Laws that have driven smoking out of offices, restaurants, public transport and other public spaces have reduced exposure to second-hand smoke, but a global study suggests the problem remains far from resolved.
by Durga Velayudham “We stand for organised terror—this should be frankly admitted. Terror is an absolute necessity during times of revolution.” Lenin’s words, coldly rational yet disturbingly candid, encapsulate a recurring paradox
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United Nations human rights experts have renewed their call for Indonesia to stop forced evictions linked to the Mandalika tourism megaproject, citing militarisation in the area and serious harm to the Indigenous
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French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his lawsuit against American political commentator Candace Owens, saying the legal action was necessary to protect both his family and his own honour. Speaking to Paris
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Tibet (Xizang) on Wednesday to attend landmark events marking the 60th anniversary of the region’s establishment as an autonomous area, becoming the first Chinese president to
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In January this year, South Korean researcher Byeongjun Park opened an e-mail that would draw him into one of the most heated debates in modern science. Two computer scientists in India told
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“It’s not given to people to judge what’s right or wrong. People have eternally been mistaken and will be mistaken, and in nothing more than in what they consider right and wrong.”
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A shocking teenage honeypot scam in China has shed light on the perilous fate of thousands of Chinese migrant workers held captive by criminal gangs in Myanmar. The case centers on a
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by A Warrior The pain I am enduring is neither poetic nor performative; it is a raw, unrelenting testament to service rendered and now forgotten. We fight a war—not for accolades,
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The United Kingdom has stepped back from its controversial demand that Apple provide a “back door” to encrypted customer data after pressure from the Trump administration, Financial Times sources report, effectively ending
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into Meta and AI start-up Character.ai over concerns that their artificial intelligence chatbots are being marketed as therapists and mental health support tools
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