Kemal Ozdemir looked up at the bare peaks of Mount Cilo in Turkiye’s southeast: “There were glaciers 10 years ago,” he recalled under a cloudless sky. A mountain guide for 15 years, Ozdemir then turned towards the torrent carrying dozens of blocks of ice below a slope covered with grass and rocks – a sign of glacier loss being exacerbated by global warming. “You can see that there are quite a few pieces of glacier in the water right now … the reason why the waterfalls flow so lushly actually shows us how fast the ice is melting,” he said.…
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Under a full moon and a sea of phone lights, Carlos Vives took the beach stage in his hometown of Santa Marta and turned a quincentennial concert into a roaring, salt-tinged anthem of memory, music, and a nation still dancing together. A Stage Built on Sand and Memory By the time the first chords rang out across Los Cocos Beachthe sun had already vanished behind the Sierra Nevada, and the beach had transformed into something more than sand and surf. Trucks had arrived at dawn to flatten the terrain. LED towers blinked to life. Scaffolding rose like a temporary cathedral…
As O Globo marked its 100th anniversary under Rio’s salt-thick sky, Brazilians found themselves celebrating and questioning a media empire that shaped their language, politics, and identity—sometimes as a spotlight, sometimes as the scriptwriter behind the curtain. Born on the Docks, Built for a Republic The first issue of The globe hit the streets of Rio de Janeiro on July 29, 1925with six tightly packed columns and a headline on Henry Ford’s Amazon ambitions. It was meant to be a small, sharp-eyed paper reflecting a young nation finding its feet. Founder Irineu Marinho saw a rising middle class, a modernizing…
Tucked behind a modest facade in downtown Asunción, a private world of coded diaries, war medals, and forgotten presidents is stepping into the light—inviting Paraguayans to rediscover how Freemasonry helped shape the nation in silence. From Shrouded Ritual to Guided Tour Just after sunrise on Palma Street, downtown Asunción’s traffic whirs past an old stone building whose facade most people have walked by without a second glance. But lately, more are pausing. They crane their necks to glimpse the golden square and compass glinting above the doorway—a Masonic symbol, long whispered about and rarely explained. Now, for the first time,…
The US president said while India ‘is our friend’, it imposes stiff tariffs on US goods and buys too much Russian oil. United States President Donald Trump has announced a 25 percent tariff on Indian goods, as well as an unspecified penalty for the country’s purchase of Russian oil and military equipment, as the unending war in Ukraine frustrates the White House. Trump announced the trade moves – which he said will come into effect on Friday – on his Truth Social account on Wednesday, saying they are necessary to reverse a long-running trade imbalance. “While India is our friend,…
Tsunami warnings and advisories have been issued for several countries with Pacific coastlines, including Japan, after a massive earthquake off Russia’s Far East coast. Waves generated by the powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Kamchatka Peninsula struck parts of Russia, Japan and Hawaii on Wednesday. The earthquake and the subsequent tsunami warning have triggered evacuations across the Pacific, with Japan asking nearly two million people to evacuate. Tsunami warnings were also issued for Taiwan, the Philippines and Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, with advisories issued for much of the US West Coast. So, how strong was the quake and how many countries have…
Fenerbahçe have entered a new era with a historic sponsorship deal that not only renames their iconic stadium but redefines their place in the global football landscape. In a landmark agreement with U.S.-based food company Chobani, Fenerbahçe have signed a 5+5-year contract for stadium naming rights and a parallel 2+3-year kit sponsorship for European matches. The deal will see the club earn 10 million euros ($15 million) annually for the stadium rights, with additional income from jersey sponsorships tied to its performance in European competitions. High-profile ceremony The partnership was officially announced at a high-profile press conference held at the…
A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Far Eastern coast Wednesday triggered tsunami warnings as far away as Hawaii, Japan and Chile, with parts of French Polynesia told to prepare for waves up to 4 meters (13 feet) high. The shallow tremor off the Kamchatka Peninsula damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, while much of Japan’s eastern seaboard – devastated by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in 2011 – was ordered to evacuate, as were parts of Hawaii. By Wednesday evening, Japan and Hawaii had downgraded their tsunami warnings, but authorities in French Polynesia warned…
Apple has signed a $500 million agreement with MP Materials for rare earth magnets, aiming to mitigate supply risks following China’s export restrictions earlier this year. The company last week secured backing from the Pentagon – the US Department of Defense – which will become its largest shareholder. The deal marks a significant victory for MP Materials, the only American rare earths mine operator, whose shares jumped by 20 percent as a result. Earlier this year, US President Donald Trump invoked emergency powers to boost domestic production of critical minerals, aiming to counterbalance China’s overwhelming dominance in the industry. “Rare…
Pakistan has again rejected any link to the April 22 attack in India-administered Kashmir, which triggered a brief military escalation with Pakistan in May. “The account given by the Indian home minister is replete with fabrications, leading to serious questions about its credibility. Is it a mere coincidence that the alleged perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack were killed at the start of the Lok Sabha (lower house) debate?” Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said in a statement. Indian Home Minister Amit Shah said the Indian army on Monday killed three gunmen in Indian-administered Kashmir, who were behind the…