At 27, Verena Bahlsen entered the leadership of the family company that had produced biscuits for generations. Two years later, she was gone. The departure marked the end of an unusually public
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A new museum in San Francisco’s historic Chinatown is creating a space for Chinese LGBTQ artists whose experiences have often remained unseen, marking what organizers describe as the world’s first museum dedicated
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The war involving Iran has triggered a far-reaching reassessment of global power dynamics, with its consequences extending well beyond the battlefield and reshaping calculations among major and regional powers, according to a
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On June 15, 2026, Pakistan unveils it’s first-ever freedom report assessing Political, civil, economic, digital, legal and social freedoms. The report was developed by Mishal Pakistan, the country partner of the World
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When Nacho remembers the beginning of the abuse, he does not recall a single moment that defined the relationship. Instead, he remembers a gradual escalation: arguments that became routine, emotional pressure that
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Venezuela has confirmed 32 deaths and more than 700 injuries following two powerful earthquakes that struck the country, with authorities warning that the toll could rise as rescue teams continue searching through
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OpenAI has launched a new initiative aimed at improving cybersecurity across the open source software ecosystem by helping maintainers identify and fix vulnerabilities in their projects. The initiative, called “Patch the Planet,”
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Lionel Messi has surpassed Miroslav Klose’s long-standing World Cup records for goals and victories after scoring a decisive brace in Argentina’s 2-0 victory over Austria in Dallas on June 22. The result
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Renate Welsh spent much of her life giving words to those who struggled to be heard. Through decades of children’s and adult literature, she explored loneliness, injustice, exclusion and the search for
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Human rights defenders around the world are confronting escalating risks, shrinking resources and growing repression, according to a new global report released by Front Line Defenders, which documented the killings of at
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Argentina’s government has introduced a new migration enforcement program that grants expanded powers to federal security forces to monitor, detain and deport foreign residents and tourists suspected of violating immigration rules, according
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Editor’s Note: The following essay is based on the original article published in the Colombo-based newspaper Aruna. The article was originally written in Sinhala by journalist Nirosha Wasala and was based on
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In a March 2026 paper published in the journal Science Advances, which focused on variability in governance along the autocratic-democratic axis, my coauthors and I found that one of the strongest associations for the 40
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