The Guardian view on the Sahel and its crises: the west can still make a difference
by The Guardian
The Guardian— The region is turning towards Russia and other global players when it comes to security. Tackling the climate crisis would contribute to a solutionTwo apparently separate developments in the Sahel are linked by more than geography. Last week, the US confirmed that it will withdraw more than 1,000 troops from Niger after the military junta revoked a security pact – just six years after a new $110m military base opened. Meanwhile, a record heatwave is the latest deadly extreme weather event.The US...
The Guardian—The Guardian view on the women of Iran: still resisting repression. The regime wants to crush resistance. But those it rules continue to push back against its brutalityThe protests that exploded across Iran following Mahsa Amini’s death in custody in September 2022 were a turning point. The young Iranian-Kurdish woman had been detained by the “morality police” for “improper hijab”. Not only did young women take to the streets and cast off their scarves in fury, but parents and grandparents came too. The protests were strikingly socially diverse. Critically, men...
ESPNcricinfo—Scenarios - Can RCB still make it to the IPL 2024 playoffs?. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have lost seven of their eight IPL 2024 matches so far, including their last six, and are at the bottom of the points table. Remarkable as it may sound, though, they are not out of the playoffs race yet. In fact, they can still make without even bothering about net run rates.How can RCB make the top four? For a moment, however unlikely it might seem, let's assume that RCB win each of their remaining six matches, starting with the one against Sunrisers Hyderabad on...
www.duluthnewstribune.com—Our View: Our choices make a difference on Earth Day, every day. From the editorial: On the first Earth Day in 1970, "an estimated 175 college students gathered in Duluth’s Leif Erikson Park at 4:45 a.m. With songs and readings, they reflected on the relationship between humankind and the environment."