Fri 30 May 2025: More than 20% of the world’s oceans have darkened in the last two decades, posing a threat to marine life and ecosystems, according to research published Tuesday. Researchers from the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory used satellite data and modelling to study changes in ocean light zones, building on […]
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Fri 30 May 2025: In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with South Africa’s former ANC cabinet minister of international relations and cooperation, Naledi Pandor. Topics of discussion include: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting with President Donald Trump at the Oval Office. Claims of a “white genocide” of farmers in South Africa. […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: What if your work self didn’t know about your personal life, and your home self had no idea what you did for a living? In Apple TV’s Severance, that’s exactly the deal: a surgical procedure splits the memories of employees into “innies” (who only exist at work) and “outies” (who never recall […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: On May 29, 1453, a 21-year-old Sultan Mehmed II led the Ottoman army to a decisive victory over the Byzantine Empire. The conquest of Istanbul remains a shining jewel in the crown of the Ottoman Great vision makes great men, as the saying goes, and Fatih Sultan Mehmed was born to […]
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Wed 28 May 2025: Many employees have experienced the unfortunate but pervasive reality of working under an abusive leader. In a recent survey, almost 90 per cent of respondents reported having at least one abusive boss during their careers, with 30 per cent reporting that they had worked for more than one. Yet, toxic bosses are […]
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Wed 28 May 2025: The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Karim Khan, the International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor, was set to pursue arrest warrants for two far-right Israeli cabinet members before taking a temporary leave in May. According to current and former ICC officials, Khan targeted Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister […]
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Tue 27 May 2025: Kami Rita Sherpa, a veteran Nepali mountaineer, reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time early Tuesday, breaking his own world record for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. The 55-year-old climber led the Indian Army Adventure Wing Everest Expedition and reached the 8,848-meter (29,029-foot) summit at […]
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Tue 27 May 2025: The Islamophobe Tommy Robinson was released from seven months in jail this morning, and immediately launched into a rant against what he calls “Islamic rape gangs” and the “systemic corruption” he believes enables them. The 42-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, left HMP Woodhill, Buckinghamshire, after his 18-month sentence was reduced at the High […]
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Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank. Tue 27 May 2025: ECB President Christine Lagarde argues the US economic policy shifts have created inroads for the euro to the standard currency for future global trade. The euro could become a viable alternative to the US dollar as the global standard currency for international trade, […]
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Tue 27 May 2025: The number of personnel in multilateral peace operations has fallen by over 40% since 2015 due to rising geopolitical tensions and funding shortages, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said Monday. As of Dec. 31, 2024, a total of 94,451 international staff were serving in 57 peace operations, down from […]
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