Al Jazeera on MSN4h
Europe braces for a ‘swift and brutal transition’ to the world of Trump
Trump put pressure on Congress last year to delay $61bn in military aid to Ukraine, and has expressed scepticism about ...
朝日新聞社8d
Feudal warlord’s European-style rapier was created in Japan
A detailed analysis of the weapon’s blade at the SPring-8 large synchrotron ... “Interested in European culture, Yoshiaki may have bought the sword from someone.” It was difficult to use ...
The Diplomat5d
100 Years of the Discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization: How It Shaped Indian Politics
As of then, Indian civilization’s antiquity had been traced up to the 3rd century BCE – in Mauryan Buddhist Emperor Asoka’s ...
Artnet21d
Iron Age Swords Seized in the U.K. Deemed ‘Frankenstein’ Forgeries
In the late 1920s, a large cache of bronze and iron weapons ... that gradually spread across the ancient Near East. For many European museums, these 3,000-year-old specimens became must-haves ...
UPI28d
China conducts large-scale drill around Taiwan; U.S. condemns as 'unwarranted'
14 (UPI) --The Chinese military on Monday conducted a large-scale military exercise around ... air force and rocket force conducted Joint Sword-2024B around the Taiwanese island.
France 2427d
France's plan to tackle deficit sparks outcry from left-wing lawmakers, unions
Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a conservative, described the massive hole in the public finances as a “ sword of Damocles ... to keep its deficit below the European Union’s target of ...
UPI27d
Record number of Chinese warplanes surround Taiwan in military drill
large-scale military exercise on Monday, the self-governing island's Ministry of Defense said. China conducted Joint Sword-2024B around Taiwan over Monday to test its troops' integrated joint ...
Israel investigates leaks that appear to have bolstered Netanyahu as Gaza truce talks stalled
An Israeli court is considering whether to lift a gag order on a case surrounding suspected leaks of classified information ...
The Irish Times28d
China warns ‘ independence forces’ as it launches large-scale military drills around Taiwan
China has launched large-scale military drills around Taiwan ... The drills, code-named Joint Sword-2024B, follow similar exercises in response to Mr Lai’s inauguration last May, which were ...
Countries promised to ditch fossil fuels. Instead they’re booming.
The U.N. Climate Change Conference, or COP29, starts as the world’s nations have failed to deliver on the central pledge of ...
The Conversation17d
Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations blend Indigenous customs and European thinking in surprising ways
In Mexico City, parades will feature people in colorful customs with large skull masks while skull ... scene reflects the blending of Indigenous, European and specifically Mexican customs that ...
seattlepi.com17d
Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations blend Indigenous customs and European thinking in surprising ways
In Mexico City, parades will feature people in colorful customs with large skull masks while skull-shaped floats ... This vibrant scene reflects the blending of Indigenous, European and specifically ...