Alana*, a student at Utah Valley University, was taken aback by the deification of Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination on 10 September. As an Afro-Latina genderqueer senior at DC’s Howard University, she found it off-putting when she saw an image on Instagram of Kirk hugging Jesus. “He wasn’t this national hero or…
By AFP  October 4, 2025 | 02:51 am PT Chinese authorities will cancel flights and close businesses on Saturday as Typhoon Matmo hurtles towards the country’s southern Hainan and Guangdong provinces during the busy National Day travel period. According to China’s National Meteorological Centre (NMC), Matmo is expected to make landfall on Sunday morning, the…
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of people are marching in Barcelona as Spain, Italy and Portugal gear up for mass demonstrations to protest Israel’s war in Gaza. Protests in Spain’s second-largest city as well as in Madrid were called for weeks ago, while calls for demonstrations in Rome and Lisbon followed widespread anger…
Speculative fiction, which encompasses sci-fi and other futuristic literature, is emerging as a strong vehicle for China to project soft power in a competition with the US over the imagined future. The genre may help China and the Global South challenge Western views of colonialism, capitalism and future tech, according to Chinese scholars of literature…
Reuters Flights have resumed at Germany’s Munich airport after unconfirmed drone sightings forced it to suspend operations for the second time in 24 hours. In a statement on Friday evening, the airport said that flights were stopped at 21:30 local time (20:30 GMT), with around 6,500 passengers affected. At least 17 flights were also grounded…
Early last week in the Chinese tech hub of Hangzhou, a slick, larger-than-life video screen beamed out four words that would drive tech giant Alibaba’s stock to historic levels and signal a shift in China’s approach to artificial intelligence: “Roadmap to Artificial Superintelligence.” During his 23-minute keynote address at the flagship Alibaba Cloud conference, Alibaba…
Hamas attempted to arrest members of the clan, alleging they had been working with Israel. Hamas terrorists attempted to carry out an attack on the al-Mujaida clan, one of the largest families in Gaza‘s South, according to Hamas statements, social media footage and Palestinian reports on Friday. The terror group claimed it was carrying out…
Amanda Anisimova, the recent US Open runner-up, delivered a stunning performance on Saturday, defeating defending champion Coco Gauff in just 58 minutes to secure a spot in her first-ever China Open final. The third seed thrashed second-seeded fellow American Gauff 6-1, 6-2 in Beijing, News.Az reports, citing foreign media. Anisimova plays either fifth seed Jessica Pegula,…
The Abbey Inn at Byland, headed by local award-winning chef Tommy Banks, was named by The Times, highlighted for menu dishes including the fried haddock baguette and “delicious” locally sourced breakfast. The publisher commented on its latest seasonal guide: “The evenings are drawing in and the air has a definite nip in it. “There’s no…
Coco Gauff’s title defense at the China Open ended with a 6-1, 6-2 semifinal loss to third-seeded Amanda Anisimova on Saturday. Anisimova, runner-up at both the U.S. Open and Wimbledon this year, needed just 58 minutes to beat her American compatriot and advance to the final. She’ll face either fifth-seeded Jessica Pegula or Linda Noskova,…