A Gaza gambit: the art of the doomed deal

| CounterPunch/Mohammed Ibrahi I AM rarely surprised by anything Trump says anymore. There is no lie too transparent to stop him — remember ‘sunny’when it was overcast? Or his absurdly erroneous claims that he ‘ended seven wars,’ including...

Genetics or geography? Australia is a global leader in polycystic ovary syndrome rates

In Australia’s National Women’s Health Strategy 2020-2030, PCOS is mentioned three times, while endometriosis is mentioned 18 times. Labor pledged $573 million to women’s health ahead of the 2025 federal election, but it largely focused on...

26 new Biosphere Reserves: UNESCO’s continues unprecedented expansion of its global network

This week, UNESCO gathered more than 2,000 international experts, public decision-makers, civil society, Indigenous representatives and youth for the 5th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves in Hangzhou, China, to take stock of the achievements of...

The stunning European valley under threat from landfill and pollution

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

A Levels, Women's Premiership title and first NI goal – how Glentoran ace wants to end 2025 in style

Already the Glentoran Women striker has packed more into the last 10 months than some players achieve in their entire career. The list of achievements both on and off the pitch, which has grown further with even more significant successes in the...

The flood of noise

I recently directed a SEENPM research on the Future of Media in the Western Balkans and Turkey as well as the Slovenian part of the European research project on media and democracy, MeDeMAP. The projects gave me insights confirming that media...

Can AI Close The Deal On Real World Assets? Meet Propy’s Avery

Natalia Karayaneva, CEO of Propy, with Agent Avery showcasing how AI will help close the deal with Real World Assets Propy I wish I had an AI Agent when buying my first house. It was supposed to be one of the most exciting milestones of my life,...

CREATResili project marks a journey of resilience: creativity and social design empowering women in Kosovo

In Kosovo, as in many countries around the world, many women still live with the consequences of gender-based violence, economic dependence, and social exclusion. Although women hold about one third of seats in parliament, just 24% of women...

Self in Flux: the poetics of authenticity

This article derives from Vetja në Zhvendosje (Self in Flux), a multidisciplinary art project by Albanian visual artist Kristian Zara, launched in 2025. The project interrogates the psychic fragmentation of contemporary society’s appearance...

Judge shot dead by man on trial over property dispute in shocking attack

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

SITE's Padraic Gilligan Talks Key Findings from the 2025 Incentive Travel Index

Following the release of the 2025 Incentive Travel Index (ITI) on Smart Monday and an insightful panel discussion in which industry leaders broke down this year's survey results, Meetings Today's Taylor Smith tapped Padraic Gilligan, SITE's head...

How Iran became the world's WORST executioner of women... by slaying those who defend themselves from abusive husbands

Tears wouldn't stop falling from Naghmeh Rajabi's face as she spoke of her aunt. Engineering student Asfaneh Rajabi was just 22 when faceless grunts of Iran's Ayatollah regime raised their guns and shot her dead in 1981. She was murdered for...

Securing Our Critical Infrastructure

When the lights go out, it is rarely just an inconvenience. For a country, it can mean hospitals paralyzed, water systems disabled and entire communities left in the dark. Around the world, energy systems have become the frontline of cyber...

Vučić’s Flirtation With Erdoğan Fails As Turkey Continues To Militarize Separatist Forces In Kosovo

Support SouthFront Click to see the full-size image Most of Kosovo’s military equipment is Turkish, primarily armored vehicles, missiles, and drones. Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher As Turkey has...

How Iran became the world's WORST executioner of women... by slaying those who defend themselves from abusive husbands

Tears wouldn't stop falling from Naghmeh Rajabi's face as she spoke of her aunt. Engineering student Asfaneh Rajabi was just 22 when faceless grunts of Iran's Ayatollah regime raised their guns and shot her dead in 1981. She was murdered for...

A Closer Look at the Eight Finalists in the WBC Grand Prix Tournament

Tournaments in professional boxing tend to become messy affairs. As things proceed, they go off-script, wrecking well-laid plans. By contrast, the ongoing tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which has one leg remaining, has had relatively smooth...

Improving Outcomes Through the Power of Connection

Making Education More Than a Grade In December of 2013, I published an article in Language Magazine entitled, “Making Education More Than a Grade”. This article examined the positive effects of service learning for English language learners (ELLs)...

The “Reimagined State”: Tony Blair Institute’s Blueprint for a Global Techno-Dictatorship

AI-generated image for illustrative purposes. The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has unveiled its “Reimagined State” initiative, a sweeping plan to use artificial intelligence and digital technology to reshape the way governments...

Global readers engage with Chinese stories at Frankfurt Book Fair

(Xinhua) 08:32, October 20, 2025 A man visits the Reading China booth at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu) Curiosity and enthusiasm for learning more about China were palpable among visitors crowding...

Roundup: Global readers engage with Chinese stories at Frankfurt Book Fair

FRANKFURT, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Curiosity and enthusiasm for learning more about China were palpable among visitors crowding the booths of Chinese publishers at the 77th Frankfurt Book Fair, held here from Oct. 14 to 19. Among a wide range of...