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OPINION 17 HOURS AGO Rewriting history: Changes to India's textbooks drive lasting consequences Over the past decade, the BJP-led government has pushed for several edits to school books on topics like secular India, pluralism, and Muslim history. Here's how that hurts young people. Nilosree Biswas NILOSREE BISWAS Some school books in India are having entire chapters reduced, deleting incidents of historical and national importance, seen...

MIDDLE EAST 10 HOURS AGO ICJ ruling on Israeli occupation has historic implications — experts Observers tell TRT World that top UN court's opinion underlines Israel's military and settler presence in occupied Palestinian territory has "zero valid" legal basis, and supporting settlement policies and violence in these areas is unacceptable. Sadiq S Bhat SADIQ BHAT Top UN court says Israeli occupation of West Bank and...

Back to homepage / Live news Disneyland workers vote in favor of strike authorization Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Disneyland employees in California authorized a strike in a union-wide vote Friday, opening the door to withhold their labor from "the happiest place on Earth", the theme park's unions announced. Issued on: 20/07/2024 - 08:23 Modified: 20/07/2024 - 08:22 2 min Disney employees rally outside...

Back to homepage / Asia / Pacific Bangladesh imposes curfew, calls in military as unrest continues A government curfew was in place Saturday as military forces patrolled cities around Bangladesh after another day of violent clashes between student protesters and police over civil service job quotas left more than 100 protesters dead and nearly 300 police officers injured. The latest bout...

Back to homepage / Americas Trump speaks to Zelensky, pledges to 'end the war' with Russia A week after surviving an assassination attempt, US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday said he spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by telephone, and pledged to end Ukraine's war with Russia. Trump has repeatedly claimed he would end the war quickly if elected...

Back to homepage / Technology Online conspiracy theories abound after major global IT crash A faulty software update to an antivirus program operating on Microsoft Windows on Friday not only caused technology outages across the world, affecting companies and services from airlines and banks to TV channels and financial institutions, but also the proliferation of conspiracy theories on social media. The...

Dr. Sohani's E.I method: a comprehensive approach to teaching English to children Dr. Atefeh Sohani, using her experience and research in the field of education, has developed a unique method called E.I (Engage & Inspire) method for teaching English to children. This comprehensive method, by combining elements such as motivation, self-confidence, sports, art, pottery, crafts, painting, mathematics, science, music, games,...

Here’s why NATO no longer works The US bloc is accelerating the decline of the West By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club Here’s why NATO no longer works A reporter at the NATO Summit in Washington, DC, July 9, 2024. © Getty Images / Getty Images History has seen many military alliances. But none has ever had such a clear imbalance...

Wedding of the century: Asia’s wealthiest man throws a $600mn celebration in a land of debt-related suicides Mukesh Ambani, whose businesses range from petrochemicals to telecoms and retail, splurged on his son’s marriage that began in March and traversed the globe Wedding of the century: Asia’s wealthiest man throws a $600mn celebration in a land of debt-related suicides Not long ago, the...

Pompidou Centre Malaga wins approval for ten more years despite disappointments elsewhere The Pompidou Centre opened its Malaga outpost in 2015 Copyright Dave Pinter / CC licence By Elise Morton Published on 17/07/2024 - 12:37 GMT+2 Share this article Comments The Andalusian outpost of France’s Pompidou Centre signed a new deal with the city of Malaga last week, allowing the space to stay in operation for...

Allianz plans majority stake in Singapore firm to widen access to Asia markets Allianz Group insurance's head office logo in Berlin Copyright Michael Sohn/Copyright 2020 The AP. All rights reserved By Simone McCandless Published on 17/07/2024 - 12:44 GMT+2 Share this article Comments German insurance giant Allianz offers $1.6 billion (€1.5 billion) for a minimum stake of 51% for Singapore’s Income Insurance Ltd. A deal...

Euroviews. Russia's ever-escalating hybrid war has the EU in its crosshairs Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at a news conference following a meeting of the State Council at the Kremlin, December 2022 Copyright AP Photo/Euronews By Alexander Borum, Policy Leader Fellow, EUI Florence Published on 16/07/2024 - 15:22 GMT+2 Share this article Comments The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author...

CONFLICTSIRAN Iran rejects implication of involvement in Trump plot 1 hour ago1 hour ago Tehran has rejected what it called "unsubstantiated and malicious" accusations linking it to a plot to kill Trump. US media said there was no indication the plot was related to the weekend attack on Trump. https://p.dw.com/p/4iOcc Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani on February 19, 2024. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser...

CATASTROPHECANADA Toronto faces disruptions due to floods after heavy rains 45 minutes ago45 minutes ago Major highways and transport hubs were shut down due to the deluge. Power outages were also reported across the city. https://p.dw.com/p/4iOlL A flooded street in Toronto on July 16, 2024. Toronto's fire chief said they had to rescue many who were trapped in vehicles and enclosed spacesImage: Kyaw Soe Oo/REUTERS Canada's...