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Maintaining a Healthy Mind by Avoiding Catastrophic Thinking

July 21, 2024 plato

Introduction Maintaining a healthy mind is crucial for overall well-being. One significant aspect of mental health is the ability to manage negative thinking, particularly the tendency to assume the worst…

Discourse - Politics

Realism vs. Idealism in Understanding and Resolving World Conflict

July 21, 2024 plato

Introduction The theories of realism and idealism provide distinct lenses through which to understand and address global conflicts. Realism, grounded in a pragmatic view of international relations, emphasizes power dynamics…

Discourse - Politics

Five of History’s Greatest Peacemakers and Lessons to be Learned

July 21, 2024 plato

Introduction Throughout history, peacemakers have played crucial roles in mitigating conflicts, fostering understanding, and promoting harmony among nations and communities. This essay will explore the contributions of five of history’s…

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Ukraine peace talks could be postponed for 'a while' due to Iran war

Ukraine peace talks could be postponed for 'a while' due to Iran war

Ukraine has raised the prospect of postponing future peace talks aimed at ending its four-year-old war with Russia, because of the Iran conflict. [...]

As Trump unleashes chaos, China has a message it wants the world to hear

As Trump unleashes chaos, China has a message it wants the world to hear

It's been a snowy and bitterly cold morning in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. [...]

Kurdish fighters chomping at the bit to join fight against Iran regime

Kurdish fighters chomping at the bit to join fight against Iran regime

I have witnessed Iraqi and Iranian Kurdish fighters working with American forces in Iraq and Syria over many years. [...]

<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/iran-latest-trump-tehran-israel-strikes-us-drone-live-sky-news-13509565?postid=11202108#liveblog-body'>European nations step in to protect Cyprus as UK warship delay criticised</a>

<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/iran-latest-trump-tehran-israel-strikes-us-drone-live-sky-news-13509565?postid=11202108#liveblog-body'>European nations step in to protect Cyprus as UK warship delay criticised</a>

'You can hear the boom': Sky News takes cover from rocket fire as Israel tries to wipe out Hezbollah

'You can hear the boom': Sky News takes cover from rocket fire as Israel tries to wipe out Hezbollah

As acts of vengeance go, which is what Hezbollah says its strikes on northern Israel in the early hours of Monday morning were, this was not especially dramatic. [...]

Millions in Cuba hit by blackout as Trump embargo bites

Millions in Cuba hit by blackout as Trump embargo bites

Millions of people were left without electricity in Cuba after a shutdown at one of the country's largest thermoelectric power plants. [...]

Talk of what comes next for Iranians was conspicuous in its absence from White House briefing

Talk of what comes next for Iranians was conspicuous in its absence from White House briefing

Regime change isn't what it used to be. Donald Trump himself had talked it up as a reason for attacking Iran. [...]

'Leader of Trump assassination unit has been killed', says Hegseth

'Leader of Trump assassination unit has been killed', says Hegseth

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that an Iranian official behind an attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in 2024 has been killed by the US military. [...]

Trump's solutions to Iranian shipping threat leave insurance sector unimpressed

Trump's solutions to Iranian shipping threat leave insurance sector unimpressed

Donald Trump's offer of US-backed insurance and naval escorts for shipping travelling through the Strait of Hormuz has not prevented maritime premiums soaring as underwriters scramble to reassess the risks [...]

Why Europe is finally standing up to Donald Trump

Why Europe is finally standing up to Donald Trump

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Iran targets headquarters of Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq

Iran targets headquarters of Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq

The Iranian military's strikes come amid speculation that the US wants Iranian Kurdish groups to join its conflict with Iran. [...]

Britney Spears arrested in California

Britney Spears arrested in California

Court documents show she was arrested in Ventura County on Wednesday night. [...]

Nepalis vote in first election since Gen Z uprising for change

Nepalis vote in first election since Gen Z uprising for change

This election will test whether the country is ready for a new, untested generation to shape its future. [...]

Global order is 'breaking down', Carney tells Australian parliament

Global order is 'breaking down', Carney tells Australian parliament

The Canadian prime minister said Australia and Canada should work together as 'strategic cousins'. [...]

