Around 20% of the world’s oil supply normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz – the narrow waterway between Iran and the horn-like tip of the Arabian peninsula. Right now it is effectively closed, with Iran deciding which ships can get through, and the impact is being felt worldwide. The BBC’s Diplomatic Correspondent Paul Adams…
A 78-year-old Shanghai man named Qiangming spent nearly a decade living inside a supermarket despite owning an apartment nearby because he feared loneliness after his divorce and estrangement from his son. (AI generated image) Loneliness does not always look dramatic. Sometimes, it sits beside a person in an empty room, waits through silent meals, and…
GOP leaders have expressed confidence that Kean will be able to run and win in November. However, even House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who said he last spoke to the congressman three weeks ago, admitted he doesn’t know the reason for Kean’s absence or his exact timeline for return. “He’s had a medical issue, and…
Listening to the prime minister’s tone and language this morning, the gravity of this moment was abundantly apparent. Sir Keir Starmer isn’t a man to shoot his mouth off in public. He tends to pick his words carefully and avoid exaggeration or hyperbole. That is exactly what he did today, but with a clear subtext:…
If you are a corporate employee, then you might have come across situations where sometimes 20+ people sit in a meeting but nothing gets decided. The worst: Everyone’s just nodding along? Well, you’re not alone. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos tackled this common workplace organisational problem with his famous “two-pizza rule”: No team should be larger…
At some point you have probably caught yourself narrating your grocery run, coaching yourself through a parking situation, or whispering “okay, where did I put it” as you retrace your steps through the kitchen. And then, almost immediately, you’ve looked around to make sure nobody heard you. Because somewhere along the way, we all got…
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NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma countered AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi‘s remarks of India’s potential to see a “hijab-clad” daughter as the Prime Minister. He said that India is a Hindu nation and the Prime Minister of India shall always be a Hindu person.Responding to Owaisi’s remark, Sarma said, “Constitutionally, there is no…
Gas prices are displayed at a station in Brooklyn on April 21, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Consumers faced escalating prices in March as the Iran war sent oil soaring and created a new level of challenges for the Federal Reserve, according to a batch of reports Thursday that showed…
Forget the toilet seat debate; the real germ culprit is the flush. Flushing creates an aerosolized mist that spreads bacteria, with floors being the most contaminated. This is one of those classic arguments that can be made between couples or even when rules come into play for hesitant parents. Is it more respectful to have…