‘Many teachers don’t want to do this, but they’re trapped’: film shows extent of Putin indoctrination in Russian schools | Russia

‘Many teachers don’t want to do this, but they’re trapped’: film shows extent of Putin indoctrination in Russian schools | Russia

As Russian tanks advanced into Ukraine in February 2022, Vladimir Putin was waging a parallel battle on the home front – one fought not with weapons but with ideology, reaching deep into the nation’s classrooms. In a high school in Karabash, a small industrial town in the Ural mountains, teacher Pavel Talankin knew he had…

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Sam Nujoma of Namibia Dead at 95

Sam Nujoma of Namibia Dead at 95

During the war itself, his SWAPO acquired a reputation for harsh treatment of dissent. In 1976, the organization’s head of information, Andreas Shipanga, was arrested and accused of siding with militant young Namibians who regarded the Nujoma leadership as uninspired and hidebound. The crisis led to vicious purges of the party’s ranks, with hundreds of…

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HKAAA disqualifies three runners at 2025 Hong Kong Marathon for identity mismatches, over 900 injuries reported

HKAAA disqualifies three runners at 2025 Hong Kong Marathon for identity mismatches, over 900 injuries reported

Ng Yu-ho, the CEO of the HKAAA 9th February 2025 – (Hong Kong) The 2025 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon concluded today, and the Hong Kong, China Association of Athletics Affiliates (HKAAA) reported over 900 injury incidents, with eight individuals requiring hospitalisation—currently, their conditions are stable. The event also announced the…

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Thai Hostages Return From Gaza

Thai Hostages Return From Gaza

At Gate 10 of the arrivals hall of the Bangkok airport, Wichayada Saeyang stroked her son’s hair, as if he were a small boy, not a grown man. A few feet away, Pongsak Thanna wrapped his arms around his father and did not let go. His tears dampened his father’s shoulder. “To see my son,…

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