Russia’s parliamentary elections offer an excellent opportunity for a new round in the information war between the West and Russia. Western politicians, experts and journalists have been given yet another convenient occasion to tell their target audiences that democracy has long ceased to exist in Russia; that the federal parliament, like any other representative body,…

Protestors gathered outside Washington’s Kennedy Center after President Trump’s plans to close the arts venue for renovations. Trump called the centre a ‘dump’ and said it could be ‘ripped down’ if a judge doesn’t allow him to add his name to the building. Published On 19 Sep 202619 Sep 2026 Share Trump’s threats to demolish…

Japan is now home to more than 100,000 people aged 100 or older, marking a new longevity milestone for a country confronting an accelerating demographic crisis. The number of centenarians reached a record 107,677 this year, according to Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare – an increase of 7,914 from 2025 and the 56th…

Hundreds of people gathered at the University of Cape Town on Friday at a vigil for victims of femicide in South Africa. Anger is rising across the country as the bodies of nine women have been found near Johannesburg in just two months. Published On 19 Sep 202619 Sep 2026 Share South Africans voice their…

Hundreds of unveiled runners competed in Tehran in one of the largest displays of defiance since the 2022 ‘women, life, freedom’ protests. Some are calling it a tale of two cities, as veiled women marched in the capital on the same day to support the government and war effort. Published On 19 Sep 202619 Sep…