In Ukraine, a Community of ‘Simple Believers’ Shuns the Modern World
The Christians known as viruiuchi prostaky see electricity, cars, higher education and much else as distractions from what really matters.
Month: March 2026
‘Wuthering Heights’ unleashes fresh wave of Bronte-mania
HAWORTH, UK: Perched on the edge of the rugged Yorkshire moors that inspired Emily Bronte to write her masterpiece “Wuthering Heights”, the quaint village of Haworth has long been a place of literary pilgrimage. Now the latest big-screen adaptation of her classic 1847 novel — starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi and with a Charli XCX … Read more
More strikes aimed at Iran after US, Israeli assault kills supreme leader Khamenei
Iran pledges major offensive in response to attacks; UN Secretary-General calls for immediate cessation of hostilities Smoke rising from an explosion in Tehran. PHOTO: X DUBAI/ WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM,: Israel said it had launched another wave of strikes on Iran on Sunday, as Iranians faced uncertainty after the killing of their supreme leader in US and … Read more
ruthless revolutionary atop Islamic republic
Aged 86, Khamenei dominated Iran since taking on the post for life in 1989 following Ayatollah Khomeini’s death Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on, in a televised message following the Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. Photo: Reuters/ File TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, whose death was confirmed by state … Read more
40 Years and 10,000 Broadcasts In, They’re Still Live on Air
[Rick Ardon and Susannah Carr have been delivering the news together in Western Australia since 1985 — a Guinness World Record.
Trump Stays Out of Public View After U.S. Launches Military Assault on Iran
President Trump did not deliver a formal address to the American public to explain why the country was at war, a departure from his predecessors.
Kristen Stewart slams ICE deportations in US
‘I can’t fathom that it’s happening’, says actor as she voices concern on govt action affecting immigrant communities Kristen Stewart recently addressed her feelings on the ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportations and enforcement actions during a public interview, tying the issue to her deep connection with Los Angeles and its immigrant communities. Her … Read more
108 killed in Israeli strike on girls school in Iran
TEHRAN: Iran’s judiciary said the death toll from a US-Israeli strike on Saturday that hit a school in the country’s south has risen to 108. “The number of martyrs at the girls’ school in Minab has increased to 108,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website quoted the local prosecutor’s office as saying. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian … Read more
The Trump administration notified Congress in advance of the Iran strikes.
The notification stood in contrast to past military actions President Trump has undertaken unilaterally without consulting with Congress, drawing bipartisan anger.
Berlin puts Rosneft units into trusteeship
[ . The logo of Russia’s top crude producer Rosneft is seen on a gasoline station near a church in Stavropol, southern Russia, December 9, 2014. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko/File Photo BERLIN: The German government has placed the German units of Russia’s Rosneft under a trusteeship, the economy ministry said on Saturday, as Berlin seeks to establish … Read more
