The Philippine government is reportedly willing to open the country to American troops should the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine escalate into a fight with U.S. involvement. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte cited the country’s 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S. in a recent meeting in Manila, according to Ambassador Jose Manuel del Gallego Romualdez,…Continue Reading
Last year, Brad Raffensperger was attracting national headlines for taking a stand against Donald Trump and his lies about the 2020 election.In a phone call that was quickly made public, Trump demanded that Raffensperger, Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, “find” enough votes to deprive Joe Biden of a victory in the battleground state. Raffensperger refused…Continue Reading
In a Washington riven by discord, it can seem like a throwback to a gentler time.“I’m proud to stand with my Republican and Democrat colleagues” to send help to Ukraine, Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the US House of Representatives’ foreign affairs committee, said this week.But even as they express solidarity with Joe Biden’s…Continue Reading
The great promise of virtual reality lies in its potential to replicate otherwise unattainable experiences. And few in the physical world can match the experiences of Alex Honnold, the American rock climber who has distinguished himself with ropeless ascents up some of the world’s most fearsome cliffs. No one had ever completed a “free-solo” climb…Continue Reading
Pamela Swan Addison keeps hearing the same phrases over and over. People are tired. They are tired of wearing masks, tired of getting vaccinations, tired of their lives being disrupted. Addison is tired too. But she’s tired of different things. She’s tired of listening to people complain about masks and vaccinations and disrupted lives when…Continue Reading
A girl runs through the train station in Záhony, Hungary, after arriving from neighbouring Ukraine. More than 2.5 million refugees have already crossed borders since 24 February, when the Russian invasion began. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Women celebrate legal abortion in Bogotá, Colombia. Colombia has decriminalised abortion in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. Previously, abortion…Continue Reading
As its title might imply, it’s tough to sum up Everything Everywhere All at Once. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the duo behind the equally baffling Swiss Army Man, specialize in weird projects that defy straightforward explanation. But it will likely not surprise fans of the pair that gave us The Surprisingly Earnest Farting Corpse…Continue Reading
Last Updated: 12th March, 2022 15:37 IST On Friday, March 11, the United Nations human rights office claimed that it had received “reliable reports” of Russian forces using cluster bombs in Ukraine. Image: AP On March 11, the UN human rights office claimed it had received “reliable reports” of Russian forces using cluster bombs in…Continue Reading
Russia continued to crackdown on social media platforms and the critical opinions on them amid its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. A week after blocking Facebook and restricting access to Twitter, it was the former’s platform Instagram that was also put on the blocked list. The decision was condemned by the head of the social media…Continue Reading
Last Updated: 12th March, 2022 12:40 IST Taking to Instagram, Gautam Kitchlu shared a gorgeous family portrait alongside actor Kajal Aggarwal and their furry friend. Image: INSTAGRAM/ @KITCHLUG Soon to be parents Kajal Aggarwal and Gautam Kitchlu have been treating fans with gorgeous glimpses of the duo as they spend quality time together. From sharing loved-up pictures from…Continue Reading
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