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Delays mar Germany’s once well-respected rail network, with massive repair work still ahead

It turns out that Pope Francis also is a big believer in the power of comedy and has praised its power to help bring about a more empathetic and sympathetic world.

Reprinted from Responsible Statecraft with the author’s permission. Two proposals that would radically alter the current system for registering Americans for a future draft were introduced recently in Congress without any hearings or debate. They raise practical issues about whether any draft today would even be possible. As part of this year’s National Defense Authorization … Continue reading "A War Draft Today Can’t Work. Let Us Count the Ways."

Ursula von der Leyen is campaigning to secure a second term as Commission president, negotiating with key groups, including the Socialists, the liberals, and the Greens, to secure the 361 votes needed for her confirmation in Parliament.

Democrats pay the price for going along with the deceptions about Joe Biden’s mental and physical state.

‘Bosh!’ will be the battle cry as ‘The Romford Bull’ Johnny Fisher (11-0) seeks to ... read more

BCCI post special T World Cup video as players set to return

People living around the Masca area in Tenerife, the last known location of missing Lancashire teen Jay Slater, have told reporters that a major safety measure seems to have failed

The death toll in the stampede at a religious congregation in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras has risen to 121, a senior official said on Wednesday. According to the Office of the Relief Commissioner, the number of people injured in Tuesday's incident stands at 28. Of the total fatalities, 19 are yet to be identified, it said. The Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday registered an FIR against the organisers of the religious congregation. On Tuesday Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh put the death toll at 116. Читать дальше...

One of the strangest and most incomprehensible coup attempts has just unfolded in Bolivia. Not only are the motives unclear, it is even unclear who ordered it: the general who led the coup against the president or the president. But the stage upon which it unfolded was partly set by a U.S.-supported coup that took … Continue reading "The Three-Hour Coup. What Just Happened in Bolivia?"

The followers of the godman had thrown the slippers and other belongings of victims in nearby fields with standing crops to hide evidence of a stampede, police said

Unequal justice

Pittsburgh police are investigating a hoax bomb threat that was made Tuesday to the Tree of Life synagogue, which was the scene of a hate-fueled attack in 2018 that left 11 people dead, a spokesperson said.

Trea Turner hit two long home runs, and the major league-leading Philadelphia Phillies hung on to beat the struggling Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Many cat owners are familiar with torn cushions, carpets, and couches. The feline instinct to scratch is innate, but is often perceived as a behavioral problem by cat owners, and sometimes leads to interventions that are not cat-friendly.

Chosen Books takes pastor Sherman Dumas's book of practical advice to help restore the family unit; Tyndale signs T.I. Lowe's new novel, and more.

Leah Reesor-Keller argues that tackling climate anxiety begins in communities rooted in faith, Nancy Mehl wraps up the Ryland & St. Clair series, and more in new religion books publishing this summer.

The Fort Smith, Ark.–based small press is committed to publishing books by Mid-South writers that are accessible to readers everywhere. Publisher Casie Dodd hopes that its newly inked distribution deal with IPG will help make this goal a reality.