State Department thought Putin had no interest in ending the war in Ukraine: report

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Interview: China's governance model offers insights to world, says expert

(Xinhua) 13:54, October 25, 2025 BUDAPEST, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's governance model offers valuable insights to countries seeking stability, sustainable growth and social cohesion, Gyula Thurmer, president of the Hungarian Workers' Party, said...

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...

5 Seconds Of Summer Tickets For UK & European Leg Of Everyone's A Star! Tour On Sale 10am Today

Photo: Brian Ziff 5 Seconds Of Summer have announced the Everyone's A Star! World Tour for 2026. 5 Seconds Of Summer tickets go on general sale at 10am local time today. The UK and Ireland leg will come first, calling at arenas in Belfast, Dublin,...

Jeffrey D. Sachs, Sybil Fares – From Illusion to Real Peace: Trump’s Test in Gaza and Ukraine

Real peace demands Palestinian statehood, Ukrainian neutrality and the courage to defy the war lobby Jeffrey D. Sachs is a University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed The...

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...

Profile reports second-best year ever but turnover down on 2023-24 peak

Profile has reported its "second-best year ever", with an annual turnover to the financial year ending March 2025 of £21.5m, though down on last year’s £23.5m peak (2023-24). This peak was a 27% jump from 2022-23, attributed in part to the success...

Why Authoritarians Thrive

By Senem Aydın-Düzgit US President Donald Trump’s ferocious assault on American institutions over the last nine months is a particularly morbid symptom of the global decline of democracy. But Trump has merely capitalized on a process that was well...

Israel approves expansion of Ben-Gurion Airport’s Terminal 3

El Al planes parked near terminal 3 and the airport tower control at Ben Gurion International Airport, August 8, 2020. (Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90) The Israel Airports Authority has approved a large-scale expansion of Ben-Gurion Airport’s...

NQ boosted by post-earning strength in AMZN +12.8% & AAPL +1.7%, DXY firmer into Fed speak - Newsquawk US Opening News

European bourses are on the backfoot; US equity futures mixed, with the NQ boosted by post-earning strength in AMZN +12.8 & AAPL +1.7%. AMZN beat and boosted on strong cloud growth; AAPL strong results and predicts holiday boom in iPhone sales....

EU ambassadors, including Bulgaria's ambassador to Serbia: Right to protest and free media, without violence

Respect for fundamental rights and values, including freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of the media, are key values of the EU that everyone must defend and support. We call on everyone to act with restraint, calm tensions, and avoid...

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...

Radicalisation on right and left while centre crumbles

1. Creeping fascism ratchets up a gear The forms of creeping fascism are: the continued rise of Farage’s racist Reform UK this overlaps, including in membership, with a Tommy Robison/fascist led street mobilisations a disintegrating Tory party...

The American Presidency Can Never Be Trusted Again

In his February 5th piece titled There is No Going Back, New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie concluded after the first days of Trump’s second term: [We] cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was. Whatever comes next, should the...

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...

European country popular in summer has an incredible Christmas market 2 hours from UK

A beautiful European country with great beaches and hot summer weather will soon open an incredible Christmas market. When you think of the best European Christmas markets to go to, your mind might go straight to the likes of Prague, Vienna,...

For Serouj Kradjian, Mozart and Fairuz Go Hand in Hand

One thing I used to do early on — and which I continued to develop — was to improvise and play by ear. So arranging music was always there for me from the beginning. I would arrange melodies I either created or heard. And all this happened with...

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...

Radisson expands global portfolio in 2025

Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has surpassed 210 hotel signings and openings in 2025, continuing its momentum from a record-breaking 2024. The company’s expansion across Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region marks...

New Works of Transformation: Publications from the CIIS Community (2024–2025)

CIIS scholars continue to enrich the world of integral education with an extraordinary array of new books, chapters, articles and contributions across disciplines. From the contemplative roots of Upanishadic wisdom to the unfolding dialogues...