Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a simple promise to Germans after taking office: “You’ll never walk alone.” Scholz, a Social Democrat, borrowed the phrase from Liverpool Football Club’s anthem and has invoked it, mantra-like, at moments of tension, such as when Russia … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BELGRADE — Young people and students, switching between playing football and lively dancing at a street crossing at noon in Belgrade, might fool a bystander into thinking they are just out to have a good time. Only their placards, and occasional chants, reveal they … Read more
It is common knowledge that there is no fixed undergraduate course for appearing in the civil service examination conducted by the UPSC. The minimum qualification required is a Bachelor’s degree, be it Humanities, Science or Commerce, Engineering, Agriculture, Medicine, to name a few. However a section civil service exam toppers feel that a bachelor’s degree … Read more
Abishur Prakash is the founder of the Geopolitical Business, Inc. He is a global keynote speaker and the author of five books. His latest book is called “The World Is Vertical.” The Israel-Hamas war is an ominous message to the world: The guardrails that long stopped wars from breaking out are now effectively failing. Of … Read more
Donald Trump is on the verge of entering 2024 arguably holding a status that is unprecedented for him: Election front-runner. It’s an unfamiliar position for a candidate now suddenly leading most 2024 general-election polls in a way he never did in races past. This is despite his supporters attacking the U.S. Capitol, and despite the … Read more
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said the way Israel is conducting its offensive against Hamas is “creating massive obstacles to the distribution of humanitarian aid inside Gaza,” in a post on X Friday night. The Portuguese diplomat issued his statement shortly after the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling for increased aid deliveries to Gaza. … Read more
PETALING JAYA: PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (pic) has urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to curb the “poisonous narrative” peddled by DAP. This narrative has brought DAP’s true intentions into question, Takiyuddin added in reference to recent statements by party veterans Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang and Tan Kok Wai. Lim had … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, December 17, 2023 An illustration depicting a boys’ Sunday School class in 19th century Chicago, Illinois, that was overseen by Dwight Moody and J.V. Farwell. | Public Domain Throughout the extensive history of the Church, there have been numerous events of lasting significance. Each week brings anniversaries of … Read more
Pnina Lahav’s book The Only Woman in the Room: Golda Meir and Her Path to Power tells Golda’s story through “the lens of gender.” When Israel’s Declaration of Independence was signed, only two of the 37 signatories were women – Rachel Kagan and Golda Meir. This is symbolic of the profound difficulty that women … Read more
In the 1961 Korean cinema classic Aimless Bullet, director Yu Hyun-mok not only offers a realistic portrayal of how the poor lived in post-war Korea but also of the squatter area where the story is set: Haebangchon. Located at the foot of Namsan, a mountain that stands in the heart of the capital, Seoul, the … Read more
