Rakhine State stands at a pivotal moment as the Arakan Army (AA) edges closer to seizing control of Myanmar’s strategic western frontier region, a shift in power that could redefine both the country’s civil war and regional geopolitics. While Myanmar’s military government has clawed back territory elsewhere in the country, the AA now controls 14…
A week after US President Donald Trump laid out the red carpet for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, not much has changed in efforts to bring an end to the fighting in Ukraine. The Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska was followed by talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders in Washington that ended with a call…
Gaza City – In a sweltering tent at Gaza’s port, 45-year-old Iman al-Rahel readies her family for lunchtime. She sends her 13-year-old son, Yazen, to fetch food from the nearby takiyya, or community kitchen. “I think they’re serving rice today,” she whispers to her daughter, a faint smile easing across her tired face. But that…
The Sunshine State has plenty of interesting things to do and see. However, some parts of Florida make for a better vacation spot than others. That’s according to U.S. News & World Report, which has unveiled its list of the best places to visit in Florida for 2025. The ranking examines factors like affordability, seasonality,…
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL said: “Courage is rightly regarded as the foremost of the virtues, for upon it all the others depend.” The truth of those words is highlighted by the heroics of RAF Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank, who has died at the age 105. 5 RAF Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank has died at the age…
New Delhi, India – When United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, their summit will be followed closely not only in both those countries, Europe and Ukraine – but also more than 10,000km (6,200 miles) away, in New Delhi. Since the end of the Cold War,…
“We need to talk.” Nobody likes to hear those words from their spouse. Especially when it’s delivered in a grave tone as you rot on a couch in a grubby blankie, staring like a zombie while doomscrolling. “Wut?” I said, very intelligently. What came next was a compassionate but firm speech about how I was…
Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Hani Abu Rizq walks through Gaza City’s wrecked streets with two bricks tied against his stomach as the rope cuts into his clothes, which hang loose from the weight he has lost. The 31-year-old searches desperately for food to feed his mother and seven siblings with the bricks pressed against…
GOAL Convo: The Spanish football coach, with 20 years of experience in the sport, discusses his aim to make an impact in Los Angeles Toni Hernandez does not want to develop a new Lamine Yamal in Los Angeles. That would be nice, of course – especially given his background. Hernandez was director of La Masia,…
The Blaugrana wanted rid of the Germany goalkeeper, but he’s not going anywhere and seems intent on making life very difficult for his employers Barcelona are arguably the most exciting team in world football right now. Because of their fantastic forwards and ridiculously high defensive line, Hansi Flick’s men pretty much guarantee goals at both…