In Izmir’s historic Kemeralti bazaar, the Akdemir family is finding new customers for a four-generation craft., In Izmir’s historic Kemeralti bazaar, the Akdemir family is finding new customers for a four-generation craft. Suleyman Akdemir holds a steel fantasy sword, inspired by World of Warcraft, at the Kemeralti forge where hisContinue Reading
First vote since Russia invaded Ukraine seen as a sham by some and an opportunity to strengthen nationalism by others., This weekend, Russians are heading to the ballot box to vote in the first parliamentary election since the war with Ukraine began in early 2022. Theoretically up for grabs areContinue Reading
The three-day vote will fill 450 Duma seats and 11 regional governorships, with only parties backing Putin and Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine on the ballot. Despite official denials of a new draft, fears of mobilisation are overshadowing the vote.Continue Reading
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this September 18th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.Continue Reading
commentary The FBI director’s testimony is part of a larger MAGA strategy to sow cynicism Published September 18, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 15, 2026. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Kash Patel wants to be the White House’s preeminent attack dog.Continue Reading
The podcaster disputed people’s perception of him in an eye-opening show., Read MoreContinue Reading
The “Last Word” host spotted “the worst possible thing you could know about a president in the middle of a war.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
Lady Gaga is officially a girl mom, and the name she and fiancé Michael Polansky reportedly chose for their daughter appears to honor two meaningful parts of the singer’s life and career. The couple welcomed a baby girl named Rose Bean Polansky on June 9, according to documents obtained byContinue Reading
The Pentagon is considering a drastic plan to reduce the U.S. military’s presence in Europe., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
A quarter of the world’s population faces a surging cost of living crisis because of the wars in the Middle East., India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal are together home to nearly two billion people, about 23 percent of the world’s population. Even before the war on Iran, the region dependedContinue Reading
From Iran to Gaza and Lebanon, assassinations have repeatedly removed figures capable of negotiating an end to conflict., In international politics, it is often assumed that wars end when the fighting becomes unbearable and the parties turn to diplomacy. But diplomacy requires interlocutors — figures with the standing to negotiateContinue Reading
Miracle-wm v0.11.0 gains a fancy new overview mode inspired by GNOME Shell. For those unfamiliar with miracle-wm, it’s a tiling window manager built around the Wayland compositor Mir, created to be a “hackable and flashy” alternative to other tiling WMs, like hyprland and sway. The overview mode gives users anContinue Reading
Browsing the web on Android sure ain’t what it used to be. Earlier this week, we talked about how the Vivaldi web browser is bringing support for Chrome extensions to Android. Vivaldi has the same Chromium code foundation as Chrome but with lots of extra features and options. I’ve beenContinue Reading