qatar and Turkey Join Third Day of Gaza Peace Talks

In the Sinai Heat, a Fragile Thread of Diplomacy Sharm El-Sheikh has always been a city of contrasts—a glittering Red Sea resort where coral gardens lure divers and palm-fringed promenades hum with tourists. This week the neon and the lull of waves have been swallowed by armored cars and the clipped footsteps of emissaries. Here, […]

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3 d. ago New French prime minister steps down hours after cabinet announced

The Day French Politics Tilted: A Cabinet Named, a Prime Minister Gone It began like a political movie with an abrupt, breathless cut: a freshly minted cabinet unveiled after weeks of talks, ministers posed for photographs under palace lights — and then, within hours, the man who assembled it had handed in his resignation. For […]

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4 d. ago Former England rugby star Lewis Moody reveals motor neurone disease diagnosis

A rugby warrior faces a quiet, devastating opponent On a crisp autumn morning, I found myself thinking about a photograph that has been replayed in fans’ memories for two decades: Lewis Moody, dirt-streaked and grinning, arms around teammates, the Webb Ellis Cup shimmering in the Australian sun. It was a picture that announced triumph, grit […]

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7 d. ago Somalia: Millions at risk of worsening hunger as WFP faces critical funding shortfall

MOGADISHU, Somalia – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns today that millions in Somalia are at risk of worsening hunger and malnutrition as critical funding shortfalls have forced the agency to reduce the number of people it supports with lifesaving emergency food assistance in Somalia by over two-thirds.

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1 week ago UK contributes over $30 million to support Somalia’s security transition

UK Minister for Development announced the new funding to support non-lethal support for Somali forces and AU-led security efforts.

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1 week ago Ireland to block Israeli ministers’ entry, Taoiseach announces

A Small Nation, a Big Moral Line In a packed United Nations General Assembly, Ireland’s Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, stood and made a decision that felt deliberately personal: to bar members of the Israeli government implicated in what he called the “unfolding disaster in Gaza” from setting foot on Irish soil. “We will act to prevent […]

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2 w. ago Government to consider 100% tariff on imported branded pharmaceuticals

A tariff tremor that reaches the lab bench: America’s 100% pharma levy and what it means for the rest of us When the announcement landed late into the night — blunt, absolute, and stamped with a clear deadline — markets sighed and supply-chain managers stayed up. Beginning 1 October, any branded or patented pharmaceutical shipped […]

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2 w. ago Taoiseach Announces Ireland Will Ratify CETA Trade Agreement Next Year

A Dublin-to-Ottawa Accord: Why a Trade Promise Matters More Than You Think Autumn light fell soft over Ottawa the day Ireland’s Taoiseach landed with a briefcase full of ambitions and a folder that smelled faintly of bureaucracy and possibility. At the ribbon-cutting for Ireland’s new embassy, the atmosphere felt half celebration, half negotiation. It was […]

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2 w. ago China Announces First Ever Commitment to Reduce Carbon Emissions

When Promise Meets Policy: China’s New Climate Pledge and the Tightrope of Global Ambition There’s a curious kind of theater to modern diplomacy: leaders speak to glass and pixels, while the planet waits with its old, messy, un-sentient patience. President Xi Jinping’s recent video address to the United Nations—laying out a first-ever numerical emission cut […]

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2 w. ago China orders widespread school closures as Typhoon Ragasa approaches

When the Sky Went Quiet: Cities Brace as Super Typhoon Ragasa Roars Toward Southern China By the time the shops rolled down their metal shutters and the last ferry slipped back to port, the air over southern China had acquired that peculiar pre-storm hush—heavy and expectant, like a room waiting for an announcement. In a […]

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2 w. ago France formally recognizes Palestinian state at UN General Assembly

In a New York room full of history, France plants a flag The United Nations building sat beneath an autumn sky as if holding its breath. Delegations shuffled papers. Flashbulbs popped. Inside that cavern of diplomacy, French President Emmanuel Macron stood and did something that rippled far beyond the marble and glass: he announced that […]

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2 w. ago Flights cancelled amid disruption at Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2

Rain, long queues and blinking screens: Dublin’s Terminal 2 in the digital age of fragility When I pushed through the glass doors of Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2, the first thing that hit me was the ordinary: the smell of fresh coffee, the whoosh of trolleys, the low hum of announcements. The second was the unusual […]

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2 w. ago Cyberattack forces disruptions to flights at Dublin Airport Terminal 2

Under the Fluorescent Lights: A Morning at Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2 There is a particular hum to airports in autumn mornings—the hiss of coffee machines, the squeak of trolley wheels, the low murmur of announcements over tannoy systems. This morning, that familiar soundtrack was punctured by something more unsettling: the slow, bureaucratic shuffle of humans […]

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2 w. ago Portugal poised to formally recognise the State of Palestine

A Quiet Morning in Lisbon, a Loud Shift on the World Stage In the mist-softened light of a Lisbon morning, the decision landed like a bell: Portugal will formally recognise a Palestinian state. For a city used to the gentle rhythms of trams and seagulls, the announcement felt jarringly consequential — a small country with […]

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3 w. ago Trump iyo China oo uu wadahadal u bilowday, shirkadda TikTok ayaa ah ajandaha ugu weyn

Madaxweynaha Mareykanka Donald Trump iyo dhiggiisa Shiinaha, Xi Jinping, ayaa ku wada-hadlay khadka taleefanka, sida ay sheegtay warbaahinta dowladda Shiinaha.

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3 w. ago French unions stage nationwide strikes over austerity, raising pressure on Macron

France in the Streets: A Day of Strikes, School Blockades and a Nation on Edge Morning in Paris felt like a city holding its breath. The usual rhythm of metro announcements and café clatter was punctuated by the distant thrum of drums, clusters of teenagers chanting outside lycée gates, and the occasional skirl of a […]

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3 w. ago Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, signals steady pace of future reductions

When the Fed Eased the Squeeze: A Morning After That Felt Like Both Reprieve and Warning By midmorning in downtown D.C., the sunlight cut across the marble of federal buildings and the hum of policymaking felt oddly domestic: a barista dialing up an Americano, a line of clerks muttering about mortgage rates. At 14:00 Eastern, […]

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3 w. ago FBI’s Patel Clashes With Democrats During Contentious Congressional Hearing

On the Senate Floor, a Thunderstorm of Words: Inside Kash Patel’s Gauntlet The Judiciary Committee hearing room was hotter than the glassy October sun slanting across the Capitol dome. Reporters leaned forward, pens and earbuds poised, while cameras blinked their red eyes like constellations. Somewhere behind the marble pillars a janitor hummed a radio with […]

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