Texas lawmaker admits 'lapse in judgement' in affair with aide

Texas lawmaker admits 'lapse in judgement' in affair with aide

The admission from the married Republican, Tony Gonzales, comes after a House panel launched an ethics investigation. [...]

US sub sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean, Hegseth says

US sub sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean, Hegseth says

More than 100 personnel were thought to be aboard the vessel, which went down to the south of Sri Lanka. [...]

Ethiopia experiments with 'smart' police stations that have no officers

Ethiopia experiments with 'smart' police stations that have no officers

A project to introduce unmanned sites is part of a broader adoption of digital technologies. [...]

DR Congo government says 200 killed after landslide at rebel-held mine

DR Congo government says 200 killed after landslide at rebel-held mine

The M23, which controls the coltan-rich area, has not commented and the death toll is hard to verify. [...]

Musk tells jury 'people read too much' into his posts

Musk tells jury 'people read too much' into his posts

The billionaire is accused of misleading investors in the run-up to his 2022 Twitter purchase. [...]

China sets lowest economic growth target since 1991

China sets lowest economic growth target since 1991

It is also the first time the target has been lowered since it was cut to "around 5%" in 2023. [...]

Millions of Cubans plunged into darkness as fuel crisis deepens

Millions of Cubans plunged into darkness as fuel crisis deepens

Fuel shortages have been exacerbated by a US oil blockade since the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. [...]

US trade court orders tariff refunds in setback for Trump administration

US trade court orders tariff refunds in setback for Trump administration

A trade court has cleared the way for businesses to receive refunds for tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down last month. [...]

Russia blames Ukrainian naval drones as tanker sinks in Mediterranean

Russia blames Ukrainian naval drones as tanker sinks in Mediterranean

The Arctic Metagaz went down between Libya and Malta after it was hit by explosions and a fire, Libyan officials say. [...]

Spain's Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying 'no to war'

Spain's Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying 'no to war'

Spain's prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with his country. [...]

Greek court upholds criminal organisation verdict on neo-Nazi Golden Dawn

Greek court upholds criminal organisation verdict on neo-Nazi Golden Dawn

The party's founder Nikos Mihaloliakos and other officials are again found guilty, almost six years after an original trial. [...]

Videos show destruction after US and Israeli strikes on Iran

New videos show destruction across Iran after US and Israeli air strikes. [...]

‘Our children were sold off’: The South Africans sent to fight Russia’s war

Men 'lured' into fighting in the Ukraine war say Africans were subjected to worse treatment on the front lines. [...]

Iran women’s football team salute, sing national anthem in Asian Cup match

Players chose to sing the anthem before their game against Australia, in contrast to their silence during the previous tie. [...]

Which Kurdish groups is the US rallying to fight Iran?

US President Donald Trump has spoken to at least three Kurdish groups in Iran and Iraq in recent days. [...]

Map shows how big Iran is compared with the 50 US states

Iran is roughly the same size as Alaska, 2.5 times the size of Texas and covers about one-sixth of the US land area. [...]

While US encourages Kurds to attack Iran, history serves darker warning

Kurds weigh Washington's push for a rebellion on Iranian soil against a history of betrayals and pragmatic alliances. [...]

Missiles fired by US, Israel hit two schools near Tehran: Iranian media

The latest attack comes six days after the deadliest single one during the war on Iran, which killed 165 people. [...]

Israel puts a target on the back of the rules-based order

Israel suggests those seeking to enforce international law on Gaza will meet the fate of a destroyed Iranian warship. [...]

Finalissima, F1 races: Middle East conflict disrupts global sports events

With tournaments postponed and players stranded away from home, major sport events have been struck by crisis and chaos. [...]

Barrage of Iranian missiles target Qatar

A wave of loud missile explosions was heard over the skies of Doha on Thursday. [...]

Will the US benefit from the oil crisis sparked by the war on Iran?

Attacks on energy sites in the Gulf and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz give Western exporters a chance to profit. [...]

Nepal elections frame new era after youth protests toppled leaders

Six months after youth-led protests ousted Nepal’s prime minister, people in Kathmandu have been voting in election. [...]

Gaza flotilla activists confronted by Tunisian police

Global Sumud Flotilla activists say they were beaten by Tunisian police after being blocked from Sidi Bou Said port. [...]

