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Aug 24, 2026 - World

I recently returned from leading an educational program in Thailand focusing on how Buddhists practice the religion in their day-to-day lives. The participants - Buddhist practitioners from North America and Europe - wanted to deepen their understanding and practice of the religion.

Aug 24, 2026 - World

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announces the U.K. will help Ukraine make its own long-range missiles

Aug 24, 2026 - World

Test of US rhetoric will rest on whether nations such as India, China and Russia view economic threats as credibleTehran has vowed to retaliate against any country that cooperates with the US attempt to impose fresh sanctions against Iran in what the Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has billed as “the single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary”.In advance of the US announcement, the United Arab Emirates, Iran’s single biggest trading partner in the Middle East, announced it was ending all trade with Iran, a move Tehran believes was coordinated between Washington and the UAE. Continue reading...

Aug 24, 2026 - World

Military amputees and veterans in Ukraine marked Independence Day by completing Iron Week, a grueling seven-day endurance event covering more than 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) across the country

Aug 24, 2026 - World

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has expressed frustration over unsolicited beauty advice