The man Russia tried to break: Part two ‘into the fire’

The Captivity Hooded and bound, I was dragged into a room, my leg pulsing in agony, blood already clotted around the makeshift pressure bandage someone had improvised from a blue T-shirt and a length of Sellotape. I suppose I should thank my luck,...

Nature of genocide, “evil gene” in Russians, and Polish-Ukrainian relations. Interview with reporter Wojciech Tochman

Wojciech Tochman is a Polish reporter, writer, and volunteer whose books, translated into many languages, examine post-genocide societies in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and Cambodia etc. Gwara met with Wojciech Tochman in late August during his...

The Union Consumer Basket for September is over 3,400 BAM

The trade union consumer basket calculated by the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina for September 2025 is 3,431.60 BAM. The average salary paid in the Federation of BiH for July 2025 was 1,628 BAM (the latest data...

Jubilarians | Adorers of the Blood of Christ (ASC)

50th First Profession Sister Jan Renz Birthplace: St. Louis Entrance: 1943 First profession: 1975 Education: Bachelor’s in psychology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, 1975 Master’s in education, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, 1980 Doctorate...

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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Mapped: Life Expectancy Around the World in 2025

See more visualizations like this on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Mapped: Life Expectancy Around the World (2025) This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...

Protection of Minors: Second Report proposes restorative measures against abuse

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors publishes its second annual Report, which presents guidelines for “informed listening” and for economic, psychological, and spiritual support to victims, while highlighting the need for more...

Will Canada get back on the Olympic figure skating podium?

This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. An important series of events on the road to the upcoming Winter Olympics begins Friday as the...

What’s in the Vatican’s 2nd global child protection report?

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors released its second annual global child protection report Thursday, underlining the need for reparations, sanctions for abusers, and clear communication when bishops resign after mishandling...

What happens to public trust when the National Guard is deployed to American streets?

Terry Gerton I’m really delighted to have you on because I think you’re an authority on the things that we want to talk about today. You served as Under Secretary and Secretary of the Army. You were elected to Congress. The first question I just...

Growing Number Of US Veterans Face Arrest Over ICE Protests

Above photo: Veterans and healthcare workers protest outside the Edward Hines Jr VA hospital against Ice’s use of the facility, on 15 September, in Hines, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images./ The justice department claims the veterans were...

At Gaza Peace Summit, India must speak up

Today’s Gaza Peace Summit at Sharm el-Sheikh — called by US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, with an open invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi — arrives not as an act of vision but of desperation. The world...

Experts praise China's Global Governance Initiative as key driver of global gender equality

BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Experts around the world have lauded the China-proposed Global Governance Initiative (GGI) as a key driver of gender equality and women's development, and highlighted China's systemic approach to the empowerment of...

French Team Triumphs at 8th World Olive Picking Championship in Croatia

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Malique Ewin, Nick Pringle at center of Arkansas basketball plans

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two of the newest faces on the Arkansas men’s basketball team, transfer forwards Malique Ewin and Nick Pringle, were the Razorbacks to unofficially log a double-double in points and rebounds during Sunday’s intrasquad scrimmage...

Biden, a Lifelong U.N. Advocate, Needs the Institution More Than Ever

When Joe Biden steps up to the podium for his first speech as U.S. president to the U.N. General Assembly, he’ll have to do a lot more than dispel the memory of his predecessor, Donald Trump. Biden faces an international credibility crisis of his...

Evening Brief: Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing, Pakistan and Afghanistan Agree to 48-hour Ceasefire

Top stories this Wednesday evening, October 15, 2025. Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing in UK After Windshield Crack Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s aircraft made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom on Wednesday...

Cal, Hogs search for lineup pieces

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Two of the newest faces on the University of Arkansas men's basketball team, transfer forwards Malique Ewin and Nick Pringle, were the two Razorbacks to unofficially log a double-double in points and rebounds during Sunday's...

I tracked down a people-smuggling kingpin

A suspected people smuggler, part of a global network bringing migrants into Europe, is living freely in Italy despite an international warrant for his arrest. Usman Ali is accused of smuggling hundreds of people into the Continent and is at the...

New volume of Xi's thoughts on governance provides "keys" to understand China

FRANKFURT, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- At a promotional event for the English edition of the fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China," discussions about China's modernization echoed through a packed hall at the Steigenberger Icon Frankfurter...