Risk-ready – Microfinance Backs African Businesses Against Climate Change

Although Africa has contributed only 7% of global carbon emissions since the 19th century, it remains the most vulnerable region to the adverse effects of climate change. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) estimates that seven of the ten...

Playing the Game of Racial Roulette

A widespread racist belief in America and Europe, especially on college campuses, is that white Americans and Europeans are genetically and culturally predisposed to colonialism, oppression, racism, and other injustices. The converse belief is...

The Gig Guide: Former Qld premier joins advanced materials sector as AMBC chair

Former Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was this week appointed chair of the Advanced Materials and Battery Council, marking her first major industry role since leaving politics in 2023. The appointment sees the former Labor leader, who...

Kenya transitions to injectable polio vaccine

Dr Patrick Amoth, Director General (DG) of Health, speaking at The Star-APHRC Inaugural National Science Research Translation Congress held at the APHRC headquarters in Nairobi on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Photo/ APHRCKenya has announced a...

Trump, Takaichi Sign Rare Earth Deal Ahead of APEC Summit

Trump and Takaichi signed a rare earth and critical minerals agreement aimed at strengthening supply chains and reducing dependence on China ahead of the APEC summit. The United States and Japan have signed a new agreement aimed at securing...

In Waves and War review – Navy Seals battle PTSD with psychedelic therapy

A gaggle of former US Navy Seals open up about their post-traumatic stress in this absorbing if somewhat formulaic documentary by Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen. Ultimately, it is something of an advertisement for a new therapeutic protocol that...

Kazakhstan needs to be adapted to new realities – President

- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - ASTANA, Oct 28 (Kazinform/APP) : Taking the floor at the ceremonial event dedicated to Republic Day, Head of State noted that in today’s turbulent times, foreign policy based on the traditions...

President Trump’s Push for Bagram Air Base: Strategic Miscalculation or Political Posturing?

A symbolic push for Bagram risks a regional escalation drawing in Russia, Iran, and China. Introduction An old dispute has been rekindled by President Donald Trump. He demanded that the United States retake Afghanistan’s Bagram Airbase, formerly...

US–Pakistan Ties are Quietly Redrawing South Asian Geopolitics

The US–Pakistan relationship is thawing after years of mistrust. The two nations are rediscovering each other through energy, technology, and minerals, and appear to be building something that neither quite dared before: a partnership designed to...

Public Event in San Marino Explores Central Asia’s Strategic Role in a Changing Global Landscape

Libera San Marino will host a public event titled “Central Asia: New Prospects for Business and Development in an Evolving Global Market” at Palazzo Graziani, San Marino, on 28 October 2025. The evening will bring together government...

Paralympic hero wants your views on 'what's working, what isn't working'

Former Royal Engineer Commando turned Paralympic rower and PhD researcher Gregg Stevenson MBE says it is vital that people have their say on rehabilitation services. Gregg, who lost both legs in Afghanistan before going on to become a Paralympian...

Pakistan bursting at the seams, internally and externally

Shankar Kumar Afghanistan and Pakistan have signed a ceasefire agreement in Doha after recent clashes. Given the yawning trust gap between Afghanistan’s Taliban regime and Pakistan, it will not be surprising if the two sides start clashing again....

Who Will Follow Canada’s ‘Reciprocity’ With Trump?

Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has spoken candidly about the crisis of his country’s relationship with its “great neighbor,” the United States. US President Donald Trump, an ardent enthusiast of “tariff wars,” waging them against all kinds...

‘Most traveled person in America’ drops a pin in the Lehigh Valley: ‘One of my favorite regions of the country'

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The Lehigh Valley just may be doing something right when the acclaimed “Most Traveled Person in America” comes to the area and is impressed with what he sees. Daniel Seddiqui, 43, is a bestselling immersive-experience travel...

Trump wants to freeze frontlines in Ukraine, but he may have trouble finding them first

The bulky supply robot is somewhere between Kostiantynivka and the shattered city of Toretsk in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, near what was once known as the frontline. Jokingly referred to as a big box on wheels by the soldiers who pilot it,...

Tcell and Mawj Platforms launch digital ecosystem to transform Central Asia’s media landscape

09:54, todayAuthor: Press release by Tcell During the Dushanbe International Investment Forum, Tcell, Tajikistan’s leading digital operator, and international technology company Mawj Platforms announced a strategic partnership to establish a...

Monument honours migrants who perished on Balkan route

In a small cemetery in the village of Vojna Vas, southeastern Slovenia, a new monument stands to honour migrants who lost their lives attempting to cross into Slovenia and who are typically buried in unmarked graves, the identities of many...

The challenges posed by the TTP to Pakistan

During the last two weeks, Pakistan’s relationship with Afghanistan worsened with border clashes. Though the two have reached an agreement in Doha, Pakistan believes that the primary problem between the two countries is the Tehreek-e-Taliban...

MIT Live confirms Sarah Furness as closing speaker

Mortgage Strategy is proud to announce that its Mortgage Innovation & Technology Live 2025 event on 9 December at Convene in London, will have Sarah Furness presenting the closing keynote speech. After graduating from Cambridge University, Furness...

Hutch partners TRCSL to welcome regional telecom regulators

Hutch CEO Saumitra Gupta On 23 September 2025, Hutch Sri Lanka played host to the ceremony for the 2nd Meeting of the South Asia Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC) Working Group on Policy, Regulation and Services, partnering with the...