Digging up rap’s roots: How African rhythms birthed American hip-hop
Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement.…
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It’s time to take climate change seriously in conflict resolution, says International Crisis Group head
Conflict resolution is a skill sorely needed in the world right now. As president and CEO of global think-tank International Crisis Group (ICG), Comfort Ero has plenty of experience in…
Hungary blocks Ukraine aid deal but EU opens door to membership talks
Hungary blocked a crucial European aid package for Ukraine, hours after EU leaders agreed to open membership talks with Kyiv. “Summary of the nightshift: veto for the extra money to…
‘The cost of inaction far exceeds the cost of action’: WEF president on the great energy transition of our time
Money talks, but nature may have the last word if climate change continues to unfold at current rates. The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently calculated that transitioning to a sustainable,…
Four suspected members of Hamas arrested in Europe over alleged terrorism plot
Four alleged Hamas members suspected of plotting terror attacks on European soil have been arrested by German and Dutch authorities, Germany’s federal prosecutor said in a statement on Thursday. Three people…
British boy missing for six years found in France
Alex Batty has not been seen since he was 11 years old, after being taken on holiday in Spain in 2017 with his mother, “who did not have legal parental…
Japan’s word of the year speaks to rising cost of living fears
Famously one of life’s only two certainties, “tax” has been chosen by the Japanese public as its word of the year, reflecting rising costs of living and much-discussed tax reforms…
In India, AI-enabled cameras are sending out tiger alerts in real time
Silently padding through the jungle, the tiger slinks between tree trunks and hanging vines, her stripes a seamless veil among the dappled shadows on the forest floor. Hard to spot…
Donald Tusk beat Poland’s populists. Now Europe is looking to him for a blueprint
Much of Poland’s 21st-century story has been shaped by a rivalry between two men. This week, the pendulum between them swung again. Donald Tusk, a grandee of European politics who…
Israel cancels Mossad chief’s Qatar trip to restart hostage talks
Mossad director David Barnea will not travel to the Qatari capital Doha, where previous talks on the release of hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza have taken place, the…