The case for kids as Australia’s birth rate hits record low

Australia’s birth rate, which today averages just 1.48 children per adult woman according to new ABS data, is at an all-time low. Australia is not just below the statistical replacement rate, we are spiralling towards demographic collapse. Leaders...

Europe's top 20 hot springs

Sliding into a bathtub after a long day is one of life’s little luxuries – but there’s nothing quite like the restorative high from a dip in a natural thermal pool. From Iceland’s renowned Blue Lagoon to ancient sulfur streams in the Pyrenees,...

Orbán: Trump made a mistake with sanctions, I’ll visit him soon

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said he plans to travel to Washington in the coming days to meet US President Donald Trump, where he intends to discuss energy cooperation — and urge the American leader to reconsider the latest sanctions...

Everything we know about Putin’s new nuclear-armed underwater drone Poseidon after ‘successful’ test

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Industrial Players Look to BTS Development Option

These are active in a market that is growing due to increasing logistics demand, as well as the need to meet significant FDI, notably in the electric vehicle and EV-related industries. The latter has finally resulted in the development of I&L hubs...

US withdrawing some troops from Europe after Trump’s warning to Nato allies

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CBD Punjab briefs diplomats on proposed diplomatic enclave

LAHORE: The Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA) hosted an exclusive diplomatic briefing session at the CBD Punjab Complex, focusing on the development of the Diplomatic Enclave situated at CBD Bab District. The session...

Under Pressure: How Psychology And Leadership Drive Clutch Performance

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 29: Trey Yesavage #39 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates after a double play to end the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game five of the 2025 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 29, 2025...

Wisconsin pair takes fourth in world Street Fishing event in Green Bay

GREEN BAY - Anglers from Hungary took the gold medal in the team competition and first and third in pairs at the 2025 Street Fishing World Championship held Oct. 25 and 26 in Green Bay. The two pairs of Hungarian anglers landed 22 scorable fish...

How Putin overplayed his hand, and sank Lukoil

Few thought it would be so quick: Oil giant Lukoil became the first casualty of the newly minted US sanctions against Russia’s all-important hydrocarbons sector. The company is urgently looking for buyers for its foreign assets and whilst...

IAUP at 60: Presidents seek common ground on HE in AI era

GLOBAL Six months before the turn of the millennium, Donald Gerth, then president of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), speaking at the 12th triennial meeting of the organisation founded in 1965, drew a distinction...

from chicken-like shelters to spiky wooden huts, hello wood’s cabin fever lands in czechia

Cabin Fever 2025 explores architecture as Shared Social Act Cabin Fever 2025, organized by Hello Wood, took place in Česká Kamenice, Czech Republic, on the grounds of a former textile factory and wartime labor camp. The event combined an...

O'Donnell Abú: The scion of the famous Donegal dynasty who governed Dracula's old chomping ground in Transylvania

Did you know one of the O’Donnells once served as the Governor-General of Transylvania? Connell O’Donnell was descended from the famous fighting prince of Donegal, Red Hugh O’Donnell, who was born in Lifford and died while trying to raise troops...

‘The exhilarating hobby that helped me overcome menopausal anxiety’

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Sali Hughes on beauty: the best perfumes for winter

Colder weather may make us instinctively nuzzle into warm, ambery scents, but as the temperature dips I’m all for steering into the skid with herbaceous, frosty, invigorating scents that somehow smell cold. Tom Ford Soleil Neige (£69 for 10ml) was...

How Orbán and Erdoğan used Russia's war against Ukraine to tighten their grip on power

Authoritarian regimes consolidated power by sharpening their methods of control, from electoral engineering and digital surveillance to legal and institutional manipulation. In today’s increasingly multipolar world, the rise of regional...

Volusia Business News: Area housing market showing signs of life

Realtors in the Volusia-Flagler area had their best month in quite a while. While prices and mortgage interest rates haven’t dropped that much, Realtors in the two-county area reported selling 1,016 existing houses in September, up 23.3% from...

UN Tourism announces ‘World’s Best Tourism Villages 2025’; 52 destinations recognised, none from India this year

UN Tourism has announced the winners of its fifth annual Best Tourism Villages awards, recognising 52 exceptional rural destinations from around the world for their innovation, sustainability, and cultural preservation efforts. The announcement...

13th QCinema Festival rolls out over 80 films

The 13th QCinema International Film Festival shines a spotlight on Quezon City’s ongoing commitment to remain the heart of Philippine cinema. Running from November 14 to 23, this year’s edition features an expansive lineup of over 80 films from...

Interview – Bill Niven

Bill Niven is Emeritus Professor for Contemporary German History at Nottingham Trent University in England. He is the author and editor of many books relating to Germany’s efforts to come to terms with the National Socialist and GDR pasts,...