Pools and slides as North Korea set to open ‘world class’ tourist resort

In October 2018, a “migrant caravan” bound for the United States set out on foot from Honduras. The group was comprised of refuge seekers of all ages fleeing contexts of acute violence and poverty – a regional reality shaped by decades of punitive foreign policy machinations by none other than… Read Details ⇢

Even though the holiday season is a massive delight for folks all around the world, thanks to the sheer amount of sales on offer, nothing beats free – except in the world of VPNs. Unfortunately, a lot of free VPNs are either untrustworthy or scams, which is why we don’t… Read Details ⇢

There are two key issues facing the eurozone today. The first is understanding how to support the reform program Europeans have set up for themselves. The Letta report (on the European Single Market) and the Draghi report (on competitiveness) have proposed an ambitious roadmap for the European Union, aimed at… Read Details ⇢

President Joe Biden on Friday agreed to provide $571.3 million in defense support for Taiwan, the White House said. The State Department approved the potential sale to the island of $265 million worth of military equipment. This follows what Taiwan said was China’s largest massing of naval forces in three… Read Details ⇢

As Syria’s new leadership takes shape, competing media narratives in Iran and Turkiye illuminate the region’s shifting geopolitical dynamics. Contributors:Dina Esfandiary – Senior MENA adviser, Crisis GroupÖzge Genç – Visiting fellow, The Middle East Council on Global AffairsRahaf Aldoughli – MENA Studies Lecturer, Lancaster UniversityRasha Al Aqeedi – Researcher, The… Read Details ⇢

I only recently learned that the popular idiom “seeing is believing” is a gross misreading of Thomas Fuller’s original quote. The 17th-century English clergyman *actually* said “Seeing is believing, but feeling is the truth” (thanks, Reddit scholars), and that slightly amended version rather nicely sums up my feelings towards the… Read Details ⇢

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday shook up his cabinet, changing one-third of his team as political turmoil threatens his leadership and tensions erupt with incoming US president Donald Trump. The reshuffle came at the end of a chaotic week in Ottawa spurred by the surprise resignation of Deputy… Read Details ⇢

The Saudi suspect behind the deadly car attack on a Christmas market in Germany is believed to be “Islamophobic”, the interior minister said Saturday. The 50-year-old doctor, now under arrest, said German authorities had not done enough to fight the “Islamism of Europe” and had also voiced support for the… Read Details ⇢

Florence “Fireball Flo” Hackman, the Ohio woman who went viral last year after she received shots to celebrate her birthday, recently turned 106 – and she is still drinking Fireball.  “Flo brightens our days and reminds us about all the fun and joy we can experience later in life,” Kristen… Read Details ⇢