- Are you smarter than a 15-year-old? Try these OECD Pisa tests Euronews.com
- Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe The Economist
- US teen reading scores fall to lowest level in nearly 25 years KSL.com
- Opinion: Americans need to reverse dismal academic scores Deseret News
- PISA 2025: Students’ reading and mathematics performance declined sharply across the OECD oecd.org
How One Man’s Quest for a Musketeer’s Bones Got Him Locked Up – The New York Times
How One Man’s Quest for a Musketeer’s Bones Got Him Locked Up The New York Times
A dignified life is a ‘distant dream’ for many Iranian families amid US war
With constant degredation and no real prospects of improvement in the foreseeable future, Iranians are losing hope.
Commission backs out of conference after Taiwanese participation – euractiv.com
- Commission backs out of conference after Taiwanese participation euractiv.com
- Taiwan's vice president on rare Europe visit which China calls 'despicable' Reuters
- Taiwan vice president makes rare Europe visit for conference on democracy Al Jazeera
- Hsiao’s trip creates new diplomatic model: official Taipei Times
- VP Hsiao attends Italian freedom and democracy conference Taiwan Today
Commission backs out of conference after Taiwanese participation – euractiv.com
- Commission backs out of conference after Taiwanese participation euractiv.com
- Taiwan's vice president on rare Europe visit which China calls 'despicable' Reuters
- Taiwan vice president makes rare Europe visit for conference on democracy Al Jazeera
- Hsiao’s trip creates new diplomatic model: official Taipei Times
- VP Hsiao attends Italian freedom and democracy conference Taiwan Today
Philippines set for historic vote in Bangsamoro after decades of conflict
Philippines set for historic vote in Bangsamoro after decades of conflict
Houthis claim attack on Saudi base as fighting flares with Yemeni forces
Iran-allied Houthis say drones and missiles used in attack that targeted ‘weapons depots and command and control centres’ in southern Saudi Arabia
Houthi fighters have said they used drones and missiles to attack a military base in southern Saudi Arabia, as Yemen’s Riyadh-backed government described the rebels’ swift advance along the Red Sea coast as a “painful” development in a new front in the Iran war.
The UN said on Sunday that nearly 86,000 people had fled Yemen, most of them since early September when the Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched a large-scale offensive that last week resulted in the capture of a key port city and an island on the Bab al-Mandab strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the strait of Hormuz.
Continue reading...Iran war reshapes Brics ties but also exposes divisions
Brics members agree they need a new global order but it's harder to answer what should replace it and how to get there.
Iran war reshapes Brics ties but also exposes divisions
Brics members agree they need a new global order but it's harder to answer what should replace it and how to get there.
Voting under way in Sweden with far right eyeing first role in government
Party with neo-Nazi roots is in line for key ministerial positions if rightwing bloc wins the election
Voting is under way in Sweden in a high-stakes election that could lead to the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) entering government for the first time.
It comes after an unusually heated and polarised campaign punctuated by personal attacks between leaders, accusations of misinformation and Maga-inspired ads. Polls suggest an extremely tight race, with one showing just 0.3 percentage points between the left and right blocs.
Continue reading...Xi says China will take lead to foster AI, tech cooperation among BRICS countries – CNBC
- Xi says China will take lead to foster AI, tech cooperation among BRICS countries CNBC
- Xi-Modi Thaw at BRICS Masks Deep Divisions Between Asian Rivals Bloomberg.com
- Xi pushes 'Greater BRICS' economic ties to give bloc larger global role Reuters
- Xi Jinping gets red carpet at Brics summit amid thaw in India-China relations The Guardian
- Cementing the Foundation for BRICS Cooperation and Bolstering the Strength of the Global South fmprc.gov.cn
Meet ‘The Weather Keeper’ who lives in a lighthouse at the edge of the world – NPR
At BRICS, India’s Modi warns geopolitical tensions and supply chain shocks threaten global stability – AP News
- At BRICS, India's Modi warns geopolitical tensions and supply chain shocks threaten global stability AP News
- The Iran war reveals the limits of BRICS Al Jazeera
- Brics summit 2026 Delhi: Iran war reshapes ties but exposes divides BBC
- China, Russia, India seek economic cooperation at BRICS Yahoo
- BRICS adopts joint declaration, urges 'maximum restraint' in Mideast Reuters
George Osborne calls for UK to rejoin EU customs union and boost trade
Ex-Tory chancellor says economy has ‘fallen off a cliff’ since Brexit but rejoining union could be ‘quite simple’
The former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy had “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery.
Osborne, who was sacked as chancellor by Theresa May after being part of David Cameron’s cabinet at the time of the referendum, said it was important to rebuild links with the EU.
Continue reading...Fighting continues between Yemen gov’t forces, Houthis: What is the latest?
Government forces and Saudi Arabia carry out air attacks to stop Houthis' advance as thousands displaced by conflict.
Israeli attack on Gaza kills two Palestinians
Israeli strikes on Palestinian territory persist despite a 'ceasefire' brokered by the United States.
Search underway for about 130 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns – AP News
Dramatic insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley
A recent spate of stark warnings about the dangers of AI has been met with scepticism by executives and investors.
Book Review: ‘Redwood,’ Ben Macintyre – The New York Times
- Book Review: ‘Redwood,’ Ben Macintyre The New York Times
- Opinion | How one Russian spy’s bedroom affliction shifted the Cold War The Washington Post
- The spy who betrayed his country for his sex life The Times
- The spy who betrayed his country for ‘Viagra’ The Independent
- The KGB spy who stopped the Soviets – and prevented a world war The Telegraph
More than 2,000 Yemenis flee to Djibouti as fighting intensifies – Al Jazeera
- More than 2,000 Yemenis flee to Djibouti as fighting intensifies Al Jazeera
- People fleeing Iran-backed rebels’ advance in Yemen describe a ‘hysterical panic’ AP News
- Nearly 50,000 Yemeni civilians flee as Houthis advance along Red Sea coast The Guardian
- ‘We Left in the Clothes We Were Wearing’: Yemenis Flee New Fighting The New York Times
- Iskahorimaadyadan ayaa kusoo beegmaya xilli dagaallada u dhexeeya dowladda Yemen iyo Xuutiyiinta ay sii xoogeysanayaan. bbc.com