Lev Yashin, Russia's greatest football idol, is remembered for his pioneering goalkeeping career, earning him the nickname 'The Black Spider'. His legacy includes numerous accolades, including the Ballon d'Or, and a lasting influence on the sport.
Andrea Bajani's award-winning novel, The Anniversary, explores a son's 20-year struggle with an oppressive father and passive mother, culminating in a complete break. The book, lauded for challenging family loyalty taboos, uses a fragmented narrative to give voice to the silenced mother, though its therapeutic framing is critiqued.
North Korean Premier Pak Thae-song will visit China for three days starting Friday to commemorate the 65th anniversary of a friendship treaty, signaling improving relations between the two allies.
An AI-generated anti-drug video by the Correctional Services Department, featuring a K-pop band praising narcotics, has gone viral for all the wrong reasons, sparking international ridicule and memes.
Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee announced city-wide events to mark the Communist Party's 105th anniversary, aiming to boost national confidence and patriotism among residents, especially youth, amidst greater social and political stability.
Hong Kong is proactively working to strengthen its position as a leading international financial centre, with HKEX reviewing feedback on new measures. The city is also developing its commodities ecosystem, using gold as a strategic entry point, with plans for expanded storage, refinery capacity, and reactivating a US dollar gold futures contract.
Two years after breaching parliament over a finance bill, Kenya's Gen Z continues to protest police brutality, economic hardship, and governance issues. Digital activism and decentralized organization mark the movement, which commemorates fallen activists while demanding accountability and justice.
A decade after the Brexit vote, the economic impact remains disputed. Reports by Allianz Research and Deutsche Bank suggest resilience but no revival, with estimated GDP shortfalls of 2-4% and lasting trade and investment damage, yet also highlight UK service sector strengths.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on June 18 in Kazan during the Russia-ASEAN Summit. The talks will focus on bilateral relations and expanding practical cooperation. The summit marks 35 years of Russia-ASEAN ties.
Starbucks Korea will close over 2,000 stores nationwide for half a day next week for staff to attend a history lesson. This follows a "Tank Day" promotion that evoked a deadly 1980 military crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising, causing public uproar and a sales decline.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth likened migration to an 'invasion' of European coastlines, urging stronger defence contributions from European countries during a speech in Normandy on the 82nd D-Day anniversary, while skipping the main international ceremony.
Wu'er Kaixi, a prominent Tiananmen Square protest leader, warns that China poses a threat to global civilization, driven by profit rather than ideology. Now living in Taipei, Kaixi criticizes appeasement policies and urges governments to be wary of Chinese investments.
Starbucks Korea's head was fired after a "Tank Day" promotion sparked outrage in South Korea, where it evoked memories of military crackdowns on pro-democracy protesters.
Russia has ordered a two-day ceasefire in the war against Ukraine to coincide with Victory Day, which marks the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War 2. The Russian Ministry of Defence said on Monday that this would apply on May 8 and 9, following an order from President Vladimir Putin, adding that Moscow expects the Ukrainian side to observe the truce. “If the Kyiv regime attempts to implement its criminal plans to disrupt the celebration of the 81st anniversary of Victory in...
Russia has ordered a two-day ceasefire in the war against Ukraine to coincide with Victory Day, which marks the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War 2. The Russian Ministry of Defence announced on Monday that this would apply on May 8 and 9, following an order from President Vladimir Putin, adding that Moscow expects the Ukrainian side to observe the truce. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will observe its own truce with Russia on May 5 and 6. Zelensky had...
Ukrainian drones struck a major Lukoil-owned oil refinery in Perm, central Russia, over 1,500km from the front line, marking another successful deep strike on Russian energy infrastructure. The Security Service of Ukraine claimed responsibility, stating it was one of Russia's largest refineries. The attack follows a series of Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities, including Tuapse earlier this month. Meanwhile, Putin proposed a one-day ceasefire for Victory Day (May 9) in a call with Trump, while Russia continues its regular aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities that killed at least three people and injured 79 on Wednesday night.
Bristol has launched a campaign to become the UK's capital of civil rights, led by think-and-do tank CuriosityUnLtd. The initiative marks the anniversary of the 1963 Bristol bus boycott, which successfully overturned the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews and led to the UK's first Race Relations Act in 1965. Events through spring and summer will include talks, film screenings, exhibitions, a mural by Ella-Mia Grant at Upfest, and a performance of Jamaica Love at Bristol Beacon, culminating in a civil rights manifesto by the end of summer.
At least 16 killed in strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied Crimea and Russia over the past day, as the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster prompted new warnings about nuclear risks. President Zelensky warned that Russian drone attacks risk repeating history, noting Iran-designed Shahed drones regularly fly over the plant and one struck the confinement structure last year. Strikes in Dnipro killed nine people, while a Ukrainian drone strike on Sevastopol killed one.
China issued a “strong protest” after a Japanese destroyer, travelling to military exercises in the Philippines, passed through the Taiwan Strait on the anniversary of an 1895 treaty ceding the island to Japan. Friday’s voyage was a “deliberate provocation”, said Guo Jiakun, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry. The 14-hour passage by the JS Ikazuchi “once again exposes the dangerous plot of some people in Japan to intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait and undermine peace and stability...
Tensions in East Asia reached a fresh peak with a Japanese warship’s transit of the Taiwan Strait on a historically freighted date for China. According to the PLA Eastern Theatre Command, the Japanese destroyer JS Ikazuchi spent 14 hours navigating the sensitive waterway on Friday, the anniversary of the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki or Treaty of Maguan, an unequal treaty that forced the then-ruling Qing dynasty administration to cede Taiwan to Japanese colonial rule. In a commentary on Saturday,...
