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'Skibidi' and 'tradwife' among words added to Cambridge Dictionary
LONDON — "Skibidi", "tradwife" and other slang terms popularized on social media are among thousands of new words to be added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year.Skibidi is a gibberish term coined by the creator of a viral animated video series on YouTube, while tradwife is a shortening of "traditional wife" – a married mother who cooks, cleans and posts on social media.More than 6,000 new words are included, including those that relate to remote working and tech giants."Internet culture is changing the English language and the effect is fascinating to observe and capture in the dictionary," said lexical programme manager Colin McIntosh.Skibidi is defined in the dictionary as "a word that can have different meanings such as 'cool'...
August 18, 2025

'Skibidi' and 'tradwife' among words added to Cambridge Dictionary

A man feeds pigeons in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir
Health v heritage: Pigeon feeding ban sparks debate in India
MUMBAI — A recent court ban on feeding pigeons in public spaces in the western Indian city of Mumbai has become a major flashpoint between civic bodies, public health activists and bird lovers.This month, hundreds of people clashed with police twice while protesting the closure of a decades-old pigeon feeding spot, or a kabutarkhana. (Kabutar is the Hindi word for pigeon.)Some tore down the tarpaulin sheets covering the spot and threatened an indefinite hunger strike. Police briefly detained about 15 people at another protest, media reports said.Authorities had imposed the ban due to concerns about health hazards due to pigeon droppings.The problem is not unique to Mumbai. In Venice, feeding pigeons in historic squares is banned. Singapore imposes hefty fines, and New York and London...
August 18, 2025

Health v heritage: Pigeon feeding ban sparks debate in India

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Novelist Sally Rooney says she will support Palestine Action despite ban
LONDON — Author Sally Rooney says she will continue to support Palestine Action, despite the group being proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK.The award-winning Irish novelist said she intends to use the earnings of her work and her public platform to "go on supporting Palestine Action and direct action against genocide".Writing in the Irish Times, she said "if this makes me a supporter of terror under UK law, so be it".Her remarks come as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper again defended the proscription of Palestine Action, saying it is more than "a regular protest group known for occasional stunts".Palestine Action is a British pro-Palestinian direct action group that was proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the government in July.Their...
August 18, 2025

Novelist Sally Rooney says she will support Palestine Action despite ban

Rodrigo Paz Pereira is the frontrunner in Bolivia's first-round presidential election which took place on Sunday
Bolivia set to elect first non-left wing president in two decades
LA PAZ — Bolivia is set to elect a non-left wing president after nearly two decades of near-continuous rule by the incumbent socialist party, according to official preliminary results.Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira and former president Jorge Quiroga came in first and second place respectively in Sunday's presidential elections.Neither received a high enough share of the vote to secure an outright win, so the vote will go to a run-off between these two candidates, due in October.Paz Pereira, of the Christian Democratic Party, was a surprise vote leader, after opinion polls had suggested Samuel Doria Medina, a businessman, was the frontrunner.The electoral authorities said it can take up to three days to finalise the results.Paz Pereira's campaign focused on redistributing more funds...
August 18, 2025

Bolivia set to elect first non-left wing president in two decades

Migrant families wade into the sea in an attempt to board a small boat on 12 August 2025 in Gravelines, France
Thousands cross Channel in small boats since new migrant deal with France
LONDON — More than 2,500 migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats in the 11 days since the new "one in, one out" agreement with France took effect, figures from the UK's Home Office show.The plan proposes that for each migrant the UK returns to France, another person with a strong case for asylum in Britain will be allowed to stay.Around 28,000 people have reached the UK in small boats so far this year and more than 50,000 have crossed since Labour came into power in July 2024.Meanwhile, a boat holding more than 100 people was reportedly sighted in the Channel this week.A Home Office spokesperson said the people-smuggling gangs "do not care if the vulnerable people they exploit live or die, as long as they pay"."That is why this government is...
August 18, 2025

