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What Brazil's early success at the Club World Cup says of its status as a football power
This is a public service announcement. You may think that this Club World Cup is an American affair. You probably looked at the list of host cities, saw FIFA president Gianni Infantino glad-handing with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, noted the...

‘You are welcome here’: World Refugee Day draws new Vermonters to celebrate with allies, volunteers
Glory Bigirimana, 8, of Burlington enjoys a quick ride atop a giant earth ball under the watchful eyes of volunteers at a World Refugee Day celebration at Leddy Park in Burlington on June 21, 2025. Photo by Auditi Guha/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Shabir...

Trump's Nobel Peace Prize nod withdrawn
Donald Trump's desire to win a Nobel Peace Prize took a major step backward when the Ukrainian lawmaker who nominated the U.S. president abruptly withdrew his recommendation. Newsweek reported Tuesday that Oleksandr Merezhko, the head of Ukraine's...

Killarney ceremonies give new citizens The Edge
Aarushi Sharma from Inda and Divyang Jain from Dublin The Edge, (David Howell-Evans) shakes hands with a fellow citizen after they received their Irish citizenship c Claudia Dolan from Maynooth, Co Kildare, originally from Mozambique, celebrates...

'It wasn’t just dynamite but big guns': Sanjeev Sanyal flags Nobel’s roots while Trump seeks prize
As Donald Trump reignites his campaign for a Nobel Peace Prize, economist Sanjeev Sanyal has raised eyebrows by pointing to the award’s little-discussed financial origins. Sanyal, a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, posted...

Tucker Carlson’s two word response to Trump’s Iran-Israel ceasefire announcement
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...

Refugees in Western Cape demand relocation to Canada as eviction proceedings begin, SA annoyed
Refugees living in the Western Cape are desperate to leave South Africa and want the government to assist them Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis stated that the city was moving forward with formal eviction proceedings South Africans were amused...

High Court dismisses Jamilu Mukulu's petition
High Court dismisses Jamilu Mukulu's petition The High Court in Kampala has dismissed jailed ADF leader Jamilu Mukulu's petition to have his trial dismissed on the grounds of torture and human rights violations. This followed an application to the...

The Death of Conscience: Israel, Iran, the US and the Questi...
What is happening between Israel, Iran, and the US raises serious questions about the usefulness of the United Nations. The supposed middleman, the voice of reason, now stands powerless, its hands tied, with member states bowing to bullies. The...

'We don't want to be in South Africa' – Refugees plead for relocation as CoCT moves to evict
CAPE TOWN - Hundreds of refugees living in tented camps in Cape Town say they’re not refusing help from authorities but were pleading for relocation out of South Africa as the city seeks a court order to evict them. Around 360 foreign nationals,...

Donald Trump nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize hours before launching bomb strike on Iran
Donald Trump was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize just hours before launching a bomb strike on Iran. Pakistan has said they would nominate the US President for his help with resolving the recent conflict between them and India. Analysts in...

We’ve got the beef: The best burgers in Central Arkansas
On a recent spring day, a group of Arkansas Times staffers gathered at Moody Brews in Pettaway Square with the intention of grabbing a few brews — nothing more, nothing less. Little did we know, the neighboring Smashed N’ Stacked food truck had...

Ngugi wa Thiongo, Africa’s Great Griot, Was Critic of Neocol...
Most of the obituaries that I’ve read so far about the great African writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o who died on May 28, 2025 at the age of 87 praise his many books but none has pointed out that he was a fearless critic of capitalism and neocolonialism....

'Onshore wind doesn't feel green anymore': The fight against windfarms on Skye
For local cottage-resident and anti-windfarm campaigner Andrew Robinson the problem, however, isn’t just this one wind farm. He is asking the bigger question of whether Scotland is in danger of producing too much onshore wind, and calling for a...

The Chagossians’ (Imperfect) Victory Is a Testament to the Power of Resistance
At a time when many may feel that good news has gone the way of the dodo, look no further than the homeland of that long-extinct bird—Mauritius—for a dose of encouragement. There, among the islands of the Indian Ocean, news can be found about the...
uMkhonto weSizwe Party criticises US military strikes on Iran
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has issued a stern condemnation of the United States’ recent military assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities, describing it as an unjustifiable act of aggression that threatens global peace and sovereignty. In a...

Owaisi’s blistering takedown of Pakistan’s Nobel pitch after Trump bombs Iran
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday launched a blistering attack on Pakistan’s earlier pitch for a Nobel Peace Prize for US President Donald Trump, following America’s airstrikes on Iran’s key nuclear facilities. The Lok Sabha MP questioned...

AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi Slams Pakistan For Nobel Pitch To Donald Trump Amid US Airstrikes On Iran's Nuclear Sites
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday launched a blistering attack on Pakistan's earlier pitch for a Nobel Peace Prize for US President Donald Trump, following America's airstrikes on Iran's key nuclear facilities. The Lok Sabha MP...
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Owaisi's blistering takedown of Pakistan's Nobel pitch after Trump bombs Iran
Hyderabad AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday launched a blistering attack on Pakistan's earlier pitch for a Nobel Peace Prize for US President Donald Trump, following America's airstrikes on Iran's key nuclear facilities. The Lok Sabha MP...

India News | Owaisi's Blistering Takedown of Pakistan's Nobel Pitch After Trump Bombs Iran
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 22 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday launched a blistering attack on Pakistan's earlier pitch for a Nobel Peace Prize for US President Donald Trump, following America's airstrikes on Iran's key...