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Pope Leo XIV and a few U.S. bishops have recently criticized President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration, with Leo's comments being his “strongest criticism of Trump yet,” said the BBC.
Is the Catholic Church taking on Trump?
Pope calls for ‘deep reflection’ on immigration
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November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Pope Leo XIV and a few U.S. bishops have recently criticized President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration, with Leo's comments being his “strongest criticism of Trump yet,” said the BBC.
“My view is, if I don’t file a complaint, what will happen to other Mexican women?” Sheinbaum said at a news conference on Wednesday.
Mexico’s first female president was publicly groped
First female president vows action against sexual harassment after viral incident, but machismo and violence against women remain deeply ingrained
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November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“My view is, if I don’t file a complaint, what will happen to other Mexican women?” Sheinbaum said at a news conference on Wednesday.
“The family has had to endure publicity – all of it bad – since the feud erupted”, with the dispute “likely to get worse” after a period of mourning, sources close to the family told The Times.
Gopichand Hinduja and the rift at the heart of UK's richest family
Following the death of the patriarch, the family’s ‘Succession-like’ feuds are ‘likely to get worse’
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November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“The family has had to endure publicity – all of it bad – since the feud erupted”, with the dispute “likely to get worse” after a period of mourning, sources close to the family told The Times.
The “unprecedented economic transformation” towards a greener global economy, is “now unmistakably under way, despite a global pandemic, war, Brexit and two Trump presidencies”, said Christiana Figueres, the former executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The future of the Paris agreement
UN secretary general warns it is ‘inevitable’ the world will overshoot 1.5C target, but there is still time to change course
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November 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The “unprecedented economic transformation” towards a greener global economy, is “now unmistakably under way, despite a global pandemic, war, Brexit and two Trump presidencies”, said Christiana Figueres, the former executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
“Every year people ask what difference Cop will make, given the thousands of flights that come along with it,” said Sky News. But this year, “those questions have grown louder”, coming at a “particularly precarious time for climate action”.
Cop30: Will Trump’s snub derail UN climate summit?
No high-level US representatives will attend, and most nations failed to submit updated plans for cutting greenhouse gas emissions
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November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“Every year people ask what difference Cop will make, given the thousands of flights that come along with it,” said Sky News. But this year, “those questions have grown louder”, coming at a “particularly precarious time for climate action”.
Named after X’s built-in AI factchecker, Grok, the origins of Grokipedia date back to the end of last year, when Musk told followers to “stop donating to Wokepedia”.
Grokipedia: Elon Musk’s Wikipedia ‘rip-off’
AI-powered online encyclopaedia seeks to tell a ‘new version of the truth’
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November 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Named after X’s built-in AI factchecker, Grok, the origins of Grokipedia date back to the end of last year, when Musk told followers to “stop donating to Wokepedia”.
If the findings are confirmed the implications are profound: it could “open an entirely new chapter” in the “quest” to “understand the past and future of the universe”, said Phys org.
‘The Big Crunch’: why science is divided over the future of the universe
New study upends the prevailing theory about dark matter and says it is weakening
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November 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
If the findings are confirmed the implications are profound: it could “open an entirely new chapter” in the “quest” to “understand the past and future of the universe”, said Phys org.
“These are what I would call silent genocides – there are no TV crews, no journalists. But they are happening, and they’re happening now,” said Fiona Watson, Survival’s research and advocacy director.
The world’s uncontacted peoples under threat
Indigenous groups face ‘silent genocide’ from growing contact with miners, missionaries and influencers
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November 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“These are what I would call silent genocides – there are no TV crews, no journalists. But they are happening, and they’re happening now,” said Fiona Watson, Survival’s research and advocacy director.
Democrats won every major election yesterday, sweeping the races to lead Virginia, New Jersey and New York City. theweek.com
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📸: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Democrats won every major election yesterday, sweeping the races to lead Virginia, New Jersey and New York City. theweek.com
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📸: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
The next leader of the Netherlands will be breaking barriers in several ways: Rob Jetten, the head of the center-left Democrats 66 party, is virtually certain to become the country’s next prime minister.
Rob Jetten: the centrist millennial set to be the Netherlands’ next prime minister
Jetten will also be the country’s first gay leader
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November 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The next leader of the Netherlands will be breaking barriers in several ways: Rob Jetten, the head of the center-left Democrats 66 party, is virtually certain to become the country’s next prime minister.
Europol recently estimated that up to 100 tonnes of juvenile eels are smuggled from Europe each year, generating €2.5–3 billion in peak years. That makes eel trafficking one of the world’s most lucrative wildlife crimes.
Eel-egal trade: the world’s most lucrative wildlife crime?
Trafficking of juvenile ‘glass’ eels from Europe to Asia generates up to €3bn a year but the species is on the brink of extinction
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November 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Europol recently estimated that up to 100 tonnes of juvenile eels are smuggled from Europe each year, generating €2.5–3 billion in peak years. That makes eel trafficking one of the world’s most lucrative wildlife crimes.
Harmanpreet Kaur’s team beat South Africa by 52 runs in yesterday’s final, in front of a deafening 45,000-strong crowd in Navi Mumbai – ending Australia’s decade-long dominance in the sport.
What India’s World Cup win means for women’s cricket
The landmark victory could change women’s cricket ‘as we know it’
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November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Harmanpreet Kaur’s team beat South Africa by 52 runs in yesterday’s final, in front of a deafening 45,000-strong crowd in Navi Mumbai – ending Australia’s decade-long dominance in the sport.
Catherine Connolly won Friday’s election by a landslide with 63.4% of the vote.
