Z Khandakerflipped into Politics & DemocracyWorld News Lebanon's mass revolt against corruption and poverty continuesThe Guardian - Martin Chulov in BeirutThe largest protests in Lebanon in 14 years are set to shut down the country for a fifth day on Monday, as a revolt against a weak government, ailing services and a looming economic collapse continues
Z Khandakerflipped into GeopoliticsTurkey Turkey To Go Its Own Way With SubmarinesForbes - H I SuttonTurkish submarine TCG Preveze during NATO exercise Dynamic Manta 2018. Currently Turkey's ... [+] submarines are imported German designs. The move comes at a time many defense deals with Turkey are under
Z Khandakerflipped into View From Other AngleUniversity of Sydney I Just Took the World’s First 20-Hour Flight. Here’s What It Did to MeBloomberg - Angus Whitley I’ve just endured the world’s newest longest flight, a 16,200 kilometer (10,100 mile), nonstop ultra-marathon from New York to Sydney. It took about …
Z Khandakerflipped into Human Progress & DisgraceHan Chinese A million people are jailed at China's gulags. I managed to escape. Here's what really goes on inside - World News -haaretz.com STOCKHOLM – Twenty prisoners live in one small room. They are handcuffed, their heads shaved, every move is monitored by ceiling cameras. A bucket in …
Z Khandakerflipped into GeoeconomyAsia These 20 Countries Will Dominate Global Growth in 2024Bloomberg - Alexandre Tanzi Explore what’s moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast. Subscribe via Pocket Cast or iTunes. The global economy, …
Z Khandakerflipped into Human Progress & DisgraceWorld News ‘Everybody hates us’: on Sofia’s streets, Roma face racism every dayThe Guardian - Vivek Chaudhary in SofiaA wry smile crept across Steffan Stefanov’s face as he scanned the internet, digesting news of England’s now notorious football match against Bulgaria. It wasn’t that he was belittling the racist abuse
Z Khandakerflipped into Politics & DemocracyNews Chile protests: state of emergency declared in Santiago as violence escalatesThe Guardian - John Bartlett in SantiagoA state of emergency has been declared in the Chilean capital after simmering protests against a rise in metro fares spilled out into widespread vandalism and violence fuelled by rising cost-of-living
Z Khandakerflipped into GeoeconomyAustralia Australia urged to return $5bn to Timor-Leste and launch royal commissionThe Guardian - Helen Davidson and Ben DohertyAustralia’s negotiations with Timor-Leste should be the subject of a royal commission, and the government should return $5bn unfairly taken from the impoverished nation, a parliamentary inquiry has been
Z Khandakerflipped into GeoeconomyKenya Kenya struggles to manage debt for railway to 'nowhere'DW News - Kate Hairsine As Kenya's government trumpets the opening of its new, Chinese-built train line to the Rift Valley, critics say the railway serves little purpose and …
Z Khandakerflipped into Globe & BusinessTechnology European leaders step in to block Facebook's digital currencyDW News - DW English Facebook's Libra, billed as an alternative to traditional banking, has sparked concerns from central bankers and regulators around the world. The …
Z Khandakerflipped into Politics & DemocracyChile Chile declares state of emergency amid student riotsDW News - DW English Protests and rioting have intensified in Santiago, where students are opposing a hike in the price of subway fares. Authorities enacted a state of …
Z Khandakerflipped into Politics & DemocracyCatalonia Catalan protesters: 'We want to make a point'DW News - Mercedes Iniguez Barcelona came to a standstill on Friday as thousands of Catalans converged on the city after a three-day march. Despite disruptions to transport and …
Z Khandakerflipped into Politics & DemocracyBrexit Brexit: 'Final say' rally draws thousands to central LondonDW News - DW English As UK lawmakers passed an amendment delaying a key Brexit vote, pro-EU protesters marched through London demanding a second referendum. Organizers …
Z Khandakerflipped into Human Progress & DisgraceUK News Apology after Indian students wear cardboard boxes for examsbbc.co.uk - BBC News An Indian school official has apologised after a bizarre set of images went viral showing students wearing cardboard boxes on their heads.