Thousands cross Channel in small boats since new migrant deal with France

Putin accepts plan for US, EU to provide NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine
NEW YORK — Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to allow the United States and its European allies to offer Ukraine security guarantees similar to NATO’s Article 5 as part of potential peace deal efforts, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday.“We were able to win the following concession: that the United States could offer Article 5-like protection, which is one of the real reasons why Ukraine wants to be in NATO,” Witkoff said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.”He called the shift “game-changing,” noting it was the first time Moscow had accepted such a framework.Article 5, the cornerstone of NATO’s collective defense, holds that an attack on one member is considered an attack on all 32 alliance members.The offer of similar guarantees by...
August 17, 2025

Putin accepts plan for US, EU to provide NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine

Spain battles historic wildfires as thousands evacuated nationwide
MADRID — Spain is grappling with a wave of historic wildfires burning across more than 51 locations nationwide, forcing over 4,000 residents to spend the night away from their homes, authorities said Sunday.According to local officials cited by news agency EFE, wildfires remain active in at least 25 areas in Castile and Leon, 14 in Galicia, 12 in Asturias, and several locations in the southern region of Extremadura.The worst-hit areas include Ourense in Galicia; the provinces of Leon and Zamora in Castile and Leon; Somiedo Natural Park in Asturias; and Plasencia in Extremadura.In Castile and Leon alone, more than 3,250 people have been displaced. In Galicia, firefighting teams have been battling the flames for several days, with over 47,000 hectares (116,139 acres) of land already...
August 17, 2025

Spain battles historic wildfires as thousands evacuated nationwide

Syria extinguishes Latakia and Hama wildfires after days of efforts
DAMASCUS — Syrian authorities announced Sunday that wildfires in the Latakia and Hama countryside had been fully extinguished following days of intense firefighting operations amid soaring summer temperatures.The fires broke out on Tuesday in the eastern part of Latakia province and across central Syria’s Hama countryside, driven by extreme heat, drought, and strong winds that have exacerbated fire risks across the country this summer.Interior Minister Raed Al-Salah confirmed on platform X that civil defense teams had put out the flames and completed cooling operations in affected areas.“The safety of citizens and the protection of forests will always remain a top priority,” he said, emphasizing that the regions remain under close surveillance to prevent flare-ups.Syria has...
August 17, 2025

Syria extinguishes Latakia and Hama wildfires after days of efforts

Pakistan issues no restrictions on mountain expeditions despite recent climber deaths
PESHAWAR — Pakistan has not imposed any warnings or restrictions on mountaineering expeditions in its northern region, a local official said Sunday, despite the recent deaths of foreign climbers on some of the country’s most dangerous peaks.Faizullah Faraq, spokesperson for the government of Gilgit-Baltistan — home to the world’s second-highest mountain, K2 — said climbers are fully aware of the extreme risks posed by weather and terrain, yet choose to proceed.“Despite that, they willingly accept these challenges and come here to attempt these summits,” Faraq told The Associated Press.The statement follows the death of Chinese climber Guan Jing, 37, who was struck by falling rocks while ascending K2 last Tuesday. Her body was recovered Saturday and remains at the Combined...
August 17, 2025

Pakistan issues no restrictions on mountain expeditions despite recent climber deaths

US and 3 European allies split over UN peacekeepers in Lebanon ahead of critical vote
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pushing to end the United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, a move strongly opposed by key European allies, raising tensions ahead of a critical vote at the U.N. Security Council later this month.At stake is the future of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, a multinational force that has monitored hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah since 1978. Its mandate expires at the end of August and must be renewed by the Security Council for operations to continue.The U.S. administration, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, views the mission as ineffective and costly, arguing that UNIFIL has failed to disarm Hezbollah and restore full Lebanese government control in the south.According to administration officials and...
August 17, 2025

US and 3 European allies split over UN peacekeepers in Lebanon ahead of critical vote

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