Mobility Minister Gilkinet apologises for three-day train strikes this week

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the brussels times By Maïthé Chini During the first of three consecutive days of rail strikes this week, Federal Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet apologised to train travellers for the →

China’s Covid protests a youthful cry for openness

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asia times by James Chin While a lot of attention has been given to the unprecedented protests in China about the “dynamic zero Covid” policy, not much has been written about the wider political →

Pakistan now a bigger basket case than even Bangladesh

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asia times by Feisel Khan The infelicitous phrase “international basket case” might better apply to Pakistan today than when it was applied to Bangladesh in the 1970s — Pakistan’s former eastern →

Central Africa says border nation bombed its troops and Russian allies

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​africa news​​​ The Central African government said a plane that flew back to a neighboring country bombed a base of its army and Russian paramilitary allies in the northwest on Monday, threatening →

Somali forces storm hotel held by extremists, free 60 people

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​​africa news​​​ Somali forces on Monday stormed a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, where Islamic extremists had been holed up for more than 18 hours after killing eight civilians and trapping dozens →

Washington, NATO to offer aid to cold, dark Ukraine

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reuters By Tom Balmforth and Humeyra Pamuk The United States and its NATO allies will pledge money and equipment for Ukraine on Tuesday to help restore power and heat knocked out by Moscow's →

Cannabis is no better than a placebo for treating pain – new research

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the conversation Our meta-analysis showed that pain was rated as being significantly less intense after treatment with a placebo, with a moderate to large effect depending on each person. Our team →

Ukraine war: how the economy has kept running at a time of bitter conflict

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the conversation November 24 marks nine months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Despite the expectation of the Kremlin – and many international analysts – Ukraine did not fall within →

Academic economic theories are damaging in the real world

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american thinker By Ray McCoy Recently, the Columbus Dispatch published an op-ed by Musbah Shaheen, a Ph.D. candidate in educational studies from Ohio State. Shaheen classifies as “brainwashing” →

Exclusive: U.S. weighs sending 100-mile strike weapon to Ukraine

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​reuters​​​ By Mike Stone The Pentagon is considering a Boeing proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap, small precision bombs fitted onto abundantly available rockets, allowing Kyiv to strike far →

China fighters ditching Russia for homegrown engines

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asia times China has upgraded its J-15 carrier-based fighters with new domestic jet engines, significantly elevating its combat capabilities while enhancing technological self-reliance. Last week, →

Will Iran Have Free Rein After Ukraine?

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national interest by Mark N. Katz Several of America’s traditional Middle Eastern allies—particularly, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain—have long been fearful of →

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