Trump Administration Reinstates More Difficult Citizenship Test
The Trump administration said the more complex test is the “first of many” changes to acquiring U.S. citizenship.
Day: September 18, 2025
What Is Driving Closer Japan-Mongolia Ties?
Geopolitics in East Asia is pushing Ulaanbaatar and Tokyo to rely more on each other.
France roiled by anti-austerity protests as unions demand budget rethink
Hundreds of thousands took part in anti-austerity protests across France on Thursday, unions said, urging President Emmanuel Macron and his new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to acknowledge their anger and scrap looming budget cuts.
Panic in Majorca as Brits abandon island for Egypt, Malta and Tunisia
Majorca saw a slight dip in visitor numbers in May 2025 – the first decline since 2022 amid overtourism protests.
The Pompidou Centre closes: Modernising modern art’s Parisian HQ
The Pompidou Centre in Paris will close its doors on September 22, 2025, for five years of renovations set to transform the landmark. While the closure will leave a noticeable gap in the Beaubourg neighbourhood, masterpieces from Europe’s largest mode…
Do Reptiles Have Moods, Too?
Long dismissed as unintelligent, reptiles are emerging as cognitively and emotionally complex animals. A new study involving tortoises suggests that they also possess mood states.
What time is the partial solar eclipse on Sept. 21? – Space
What time is the partial solar eclipse on Sept. 21? SpaceSee the Moon take a bite out of the Sun. Partial solar eclipse is coming to New Zealand, Australia, Antarctica this Monday BBC Sky at Night MagazineVirgo Solar Eclipse May T…
UN Report Exposes $2.2 Billion Oil Corruption Scheme in South Sudan – Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
UN Report Exposes $2.2 Billion Oil Corruption Scheme in South Sudan Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.comUN report details ‘systematic looting’ by South Sudan’s rulers as citizens went hungry Reuters‘Children are bound to die’: Co…
Mysteries of the Russo-Ukrainian War
.Where are the machineguns? I saw a few photos of heavy (and ancient) machineguns in field fortifications, but other than that – crickets. Machineguns shooting down quadcopters? Haven’t seen that.Are mortars proving themselves or not? I have read a bit…
Haruki Murakami to be celebrated with an evening of words and music in New York City
Haruki Murakami will be honored in December with an evening of words and music.