Ireland just got a new, socialist president
Landslide victory of former barrister and ‘outsider’ Catherine Connolly could ‘mark a turning point’ in anti-establishment politics
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November 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Catherine Connolly won Friday’s election by a landslide with 63.4% of the vote.
The study, due to be published in November in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, delves into the gender divide plaguing exclamation marks – the current “battleground” in the world of punctuation.
To the point: the gender divide over exclamation marks
‘Men harbouring urges to be more exclamative’ can finally take a breath – this is what using the punctuation really conveys
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October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The study, due to be published in November in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, delves into the gender divide plaguing exclamation marks – the current “battleground” in the world of punctuation.
Since deepfakes first emerged in 2017 as “incel-produced nonconsensual porn”, concerns have “snowballed into panic” when their political consequences became apparent, said The Guardian.
Believe it when AI see it: is this a deepfake turning point in politics?
AI ‘slopaganda’ hits elections in Ireland and Netherlands and exposes ‘significant gaps’ in security measures
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October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Since deepfakes first emerged in 2017 as “incel-produced nonconsensual porn”, concerns have “snowballed into panic” when their political consequences became apparent, said The Guardian.
For progressives stumped by the dominance of the far right, the rise of Polanski in the UK and Mamdani in the US offers an alternative to “doom-loop politics” and “a paradigm shift that places people before profit”.
Zack Polanski, Zohran Mamdani and the end of ‘doom-loop politics’
Do new figures on the left herald a brighter future for political discourse?
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October 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
For progressives stumped by the dominance of the far right, the rise of Polanski in the UK and Mamdani in the US offers an alternative to “doom-loop politics” and “a paradigm shift that places people before profit”.
Do you have a dark sense of humor?
If so, you might get a kick out of these movies. From "Bad Santa" to "The Banshees of Inisherin," here are some of the best dark comedies to watch.
If so, you might get a kick out of these movies. From "Bad Santa" to "The Banshees of Inisherin," here are some of the best dark comedies to watch.
The 8 best dark comedies of the 21st century
From Santa Claus to suicide terrorism, these movies skewered big, taboo subjects
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October 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Do you have a dark sense of humor?
If so, you might get a kick out of these movies. From "Bad Santa" to "The Banshees of Inisherin," here are some of the best dark comedies to watch.
If so, you might get a kick out of these movies. From "Bad Santa" to "The Banshees of Inisherin," here are some of the best dark comedies to watch.
The U.S. has a long history of meddling in Latin American politics, from Teddy Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan, and now President Donald Trump.
October 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The U.S. has a long history of meddling in Latin American politics, from Teddy Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan, and now President Donald Trump.
There’s a “moral panic” in many countries over the impact of digital technology on teenagers, said The Economist. But there’s a “less-noticed explosion in screentime” happening among 60-somethings.
Are boomers the real phone addicts?
There’s an ‘explosion in screentime’ among older people – and they’re more vulnerable to misinformation
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October 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
There’s a “moral panic” in many countries over the impact of digital technology on teenagers, said The Economist. But there’s a “less-noticed explosion in screentime” happening among 60-somethings.
The country’s president, Paul Biya, has been in office for more than four decades and has been reelected numerous times in contests that are not considered free or fair.
Protesters fight to topple one of Africa’s longstanding authoritarian nations
Cameroon’s president has been in office since 1982
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October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The country’s president, Paul Biya, has been in office for more than four decades and has been reelected numerous times in contests that are not considered free or fair.
Public awareness of menopause and perimenopause has improved in recent years but with that has come a “rapid expansion” of companies and individuals who “see menopause as a lucrative market”, said University College London researchers.
The ‘menopause gold rush’
Women vulnerable to misinformation and marketing of ‘unregulated’ products
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October 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Public awareness of menopause and perimenopause has improved in recent years but with that has come a “rapid expansion” of companies and individuals who “see menopause as a lucrative market”, said University College London researchers.
In the 12 months to March this year, 262 prisoners were released in error, a 128% increase from 115 the previous year, according to UK government data.
Why are so many prisoners being released by mistake?
Overcrowding and faulty computer systems have been blamed for 128% rise in unauthorised releases
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October 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In the 12 months to March this year, 262 prisoners were released in error, a 128% increase from 115 the previous year, according to UK government data.
Climate change doesn’t just pose an existential threat to our planet. It’s also ratcheting up national security risks. Here's how the climate crisis could lead to a rise in political tensions within the U.S. and between other countries. theweek.com/environment/...
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📸: Anton Petrus / Getty Images
October 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Climate change doesn’t just pose an existential threat to our planet. It’s also ratcheting up national security risks. Here's how the climate crisis could lead to a rise in political tensions within the U.S. and between other countries. theweek.com/environment/...
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📸: Anton Petrus / Getty Images
The US president landed in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, just in time to oversee the signing of a US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia.
Donald Trump’s week in Asia: can he shift power away from China?
US president’s whirlwind week of diplomacy aims to bolster economic ties and de-escalate trade war with China
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October 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The US president landed in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, just in time to oversee the signing of a US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia.
Women have repeated the strike on several occasions, including in 1985, 2005, 2010, 2016, 2018 and 2023. They highlighted persistent gender pay gaps and issues like gender-based violence.
The Icelandic women’s strike 50 years on
Despite closing the gender pay gap by 90%, the nation is ‘still no paradise’ for women, say campaigners
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October 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Women have repeated the strike on several occasions, including in 1985, 2005, 2010, 2016, 2018 and 2023. They highlighted persistent gender pay gaps and issues like gender-based violence.