Iranians get by as US, Israeli bombs rain down, internet blocked

Officials say some water, electricity facilities damaged amid US-Israel bombing, but no widespread outages reported yet. [...]

Iran, The US, and the World Cup

The 2026 World Cup is nearly here, but Iran’s spot in the tournament may be in doubt. Can sport ever be neutral? [...]

France to let US planes not involved in Iran strikes use air base

France to let US planes not involved in Iran strikes use air base

French officials have assured that only aircraft providing 'operational support' will be allowed to land for 'refueling.' [...]

France, Italy and Greece to coordinate 'dispatch of military assets' to Mediterranean

France, Italy and Greece to coordinate 'dispatch of military assets' to Mediterranean

The decision was made during a call between French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis. [...]

'Made in EU': An antidote to deindustrialization

'Made in EU': An antidote to deindustrialization

With the Industrial Accelerator Act, the EU aims to unite its industrial policy and trade policy. However, making access to its market conditional and monitoring foreign investments requires oversight, sanctions [...]

Middle East war unleashes a new economic shock

Middle East war unleashes a new economic shock

Since March 2, gas prices in Europe have increased by 50% and oil by 12%, while the Paris stock market has fallen by 4.7%. The economic impact depends on how [...]

Azerbaijan's military 'instructed to prepare and carry out retaliatory measures' after Iranian drone strikes

Azerbaijan's military 'instructed to prepare and carry out retaliatory measures' after Iranian drone strikes

Four people were wounded on Thursday in drone attacks on an airport and near a school that President Ilham Aliyev blamed on his country's neighbor. Iran has denied launching the [...]

Israel targets Iran's internal security establishment to facilitate postwar uprising

Israel targets Iran's internal security establishment to facilitate postwar uprising

Israeli air forces dominate the skies above Tehran, targeting Iran's political institutions and its regime's security establishment in an effort to trigger its collapse. [...]

French foreign minister urges de-escalation in call with Iranian counterpart

French foreign minister urges de-escalation in call with Iranian counterpart

Jean-Noël Barrot, speaking on the phone with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, called for de-escalation in the Middle East, condemned Iran's strikes and expressed concern for French nationals detained in [...]

Haitian man dies in US immigration custody due to untreated toothache, brother says

Haitian man dies in US immigration custody due to untreated toothache, brother says

Emmanuel Damas, who had been held at an Arizona immigration detention center for months, died after a tooth infection was left untreated. At least nine people have died in Immigration [...]

With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, regional trade disruptions could ripple across the globe

With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, regional trade disruptions could ripple across the globe

Following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, maritime traffic in the Persian Gulf has ground to a halt. These disruptions risk causing congestion in Asian ports. [...]

Denmark's wealth tax is a central issue in parliamentary elections

Denmark's wealth tax is a central issue in parliamentary elections

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, a social democrat, has advocated for reinstating a tax on the country's largest fortunes, after announcing that elections will be held on March 24. The proposal [...]

Early days of war against Iran boost satisfaction in Israel

Early days of war against Iran boost satisfaction in Israel

Israel has continued to bombard Iran with massive, unrelenting waves of military aircraft, while also attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon. Its missile defense system has helped limit the damage on Israeli [...]

Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk off its coast by a US submarine

Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk off its coast by a US submarine

The Iranian vessel was the country's 'prize ship,' according to the US defense secretary, while the top US officer said the US has destroyed more than 20 Iranian navy vessels [...]

Lebanon's displaced have a bitter feeling of déjà vu

Lebanon's displaced have a bitter feeling of déjà vu

The Lebanese government has reported that more than 58,000 people have fled their homes since the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah broke out. [...]

Trump and Venezuela's Rodriguez exchange praise amid oil partnership

Trump and Venezuela's Rodriguez exchange praise amid oil partnership

Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodriguez thanked Donald Trump on Telegram for his 'kind willingness to work together.' Trump praised her as 'doing a great job,' adding that he was pleased [...]

Iran's participation in the 2026 World Cup threatened by Middle East war, less than 100 days before kick-off

Iran's participation in the 2026 World Cup threatened by Middle East war, less than 100 days before kick-off

Following the Israeli-American offensive, the Iranian Football Federation has suggested that its national team may not compete in the World Cup, which is set to begin on June 11. 'Team [...]

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