The first joint prayer since Henry VIII anchors a Vatican day focused on peace, climate ahead of COP30 in Belém, and closer Anglican Catholic ties, with Charles named Royal Confrater at Saint Paul Outside the Walls.
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Getting along with your partner’s parents doesn’t mean becoming family. For writer Adam Fletcher and his partner, the secret to harmony lies (mostly) in boundaries.
Updated August 22, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Michael Collins, Commander in Chief of the Irish Free State, is shot in an ambush on this day in 1922. What was Michael Collins’ role in Irish history? Michael Collins was a key figure in Irish history. He played a significant role in the Irish War of Independence […]
Updated June 3, 2024 at 12:35 p.m. The London Bridge terrorist attack took place on this day in 2017. What happened during the London Bridge attack? During the attack, a van drove into pedestrians on London Bridge, causing injuries and chaos. The attackers then left the van and proceeded to stab multiple people in the […]
Updated May 3, 2024 at 9:15 a.m. Margaret Thatcher was elected prime minister of the United Kingdom on this day in 1979. She served as prime minister for 11 years, until her resignation in November 1990. What were Margaret Thatcher’s key policies as prime minister? As prime minister, Margaret Thatcher pursued a program of economic […]
Russian authorities have said they will need two weeks before releasing the body of Putin critic Alexei Navalny, who died in prison on Friday. His widow says this is enough time for traces of lethal nerve agents to dissipate. In an interview with Agenstvo, one of the Soviet creators of the Novichok poison weighs in.
Princess Diana died on this day in 1997. Who was Princess Diana? Princess Diana, born Diana Frances Spencer on July 1, 1961, was a member of the British royal family. She became widely known after marrying King (then Prince) Charles, the heir to the British throne, in 1981. Princess Diana was known for her humanitarian […]
This is among the most important signs of how the war has turned against Russia in the past three months.
After several weeks of mixed messages, the announcement of Russia’s withdrawal from the strategic city of Kherson caught many off guard. It is in many respects a momentous turn, with Ukraine poised to retake a city captured by Russian forces in the very first days after the Feb. 24 invasion. [shortcode-Subscribe-to-Ukraine-daily-box] The pullout is not […]
PRAGUE — Such a little thing, such a little thing, but the difference it made was grave. As so often happens, a line from Morrissey sums it up best. Back in my native Britain, that “little thing” of having to wear a face mask in shops has been met by no shortage of fear and […]
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Miles And Miles Across Canada
In the westernmost point of British Columbia, we found the “Mile 0” marker of the Trans-Canada Highway. Though we covered a lot of Canadian ground, we never made it the 4,860 miles across to the “Mile 1” marker in St. John’s, Newfoundland Labrador. I’m not sure whether it makes more sense to call the starting […]
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Is Empathy Determined By Genes?
Education and experience certainly play a role in how well an individual understands other people’s feelings. But there may be certain genetic predispositions at work too.
Neither Thanksgiving nor the Friday after is a day off for British workers-shoppers. But there are even more reasons that the imported retail ritual is pointless.
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STANLEY – In the first message from the British government of the Falkland Islands after the referendum on the archipelago’s future, Gavin Short, chairman of the Falklands eight-member legislative assembly, did not mince his words. “President Fernandez de Kirchner – we have sent you a message: we have absolutely no desire to be ruled by […]
MING PAO, THE STANDARD (Hong Kong), LIBERTY TIMES (Taiwan), EPOCH TIMES (USA) Worldcrunch HONG KONG – Is Hong Kong nostalgic for British colonial times? Hundreds of people turned up in front of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Hong Kong earlier this week to mark China’s National Day. They were waving red-white-and-blue […]
THE GUARDIAN, THE MIRROR (UK), LE MESSAGER (France) Worldcrunch French police were still searching Thursday morning both for the gunman and the possible motive of a grisly shooting in a quiet village in the French Alps, which left four British tourists dead. The British tabloids Thursday were dominated by reports of the shooting spree, which […]
The Royal family, the English pound and driving on the left, none of these British characteristics seem to be in synch with the rest of the world. However, the British don’t particularly care what others might think. Their traditions have a special meaning for them. They are the most complicated, most contradictory, and most interesting […]