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Porsche Enthusiasts United: Megaphonics Draws Big Crowds
It’s that time of the year again, where Porsche enthusiasts gather at Megaphonics, the biggest celebration of the brand in Europe. One might expect the largest Porsche gathering in Europe to be held in Germany, but that’s surprisingly not the case. Instead, the annual event is held in the UK and put on by British…
Read MoreShowdown in the Oval
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Read MoreOver 350 Dead in Less Than a Week as Monsoon Flooding Continues to Ravage Communities: ‘Everybody Is Scared’
NEED TO KNOW In the last four days, about 360 people have died across Pakistan from monsoon flooding, officials said “Everybody is scared,” one resident said “My heartfelt condolences go out to the bereaved families. We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in this hour of grief,” Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said…
Read MoreBurkina Faso junta declares UN coordinator persona non grata over child rights report
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The military junta in Burkina Faso on Monday declared the United Nations resident coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak as “persona non grata” over an official U.N. report that accused jihadi groups and government forces of abuses against children. In a statement, the government accused Flore-Smereczniak of participating in the preparation of the report…
Read MoreUK warns Sally Rooney after novelist pledges to fund Palestine Action
The government of the United Kingdom has warned Irish novelist Sally Rooney against funding Palestine Action after she pledged support to the campaign group banned by the Labour-led government as a “terrorist” group last month. The prime minister’s office said on Monday that “support for a proscribed organisation is an offence under the Terrorism Act”…
Read MoreEgypt says displacment of Palestinians from Gaza City ‘red line’ as Gazans evacuate south
Fearing an Israeli onslaught could come soon, some Palestinian families began leaving eastern areas of Gaza City, now under constant Israeli bombardment, for points to the west, and some explored ev The Egyptian Foreign Minister said that any mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza was a “red line” in a Monday interview with CNN. “We…
Read MoreNGO petitions High Court: Forbid use of mounted police to break up protests
The use of mounted cops has a “chilling effect” that discourages citizens from realizing their right to protest, and “harms the foundations of democracy,” the ACRI said. Israel Police should not be allowed to use mounted officers to break up protests, or at the very least, change the protocols so they cannot be used alongside…
Read MoreIrish literary star Sally Rooney pledges UK TV fees to banned pro-Palestine group
Irish author Sally Rooney has vowed to give fees generated by two BBC adaptations of her books to the Palestine Action group, which was recently proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK. The writer, whose second novel “Normal People” (2018) and its 2020 BBC television adaptation won her international acclaim, announced her plans in…
Read MoreHamas may use hostages as shields to stop IDF Gaza City invasion, expert warns
As Egypt and Qatar step up pressure on Hamas in hostage talks, expert Lt.-Col. (Res.) Alon Eviatar says the group remains unmoved, using threats to stall IDF action in Gaza City. Hamas’s declared plan to relocate hostages into Gaza City to use them as human shields may present a serious deterrent to an IDF operation…
Read MoreLemon Tree Hotels’ subsidiary wins bid for five-star hotel development
Lemon Tree Hotels announced that its subsidiary, Fleur Hotels, has received a Letter of Award (LOA) from the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in India. This follows Fleur Hotels being declared the successful bidder for the licence rights to a prime 2.256-acre land parcel in Nehru Place, New Delhi. The licence is intended for developing and…
Read MoreSergio García Sánchez and Lola Moral’s “Artist in Training”
For many of us, spending time at the beach is one of the highlights of summer. The cover of the August 25, 2025, issue, by the artist Sergio García Sánchez and his wife, the colorist Lola Moral, is inspired by a different feeling. “As a child, I got very bored at the beach, so I…
Read MoreHelen Oyeyemi’s Novel of Cognitive Dissonance
Few fantasies are harder to wipe away than the romance of a clean slate. Every January, when we’re twitchy with regret and self-loathing, advertisers blare, “New Year, new you,” urging us to jettison our failures and start fresh. In fiction, self-reinvention is a perennial theme, often shadowed by the suspicion that it can’t be done.…
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