It’s great the taboo is fading. But as TikTok influencers tout them, it’s a slippery slope to the memeification of disorders

Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountability

Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30 Governments failing to shift to a low-carbon economy will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and will face stagnation and rising inflation at home, the UN’s climate chief warned on Monday at the start of the Cop30 climate talks. Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change, addressed the gathering of ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries, in a stark portrayal of the price of failure on the climate crisis. Continue reading...

Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize

‘We had been taught to use “Nepalese” as a descriptor and “Nepali” for the language, but since we called ourselves “Nepali” in our own language, we felt that we should do so in English as well.’ Manju...

A symposium on languages of India published in Granta 173: India. This set of essays...

‘We had been taught to use “Nepalese” as a descriptor and “Nepali” for the language, but since we called ourselves “Nepali” in our own language, we felt that we should do so in English as well.’ Manju...

A Washington Post analysis of Democratic lawmakers’ appearances and social media posts show they are going quiet on climate.

Worldwide, every other week seems to bring a new climate-related crisis. Increasingly, the response has seemed to be a dulled acceptance.

The judges ‘had never read anything quite like it’, says panel chair Roddy Doyle, announcing the Hungarian-British author’s novel as the winner of the £50,000 award Hungarian-British author David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker prize for his novel Flesh. Szalay’s sixth work of fiction traces the life of one man, István, from his youth to midlife. The judges “had never read anything quite like it”, said panel chair Roddy Doyle, who won the prize in 1993. “It is, in many ways, a dark book, but it is a joy to read.” Continue reading...

Montreal-born author David Szalay has won the Booker Prize for his novel “Flesh.”

Several fire engines rushed to the scene after blast reported near the historic Red Fort, fire services said A car explosion outside the historic Red Fort monument in Delhi has killed at least eight people and started a fire in the surrounding area, according to police. The cause of the explosion, which took place just before 7pm local time (1330 GMT) on Monday night, is being investigated. The registered owner of the car has reportedly been detained for questioning. Continue reading...

Welcome to the third Red Scare.

The Trump administration is cracking down on Americans’ freedom of speech with a new viciousness, but the First Amendment won’t go down without a fight.

The BBC is mired in a massive political fight over its future right now. Trump just joined that battle.

British expats love it for its red postboxes and Marks & Spencer stores. But they love it more because they only have to pay 15% tax on their income

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