Politics

Barack Obama, JFK and … Josh Frydenberg: what can a memoir do for an ambitious politician?

Barack Obama, JFK and … Josh Frydenberg: what can a memoir do for an ambitious politician?

The former treasurer’s new book will hit shelves soon, but he may learn that memoirs can be blunt instruments for political renewal. Just ask Peter Costello Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s new memoir, marketed as a coming-of-age story…

The American painting that sparked an Australian culture war - podcast

The American painting that sparked an Australian culture war - podcast

When Jackson Pollock painted Blue Poles, his masterpiece of American abstract expressionism, little did he know it would become one of Australia’s most fascinating political controversies. The piece ensnared everyone from Gough Whitlam to…

Sunrises before 5 a.m.? How permanent standard time would impact summer mornings

Sunrises before 5 a.m.? How permanent standard time would impact summer mornings

Summer mornings could feel a lot different if we stopped observing daylight saving time during part of the year.

An incentive for investment: How the US tax code can help America rebuild

An incentive for investment: How the US tax code can help America rebuild

Leaders in Gary, Ind., have recognized a truth facing many older American communities — that revitalization sometimes requires preserving the past, sometimes adapting it, and sometimes removing what no longer serves any productive purpose.

Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates

Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates

Meanwhile, Trump posts video of himself kicking over a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with Lake America sign Donald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government’s administrative renaming of Lake Ontario…

Homan pushes back on alleged ICE arrests of parents at bus stops

Homan pushes back on alleged ICE arrests of parents at bus stops

White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday pushed back on the idea of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arresting parents at bus stops in Connecticut, as alleged by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) this week. “I pointed out, the last…

Serbia needs referendum on EU membership — former PM

Iceland’s citizens have opted to be free and refused from joining the European Union, Aleksandar Vulin said

Guinea-Bissau votes in referendum to rewrite constitution and boost presidential powers

Euronews

Guinea-Bissau votes in referendum to rewrite constitution and boost presidential powers

Voters in military-ruled Guinea-Bissau, after a coup, vote on Sunday in a referendum to boost presidential powers before elections to restore civilian rule, a process mired in controversy.

Euronews

'Protest is last option, nobody enjoys it': CJP's Dipke backs Manoj Jarange Patil

Times of India

'Protest is last option, nobody enjoys it': CJP's Dipke backs Manoj Jarange Patil

CJP founder Abhijit Dipke has expressed his solidarity with Manoj Jarange Patil's ongoing protest advocating for Maratha reservation. He pointed out a growing distrust in the government's promises regarding education and job opportunities…

Times of India

Google Maps to change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ on US phones

Google Maps to change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ on US phones

Google Maps on Saturday changed the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S. users, while keeping the name intact for Canadian Google users and carrying both names for international users, following President Trump’s executive order…

Special op, security in Europe more important for Russia than ties with overseas countries

This was stated by Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov

Russia advancing along entire frontline in special op’s zone — Kremlin spokesman

The dynamic is absolutely positive for Russia, Dmitry Peskov said