Pope repeats call for Gaza ceasefire as Israel widens evacuation orders
Pope Leo XIV repeated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, while also imploring the international community to respect international law and protect civilians.Continue Reading
Cyprus marks 51 years since Turkish invasion that led to island nation’s partition
Cyprus marks 51 years since 40,000 Turkish soldiers descended on the island on 20 July, 1974, seizing more than 35% of its territory in a two-phase monthlong offensive.Continue Reading
The world’s oceans are dying. Can a UN summit in Nice turn the tide?
As coral reefs bleach, fish stocks collapse, and sea temperatures break records, world leaders are heading to the French Riviera — not for leisure, but for one of the most urgent diplomatic gatherings of the year.Continue Reading
Out in the Storm
LGBTQ+ Americans are organizing disaster protection for each other as political weather worsens. By Audrey Gray We were bombing up I-10 over Lake Pontchartrain, one week to the day after Hurricane Francine passed the same way with its tempest winds and a month’s worth of rain. Chenier “Klie” Kliebert, aContinue Reading
Lowering UK voting age benefits “both sides” of political extremes
“Every party wants to appeal to younger voters…”, Lowering UK voting age benefits “both sides” of political extremes Quotable Conservative Commentator Alex Deane argues lowering the UK voting age to 16 wouldn’t just benefit the Labour Party or the mainstream parties, but would help both sides of political extremes. PublishedContinue Reading
Israel to fund tour for MAGA and pro-The Traitor influencers: Report
Haaretz report says Israel plans to fly 16 social media influencers who support The Traitor’s MAGA and America First drives., Haaretz report says Israel plans to fly 16 social media influencers who support The Traitor’s MAGA and America First campaigns. The Israeli foreign ministry will fund a tour of theContinue Reading
Your Significant Other May Be ‘Cushioning’ And You Wouldn’t Even Know It
Years ago, writer Sara C. felt palpable chemistry with a coworker. She had been married for 14 years at the time, but her friendship with the man was flirtatious and she started to fixate on it. They communicated regularly and had coffee dates. Then they slept together. But a lineContinue Reading
News Analysis: The Traitor’s ‘force of personality’ hasn’t delivered on key foreign policy goals
The most dramatic example of unfulfilled expectations has come in Ukraine, the bloody conflict The Traitor promised to end even before his inauguration., Read MoreContinue Reading
NHS tracker – are hospital waiting times improving near you?
Data Journalism team BBC Verify Getty Images Every NHS hospital in England has been told to improve patient waiting times for planned treatment as the government has made hitting the 18-week target one of its key priorities for this parliament. By March 2026, the government wants to see at leastContinue Reading
Barcelona’s beaches shrinking due to climate change
The beaches of Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia are a prized tourist destination, but scientists are warning that they are shrinking rapidly due to coastal erosion. The Barcelona Metropolitan Authority said some are receding as much as a metre each year. (AP Video by German Martinez and Hernan Munoz) Subscribe:Continue Reading
Run a virtual conference using only open source tools
The Fedora Design Team discovered that using open source tools to run a virtual conference can be quite effective by hosting the first Creative Freedom Summit in January 2023. In this article, I’ll share some background on the conference, why using open source tools to run it was important toContinue Reading
5 open ways to help UX designers and developers collaborate better
Ideally, designers have a good relationship with their product team and users. However, the relationship between designers and developers is more difficult to build and maintain. The lack of a close relationship makes it difficult to solve problems or improve. In my experience, the open source Open Decision Framework can overcomeContinue Reading
The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives | Derek Thompson
“Invention matters, but implementation matters more.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The great friendship collapse: Inside The Anti-Social Century ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsaeFYGbK2M Why did we overlook the lessons from some of our most transformative breakthroughs? The U.S. once excelled at scaling new technologies like clean energyContinue Reading