The New Yorker1d
The Best Books We Read This Week
He lays out the case for why such a system still represents “the best way to organize and direct the deep tensions that ...
Nigerian Tribune4d
Speaking Truth to Power: A Review of Gbemisola Adeoti’s Stoning the Wind
The principle of equality is theoretically recognized as one of the fundamental foundations of democracy. Over the years, ...
Thy Black Man on MSN7d
20 Essential Claude McKay Poems Everyone Should Read: A Deep Dive Into His Literary Legacy.
Claude McKay, one of the most influential figures in the Harlem Renaissance, left behind a rich collection of poetry that ...
New Statesman14d
The prophet of the new right
The winner of the 2017 PEN Pinter Prize on how poets have responded to the horrors of civil war  – and why the peace process is far from over.
The New York Times21d
Masters of Allusion: The Art of Poetic Reference
Jan. 16, 2025 Here is some of the greatest, most practical advice I’ve heard on how to start reading poetry: “A poem is best read in the light of all the other poems ever written. We read A ...
kyivindependent22d
Ukraine’s military now totals 880,000 soldiers, facing 600,000 Russian troops, Zelensky says
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 15 that Ukraine's military now comprises 880,000 soldiers, tasked with defending the entire country against 600,000 Russian troops concentrated in specific ...
Newsweek23d
North Korean Troops Blowing Themselves Up to Avoid Capture: Kyiv
The NIS said one soldier attempted to blow himself with a grenade to avoid being captured, yelling "General Kim Jong Un," but was fatally shot before he managed to take his own life. On Tuesday ...
The Independent23d
North Korea’s suicide soldiers pose a new risk on the Ukraine battlefield
After a battle in Russia’s snowy region of Kursk this week, Ukrainian forces scoured the bodies of more than a dozen dead North Korean enemy soldiers. Among them, they found one still alive.
Kyiv Post23d
Wagner Soldiers ‘Are Just Children’ Compared to North Korean Troops – Ukrainian Commander
Screenshot from video released by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky allegedly showing a captured North Korean soldier fighting alongside Russian forces in Kursk, Jan. 12. 2025. He went on: “Their ...
The Mirror23d
North Korea’s 'self-detonating' suicide soldiers 'posing new threat on Ukraine battlefield'
North Korean soldiers committing suicide via self-detonating is posing a new threat against Ukrainian troops on the battlefield, a defector has claimed. Western figures estimate more than 11,000 ...
Couriermail23d
North Korean soldier’s diary reveals grim role in Ukraine
The last words of a North Korean soldier found after being killed in Ukraine reveals how Russia is using them as cannon fodder. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed last week about 4000 ...
Associated Press23d
Some Israeli soldiers refuse to keep fighting in Gaza
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A growing number of Israeli soldiers have started to speak out against the 15-month conflict in Gaza and are ...