Z Khandakerflipped into GeoeconomyAsia The Global Center of Trade Rapidly Shifting to AsiaBarron's - Jonathan Woetzel and Jeongmin Seong In the 19th century, the world was Europeanized. In the 20th century, it was Americanized. Now, it is being Asianized, and much faster than you may …
Z Khandakerflipped into GeopoliticsDonald Trump Rivals in the scramble to be the world’s 21st-century superpowerGuardian US - Simon TisdallThe Syrian upheaval provides evidence that the global balance of power is shifting in ways that are not yet understood. The US troop withdrawal from Syria, the betrayal of the west’s Kurdish allies, and
Z Khandakerflipped into GeoeconomyHousing San Francisco is losing residents because it's too expensive for nearly everyoneUSA TODAY - Marco della CavaSAN FRANCISCO — Social media influencer Sarah Tripp and her husband, Robbie Tripp, moved to San Francisco in 2016 brimming with optimism. “We thought, here’s a city full of opportunities and connections
Z Khandakerflipped into GeopoliticsWorld News Amid turmoil in Barcelona, ex-Catalan president says of independence push: ‘We went too fast’The Guardian - Sam JonesThe push for Catalan independence, which has plunged Spain into its worst crisis in decades and riven the region itself, has moved too far, too fast, according to the former Catalan president who began
Z Khandakerflipped into Social HistoryArchaeology PetraNational Geographic - Mati MilsteinThe "Lost City" still has secrets to reveal: Thousands of years ago, the now-abandoned city of Petra was thriving. Carved directly into vibrant red, white, pink, and sandstone cliff faces, the prehistoric
Z Khandakerflipped into Social HistoryKhmer Rouge Ancient city discovered in Cambodian jungle was part of Khmer Empire - Business InsiderBusiness Insider - Aria BendixThe city of Mahendraparvata was never lost — just hidden. For centuries, the ancient city has been buried under a dense canopy in the Cambodian jungle. It was one of the first capitals of the Khmer Empire,
Z Khandakerflipped into GeopoliticsEuropean Union 'A grave historic error': Juncker hits out as North Macedonia and Albania have EU bids blockedEuronews - By Alice Tidey & Lauren Chadwick, Efi KoutsokostaAlbania is the collateral damage of an intra-EU power struggle, its prime minister told Euronews, after the country's bid to open accession talks was blocked France, Denmark and the Netherlands opposed
Z Khandakerflipped into Historical GeopoliticsRoyal Family Latest UK and World News, Sport and Comment |express.co.uk
Z Khandakerflipped into GeopoliticsChina Abominable: anger grows over controversial map in Chinese children's filmThe Guardian - ReutersMalaysia’s film censors have ordered a scene to be removed from the animated movie Abominable which shows China’s nine-dash line in the South China Sea, an official has said, amid growing anger among with
Z Khandakerflipped into BangladeshEnvironment The Bangladeshi crab farmers battling climate crisis – and piratesThe Guardian - Kate Lamb and Ali Ahsan in Khulna; photographs by Allison Joyce“The river is so hungry,” says Peramin Ishak, as he gestures to a missing arc of land from the muddy embankment. “It just keeps eating the land.” From his village of Datina Khali, which rests on the edge
Z Khandakerflipped into GeopoliticsUK News 'Betrayal? Ridiculous': Northern Ireland ready to move on from BrexitThe Guardian - Rory CarrollThe last time Downing Street foisted a deal on Northern Ireland’s unionists, the backlash was swift and bitter. Hundreds of thousands poured on to the streets to protest. A mob punched and kicked the of
Z Khandakerflipped into Human Progress & DisgraceChina 'Think of your family': China threatens European citizens over Xinjiang protestsThe Guardian - Benjamin Haas in MunichThe Chinese government should not use my family to threaten me Abduljelil Emet Two days after Abdujelil Emet sat in the public gallery of Germany’s parliament during a hearing on human rights, he received
