Napon Jatusripitak on How the Cambodia-Thailand Tensions Spiraled Into Conflict
“These flashpoints alone cannot account for the speed or scale of the escalation, or the intensity of the nationalist fervor it has unleashed.”
Day: August 31, 2025
Tropical Storm Kiko forms in eastern Pacific Ocean; no immediate threat to land
A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean, more than a thousand miles (kilometers) off the coast of Mexico. There was no immediate threat to land.
Police officer ‘punched in face’ as four arrested at London anti-asylum protest
Met reports ‘small number’ of aggressive masked protesters at what began as peaceful demonstration at Canary Wharf A police officer was allegedly punched in the face and four people were arrested at an anti-immigration protest march in London on Sunday…
Want to Sell to NATO? First, Test Your Tech in Ukraine, Says Top General
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Liverpool’s Szoboszlai downs Arsenal while Man City stumble again
Holders Liverpool beat Arsenal 1-0 in football’s Premier League, while fallen favourites Man City lose 2-1 at Brighton.
Russia Distracts Its Citizens From Ukraine War With Nonstop Festivals
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It’s a night light. It’s a plant. It’s a glowing succulent
In a proof of concept, researchers demonstrated that they could bioengineer a couple of hours of light into a common plant.
Source: Indian fantasy sports startup Mobile Premier League plans to lay off ~60% of its local workforce, after the government banned online real-money games (Aditya Kalra/Reuters)
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Source: Indian fantasy sports startup Mobile Premier League plans to lay off ~60% of its local workforce, after the government banned online real-money games — Indian online gaming app Mobile Premier League (…
PM Modi Raises Pak Cross-Border Terror With China, Xi Extends Support To India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of cross-border terrorism originating from Pakistan with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their bilateral meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin in August 2025.Modi emphasised that cross-border terrorism is a scourge that affects both India and China, requesting China’s support in combating it. In response, the
Former CDC official ‘only sees harm’ to public health under RFK Jr’s leadership
Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned after White House fired CDC chief, cautions against ‘undoing of vaccination’ to ABCThe former immunizations director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of the future of American health under th…