Experts call for adoption of “Blue Values “framework to safeguard Indian Ocean benefits for people and nature

Panellists during the Blue Values Special Session at the 13ᵗʰ Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Scientific Symposium held in Mombasa, Kenya. Photo by Kelvin Muchiri/CIFOR-ICRAF. Mombasa, Kenya – 3 October 2025: Marine...

When Homecoming Doubles as a Family Reunion

When Talib Morgan’s little sisters saw him thriving at Rutgers-Newark nearly 30 years ago, they followed in his footsteps, joining the ranks of Scarlet Raiders. “When I was thinking about where to go to school, I saw that he seemed to have found...

Israel’s Prisoner Release and the Price of a Fragile Ceasefire

When Israel freed nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees this October, it marked one of the most significant prisoner exchanges since the conflict reignited in 2023. This release part of a complex deal involving 20 living and 28 deceased Israeli...

SPINESHANK Wants To Release New Single First To 'Test The Waters': 'If We Wanna Keep Going, We Probably Should Put Some New Music Out'

On October 5, SPINESHANK vocalist Jonny Santos and drummer Tommy Decker were interviewed by Rock News Weekly at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California. Asked if the reunited Los Angeles-based nu metal/industrial metal band — in which...

What Is Brittany Brown’s Ethnicity, Religion, and Nationality? Exploring the Athlos Champion Sprinter’s Roots

Exploding onto the global stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Brittany Brown claimed a hard-earned bronze in the women’s 200m, clocking an electrifying 22.20 seconds. Last year, she also went on to win Athlos in NYC by standing atop the podium in...

A Youth Revolt In Madagascar Is Shaking The Government

Above photo: Zo Andrianjafy/Reuters. This social explosion reflects a much deeper malaise, and could bring down the government. Unbearable power cuts and a lack of drinking water are just the tip of the iceberg. Popular anger has erupted in...

Madagascar : Yesterday He Mocked His Opponents, Today He Flees to Dubai on a Plane Mobilized by Macron

As of the latest reports, on October 11, 2025, President Andry Rajoelina fled the capital, Antananarivo, in the face of escalating anti-government protests, supported by parts of the military. Typically, when a regime loses control over its nerve...

Whales, waves & world ties: Réunion Island joins Hermanus Whale Festival

Hermanus is making waves internationally as Réunion Island joins as Guest of Honour at this year’s Hermanus Whale Festival (3 to 5 October). This partnership highlights shared commitment to marine conservation – from whale-watching and turtle...

The Top 25 Food Culture Trends That Defined the Past 25 Years

Explaining a world before apps and the internet to people born past the mid-1990s can feel like delivering a dispatch from the Mesozoic era. In those days, if someone wanted to go to a restaurant at a particular time and have some inkling as to...

Who Is Anika Nilles? Meet the drummer joining Rush on their 2026 reunion tour

Canadian rock icons Rush will reunite for a tour in summer 2026, years after they stepped away from the stage post legendary drummer Neil Peart’s death in 2020. Surviving members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson announced the Fifty Something tour at a...

How VAAUS transformed communities across Australia

The labour room was quiet except for the soft beeping of monitors. A young woman, far from home and terrified, held the hands of a few women she barely knew. They weren’t family or close friends, but members of an organization she had just...

Trump flies home after ‘settling 3,000-years of conflict’

Donald Trump headed back to Washington Monday after a lightning trip to Egypt and Israel in which he declared peace in the Middle East that “took 3,000 years” to achieve. The US president called for a new era of harmony in the region as he signed...

Meghan Markle and Anna Wintour's 'fashionista' reunion not 'genuine' says body language expert

Anna Wintour and Meghan Markle (Image: Getty Images) Meghan Markle was captured on film sharing a warm embrace with legendary Vogue editor Anna Wintour at Paris Fashion Week - but could there have been deeper significance to their public display...

The Best Pop Culture Halloween Costumes for 2025: From ‘One Battle After Another’ to ‘Life of a Showgirl’

You’re likely to see a multitude of plaid bathroom robes on the streets this Halloween. But unlike years past, movie bros won’t be smoking a fake cigar as Tony Soprano. Instead, they’ll have a vape and rifle in tow as they take on the role of...

'Telling clue' that Meghan Markle and Anna Wintour's reunion could be fake

Meghan made a stir when she arrived at Paris Fashion Week(Image: Arnold Jerocki, Getty Images for Balenciaga) Meghan Markle was caught on camera enjoying a heartfelt hug with iconic Vogue boss Anna Wintour at Paris Fashion Week - but was there...

Fubara’s men absent at gov’s reunion with Wike

Signs of a renewed reconciliation between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his political mentor, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, appear to be emerging, following a high-level meeting of key political...

Women's Champions League preview: Team-by-team, talking points, predictions

Emily Keogh Close Emily Keogh Correspondent Based in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN's women's soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCL Sam Marsden Oct 2, 2025, 08:53 AM The UEFA Women's Champions League is back! With a new 18-team...

The Israelis Freed in the Gaza Hostage Deal

Israelis gather at Hostages Square to celebrate the release of living hostages held in Gaza on Oct.13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Credit - Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu via Getty Images The last 20 living Israeli hostages held in Gaza have been...

Festivals Acadiens et Creoles is a weekend of music, food and culture in Lafayette

Festivals Acadiens et Creoles Photo by Brad Bowie / The Acadiana Advocate When Council for the Development of French in Louisiana Chairman James Domengeaux and a group of academics, activists and musicians decided to throw a concert celebrating...

Alliance Francaise to host “Month of Reunion Island” fete on October

The Alliance Française de Pondichéry will showcase the culture of Reunion Island, the overseas archipelago with month-long events on October. The ‘Month of Reunion Island’ fete, opening on October 1, will feature concerts, film screenings,...