Ursula Kemp was a strong-willed woman. That may have been one reason she eventually ended up on the gallows. A midwife and healer in the small English village of St Osyth, Kemp
When Dante Alighieri and his guide reach the fifth circle of hell in Inferno’s Canto VII, they come across the River Styx, where people who could not contain their anger in life now
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French prosecutors have requested a five-year prison sentence and a ban from holding public office for Marine Le Pen, the former leader of the far-right National Rally party, in an ongoing embezzlement
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Sri Lanka’s 2024 General Election has officially concluded, with polling stations across the country closing at 4:00 p.m. today, November 14, marking the end of a high-turnout election. According to initial reports,
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While the United States was still busy counting votes, Germany’s ruling coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz suddenly fell apart last Wednesday, plunging Europe’s largest economy into chaos. Now, Germans are set
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The Wall Street journal, which has a track record of spreading irascible scepticism over Donald Trump’s credentials for re-election as US president, has come out with yet another sensational story that Congressman
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD), having raised expectations about National People’s Power (NPP) in the eyes of the public as never before by coming to power claiming to be holier than all
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My Diwali and Tihar vacation in Nepal is continuing. Here is a flash report from Pokhara. After a turbulent 18-month rule, in which former Prime Minister Prachanda had to seek a vote
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The 2024 U.S. presidential election was framed as a crucial test for the nation’s political system, with ongoing concerns over oligarchy, mob rule, a breakdown of equal protection under the law, and
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President-Elect Donald Trump has announced two major appointments for his incoming administration: Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense and Mike Huckabee as U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Both appointees are known for their
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President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Florida Senator Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State, according to multiple sources familiar with the decision. This move is seen as a victory for
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