Z Khandakerflipped into Politics & DemocracyFacebook Frederick Douglass, MLK and Facebook: Zuckerberg has a bizarre take on historyThe Guardian - Julia Carrie WongThe CEO argues essentially, that the arc of the moral universe is long, but as long as people have a voice (on Facebook) it bends toward justice I was a 20-year-old college junior when I first signed for
Z Khandakerflipped into GeopoliticsOpinion A second referendum on Scottish independence is suddenly very likelyThe Guardian - Ruth WishartThe crowds converging on London this weekend to march for a people’s vote will encompass many thousands of Scots because their country voted by a handsome 62% to remain in the European Union. Yet do a
Z Khandakerflipped into Politics & DemocracyDonald Trump Donald Trump’s sanity is not the question. The real issue is how he got into officeThe Guardian - Gary YoungeDivining, assessing and adjudicating the mental health of this US president has become more than just a parlour game While writing a New Yorker profile on Donald Trump in the late 1990s, Mark Singer attempted
Z Khandakerflipped into GeopoliticsDonald Trump Pence and Erdoğan agree on ceasefire plan but Kurds reject 'occupation'The Guardian - Bethan McKernan in Istanbul and Julian Borger in WashingtonThe Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has agreed with the US vice-president, Mike Pence, to suspend Ankara’s operation on Kurdish-led forces in north-east Syria for the next five days in order allow
Z Khandaker Ivanka Trump’s Tweets on Chicago Shootings Draw a BacklashThe New York Times - By NIRAJ CHOKSHI
Z KhandakerIndia Yes, A Mahatma Got Us Independence. His Name Was Subhas Chandra Boseswarajyamag.com - Koenraad Elst
Z Khandaker The Observer view on Jacinda Ardern setting a global standard in leadershipThe Guardian - Observer editorial
Z KhandakerColonialism "We Didn't Cross The Border, It Crossed Us": The Truth About Migrating Nationsculturacolectiva.com
Z KhandakerColonialism "We Didn't Cross The Border, It Crossed Us": The Truth About Migrating Nationsculturacolectiva.com
Z Khandaker With respect: how Jacinda Ardern showed the world what a leader should beThe Guardian - Nesrine Malik
Z KhandakerWorld News Dubai honours New Zealand prime minister by projecting her picture on Burj KhalifaEuronews - By Cristina Abellan Matamoros with AFP
Z Khandaker Erdogan: Turkey Must Break 'Taboo' Against Men and Women Praying Together at Mosquesbreitbart.com - Frances Martel
Z Khandaker Brilliance overtakes beauty as Ms Geek Africa spotlights tech geniusThe Guardian - Lauren Gambino in Kigali
Z KhandakerOver 100 Years Ago Chilean and British Imperialism Cut Bolivia Off From the Sea. Today, Evo Morales Could Lead the Countrycounterpunch.org - www.counterpunch.org
Z Khandaker How Muslims, Often Misunderstood, Are Thriving in AmericaNational Geographic - By Leila Fadel and Lynsey Addario
Z Khandaker My Only Religion Was My Uniform: Officer Who Cracked Kathua Casethequint.com - Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
Z Khandaker End all immigration controls – they’re a sign we value money more than peopleThe Guardian - Gary Younge
Z Khandaker Panama papers: How African oligarchs use colonial methods to plunder the continent's wealthQuartz - Abdi Latif Dahir
Z Khandaker Panama papers: How African oligarchs use colonial methods to plunder the continent's wealthQuartz - Abdi Latif Dahir
Z Khandaker Special report: The Breakup of Pakistan 1969-1971dawn.com - The Media Group | Publishing Partner
Z Khandaker Not just Muslims, Rohingya Hindus too facing violence and fleeing to Bangladeshtimesnownews.com - Times Now, TNN Reports
