Where does the ‘ñ’ come from? The history of a very special Spanish letter

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the conversation The letter ñ is the emblem of Spanish, the mother tongue of almost 500 million people worldwide. But what is the origin of the sound and of this curious letter? Why don’t we find the →

Hungary cannot 'credibly' hold EU presidency in 2024, MEPs say

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brussels times By Ugo Realfonzo Hungary will succeed the Belgian presidency in 2024 to head the Council of the EU – an important role in driving forward the EU agenda and representing the Council in →

To Protect Europe, Let Ukraine Join NATO—Right Now

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foreign affairs By Andriy Zagorodnyuk In July, the heads of NATO’s 31 countries will convene in Vilnius, Lithuania, for a summit—their fourth one since Russia invaded Ukraine. Like each of the last →

Weird black holes may hold secrets of the early universe

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science news By Ashley Yeager Our galaxy’s heart is a gluttonous monster. Like the mythical Kammapa of the Sotho people of southern Africa, the Milky Way’s central, supermassive black hole has →

At least 50 dead, hundreds injured after trains derail in India

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al jazeera At least 50 people were killed in eastern India after two passenger trains derailed in an accident that also involved a head-on collision with a goods train, according to officials, while →

Why Small Modular Reactors Herald a Nuclear Energy Renaissance

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national interest by Todd Royal The modern world faces a conundrum: how can policymakers and nations meet rising energy demand while simultaneously protecting the environment from rising greenhouse →

Destruction from Russia's war on Ukraine revealed in new before and after satellite images

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cbs news By Duarte Dias The scale of the devastation unleashed on Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion has been vividly captured in satellite images from the Google Earth public →

Senate racing to vote on the debt ceiling deal as soon as Thursday night

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nbc news By Frank Thorp V and Kate Santaliz WASHINGTON — The Senate is working to pass the debt ceiling deal negotiated by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy by the end of the week. →

Returning to Public Beauty

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american conservative by John Hirschauer There is an argument made by certain architects that, in its simplest form, goes something like this: Because Hitler liked classical architecture, we have a →

Remembering an underrated Clint Eastwood classic on his 93rd birthday

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american thinker By Rajan Laad Warning: Contains major spoilers The result of having a filmography replete with mega-blockbusters and award-winners is that admirers are spoiled for choice. Some →

A Tale of Two Countries

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​american thinker​​​ By Brian Parsons Just recently, I took my wife to a local country music concert to celebrate her birthday. I was surprised by the number of people drinking Bud Light there. Given →

Climate activists were in for a surprise after they tried to hurl orange powder at London's famed flower show

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american thinker By Monica Showalter The Brits are big on gardens and the beauty of their creations attests to it. That is why climate protesters were in for a surprise when, at London's famous →

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