The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Finally, I gotta hold of one with subtitles. Enjoyed all the dialogues. Missed Dopinder much though. READ MORE from my LETTERBOXD
The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery. READ MORE from CNN
The human head and hands discovered in the freezer of a Colorado home in January have been identified as belonging to a 16-year-old girl who had been missing for almost 20 years, according to local authorities. READ MORE from CNN
As the US works to recover from the latest major hurricanes, the cultural conversation and debate about disaster relief efforts in some ways began more than two decades ago, during a national telethon and a moment with Kanye West. READ MORE from CNN
Distinct days and nights have helped life flourish on Earth. But many alien worlds capable of supporting life may not have such clear delineations. READ MORE from BBC
A petition with over 19,000 signatures has been started to stop the singer's concert in South Africa. READ MORE from BBC
Both sides believe they have right on their side and use it as an excuse to perpetuate bloodshed. READ MORE from The Guardian
After his controversial column last week, a former publisher tells the novelist his focus on ‘blood libel’ is blinding him to atrocities in Gaza. READ MORE from The Guardian
They are problems of success, really, these modern ills. Social media addiction, gaming disorders, the compulsive over-eating of sugar and processed gloop: they are products of a society with more than enough food, leisure time and boredom, and without the life-or-death excitement that kept our ancestors busy. READ MORE from The Guardian
Accepting uncomfortable truths will help you embrace the joy of living. READ MORE from The Guardian
While healthy eating and regular workouts are certainly good for us, many scientists now believe that genes rather than lifestyle are the determining factor in how long we live. READ MORE from The Guardian
With people surviving longer and with greater infirmity, the pressures on adults living among three other generations are increasing. READ MORE from The Guardian
Do certain ‘friends’ leave you feeling drained and demotivated every time you meet? You need to have a word with them – and yourself. READ MORE from The Guardian
After being forced to join the Russian army in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk, Azad Yousuf Kumar did not believe he would make it back alive to his home in Kashmir. READ MORE from The Independent
But my own imprisonment without charge has made me more resilient. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
Why are some South Asians choosing not to have children amid a population crisis? READ MORE from Al Jazeera
It is almost unheard of for a UN member state to take aim at a UN peacekeeping force, so how significant are these incidents in the unfolding war in Lebanon? READ MORE from Al Jazeera
A new album of rare grooves from Soviet Central Asia reveals an era when the region was a crucible for musical fusion. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
Constant military patrols near the Indo-China border in Ladakh have shrunk pastures and are extinguishing an ancient way of life. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
"One might have expected something extra from a movie that has big name stars," a Maldivian friend opined to me after watching this.
I would have to agree. I am a bit surprised by IMDB's 6.9/10 rating, Rotten Tomatoes' 81% rating, and Metacritic's 73% rating. Perhaps I am not "getting it"?
Anyways, the premise is interesting: Hollywood not appreciating the unsung heroes who do all the stunts. Does Cruise count? READ MORE from my LETTERBOXD
Majed al-Zeer says the US claim that he is a Hamas representative in Europe is an attempt to discourage his activism. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
The award-winning freelance journalist was known for her reporting on life in Russian-occupied Ukraine. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon says the attack on its peacekeepers was a ‘deliberate’ act by Israeli forces. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
Scammers are increasingly using deepfake technology to fraud people. Experts say awareness is key to prevent online scam. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
Movement awarded for ‘demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again’. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
Up to 600 people were shot dead in a matter of hours by al Qaeda-linked militants in an August attack on a town in Burkina Faso, according to a French government security assessment that nearly doubles the death toll cited in earlier reports. The new figure would make the assault, in which civilians were shot dead as they dug trenches to defend the remote town of Barsalogho, one of the deadliest single attacks in Africa in recent decades. READ MORE from CNN
Due to repeated targeting of healthcare facilities throughout Sudan’s conflict, it is the only hospital left in the country’s populous city. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
... (A)ccording to female athletes and the organisations supporting them, it is the very success these women achieved that may have made them a target among men still governed by more patriarchal gender norms.
One in three women in Kenya reports at least a case of abuse by the age of 18, according to Kenyan charity, the Gender Violence Recovery Centre, largely from their intimate male partners, male family members, or other males known to them. READ FULL REPORT from Al Jazeera
Mohamed Muizzu embarks on a state visit to India a year after becoming president on anti-India rhetoric. Here’s why. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
As I pass the tents in Deir el-Balah’s Ard Shurab camp, a boy shouts to his mother inside: “Mother, the journalist Maram has come!”
The children recognise me now, after a year of reporting on this war. The women, too. People do not forget your face when you have sat in their tent and they have opened up to you, sharing details of their lives even as they insist apologetically that they do not want to talk, that they do not like the media or even trust it.
