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Rushdie, whose attendance had not been announced beforehand, spoke briefly, and dedicated some of his remarks to those who came to his help last August while on stage at a New York literary festival.

A Review of Umut Özkırımlı, 2023, Cancelled: The Left Way Back from Woke (Polity) Brecht saw it in 1940. “Hatred, even of meanness / Contorts the features. / Anger, even against injustice / Makes the voice hoarse. O, / We who wanted to prepare the ground for friendship / Could not ourselves be friendly.” Those More

Iran's judiciary says 3 men executed over violence during last year's anti-government protests.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s judiciary says 3 men executed over violence during last year’s anti-government protests.

As the dominant power in the Middle East, the United States maintains a great deal of leverage over China, which is dependent on the region for its energy needs. In the event of a conflict between China and the United States, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) could direct U.S. military forces to block energy shipments to More

Moldova’s statistics office reported that the country’s overall trade gap increased by 26% year on year to $1.23bn.

Hyundai Motor America and Kia America said in a statement they will provide cash compensation as part of the agreement to customers who incurred theft-related vehicle losses.

Our Modern Guru discusses post-pandemic biosafety etiquette for pedestrians.

Nöbetçi futbol yazarı Tansu Sarı, UEFA Avrupa Ligi yarı final rövanş maçında oynanan Sevilla-Juventus maçını yazdı...

This is the fourth part in series about travels in Saudi Arabia, along the line of the Hejaz railway. My 10:00 bus to Medina—the beginning of a nine-hour ride across the desert—departed on time. I had gone to the bus station the day before during my Uber-ing and knew it was little more than a More

1. Channel 4 severs ties with Escape to the Chateau stars  The Independent
2. Inside Dick and Angel's VERY unconventional marriage as Escape to the Chateau is axed by Channel 4  Daily Mail
3. Channel 4 'sever ties' with Dick Strawbridge and wife Angel after investigation  Birmingham Live
4. Escape to the Chateau's Dick and Angel branded a 'nightmare' as TV bosses cut ties  The Mirror
5. Channel 4 'cuts ties' with Escape to the Chateau's Dick Strawbridge and Angel Adoree ... Читать дальше...

Decision follows an independent HR review into the couple’s relationship with producers

The peculiar finds collected from beaches on a Texas reserve during the past year are set to be auctioned and raise money for a local wildlife rehabilitation group

As India prepares to host a meeting of tourism officials from the Group of 20 in the disputed region of Kashmir, authorities have deployed elite commandos and stepped up security in the region’s largest city

Reaction to West Ham reaching their first European final since 1976 and updates from Friday's Premier League news conferences.

COMMENT: With Rafael Nadal discussing his retirement and Novak Djokovic conceding to the new generation, the 'golden era' of tennis is finally drawing to a close.

Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: Road trip struggles.

Pub baron Chris Feros has paid $35 million for the Engadine Tavern, the highest price paid in NSW so far this year.

It’s Right to Rebel is a musically uplifting and politically inspiring recording. The duo of Mat Calahan and Yvonne Moore are joined by a number of European musicians: Arno Troxler on drums, André Pousaz on contrabass, Colin Hogan on accordion on most of the songs with David Brühlmann doing the honors on three tunes, David More

It’s official, according to a speech by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the United States is jumping off the neoliberal globalization bandwagon (a root cause of domestic extremism) and it couldn’t come soon enough as institutions of government are sucking up more and more angry exhaust fumes from constituents, as well as encountering a world More

Not so long ago, political analysts were speaking of the “G-2” — that is, of a potential working alliance between the United States and China aimed at managing global problems for their mutual benefit. Such a collaborative twosome was seen as potentially even more powerful than the G-7 group of leading Western economies. As former More

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said waves up to 1 meter (3 feet) above tides were possible for Vanuatu, much lower than the initial forecast.

An Eesti 200 MP and head of an NGO at the heart of an alleged embezzlement scandal had to resign from a previous job after being accused of similar activity, investigative weekly Eesti Ekspress reports.

A district chief was arrested at his office in Nakhon Sawan on Friday for allegedly demanding bribes from a cockfighting operator.