The women greet me, sometimes shy to shake my hand because they do not look as clean as they used to before this war, or even when I saw them last.
In that moment of discomfort - where they and I notice that their tent has grown shabbier, their clothes more worn and their children’s hair more dishevelled - I use a phrase that has become more common here now:
“In God’s eyes, people.” With a long sigh, they respond: “In God’s eyes.” READ MORE from Al Jazeera
Fadi al-Wahidi, the second cameraman hit by Israeli fire this week, was shot in the neck while reporting from Jabalia. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
There was an average of four incidents of settler violence per day in the occupied West Bank since October 7. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
UNICEF report finds more than 370 million girls worldwide have faced sexual violence before the age of 18. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
Ukraine has accused Russia of unleashing a series of missile strikes on commercial vessels carrying Ukrainian grain in the Black Sea, threatening to disrupt a period of relative calm which has helped to stabilise global food prices. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
Kerala-based humanities student, who prefers to remain anonymous, runs The Savala Vada, an Instagram handle that satirises national and global events. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
First South Korean to win literature prize praised for ‘her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas’. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
‘They cracked the code’; laureates hailed for revealing proteins’ secrets through computing and artificial intelligence. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
What is the highest mountain on Earth? Turns out the answer to that question is more debatable than you might think. READ MORE from CNN
Documentary claims a Canadian developer is the real Satoshi Nakamoto. READ MORE from Politico
With a loneliness epidemic gripping many parts of the world, some people are turning to AI chatbots for friendship and relationships. But is it really all just harmless fun? READ MORE from BBC
... The war in Gaza, which is stretching into its second year and has killed more than 43,000 people, has influenced every aspect of American life – from college campuses to workplaces, family dinners to the conversation at synagogues and mosques. In the US, where the conflict pulls on deep-rooted allegiances and senses of identity, diverging views have put an undeniable strain on intimate relationships – including even the most nascent of romantic connections.
Single people in the US who spoke to the Guardian, both Jewish and Muslim, said the events of the last year had deepened their connections to their religious and ethnic identities, bringing them closer to their communities. But it also left them more polarized and less likely to forge relationships with – or even have conversations with – people with opposing views on Gaza. Even those dating within their own religion said they struggled at times to find people whose views on, or passion about, the war and its repercussions matched theirs. “Everything about dating is hard,” Anna said. “[But] differences that maybe a year ago may have been difficult to navigate … feel much bigger now.” READ FULL REPORT from The Guardian
"Laapataa Ladies" was chosen despite "All We Imagine as Light" already winning international accolades. READ MORE from The Independent
China is increasingly becoming the target of militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan who despise foreign efforts to undermine their influence in the region, security experts say. READ MORE from The Independent
Labour says it is committed to other ‘overseas territories’, but why? These colonial-era dreams are costing the country dear. READ MORE from The Guardian
People in Gaza are exposed to airborne particles released as Israel destroys the enclave. Inhaled, it can cause cancers. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
When men were away at sea for weeks at a time, a community developed on Stewart Island that was led by women. Today, that way of life continues and thrives. READ MORE from The Guardian
When Tariq Hathaleen stays up late on watch duty, he would prefer to sleep in the next morning, but the 29-year-old never knows how he will wake up. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
Before and after satellite images reveal the extent of ruin to civilian infrastructure after a year of war. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, believed that the memory of the Nakba, or "catastrophe", would eventually fade for the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians violently expelled from their homeland by Zionist militias in 1948. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
Here’s a look at all those who can nominate people for the Nobels. The list is long – very long. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
It is difficult to predict what will happen in Israel, but history may give us a clue. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
The more Israel tries to make Palestinian life impossible in Palestine, the more Palestinians resist. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
Despite thousands of deaths in the last year in Gaza, Israel’s war has expanded to other fronts in the region. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
Ten journalists who have covered the war on Gaza for two of the world’s leading news networks, CNN and the BBC, have revealed the inner workings of those outlets’ newsrooms from October 7 onward, alleging pro-Israel bias in coverage, systematic double standards and frequent violations of journalistic principles. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
By Naomi Klein
A year later, memorials to the 7 October attacks use art, virtual reality and dark tourism to stir support for limitless violence. But there is a different way to remember. READ MORE from The Guardian
Warning: graphic content, including death.
The Gaza-based Anadolu Agency photographer Ali Jadallah talks about some of the most powerful images he has taken in the year since the 7 October attack by Hamas that triggered the Gaza war. CHECK THE PHOTOS
The European Union is in crisis and its leaders want to ‘fix it’ through warfare. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
Hassan Hamad was killed in an attack on his home in Jabalia camp, taking the total number of journalists killed to 175. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
On the first anniversary of the current war on Gaza, poet Mosab Abu Toha wants the world to understand Palestinian pain. READ MORE from Al Jazeera
