The cocktail of kittenish charm and continental sensuality who swept away the cinematic cobwebs of the 1950s. Read more: Brigitte Bardot: The blonde bombshell who revolutionised French cinema – BBC
Dr. Grant, a contributing Opinion writer, is an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In ancient Greek … Read more: Opinion | Why We Keep Falling for Narcissistic Leaders – The New York Times
Kim urges ‘unlimited and sustained’ development of nuclear combat forces as North Korea gears up for key party congress. Read more: North Korea’s Kim oversees test launch of long-range cruise missiles – Al Jazeera
New Zealand compares well on global measures of freedom, happiness and transparency. But rankings in some important areas, including climate, … Read more: NZ report card 2025: how the country fared in 28 key global and domestic rankings
A Palestinian woman in Gaza has died as a winter storm threatens the lives of nearly 900,000 Palestinians living in tents across the devastated … Read more: Gaza storm kills Palestinian woman as Israeli curbs on aid compound misery – Al Jazeera
My centre of gravity has shifted. The holidays are no longer something to construct but something to receive. Read more: On these in-between days I’m ‘growing down’, sinking into the present moment and … – The Guardian
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky said progress had been made to end the Ukraine war during Florida talks but the US president admitted the … Read more: Trump says progress made in Ukraine talks but ‘thorny issues’ remain – BBC
Israel and its supporters would have you believe that just being a Palestinian is a lethal threat. Read more: When Palestinian existence is portrayed as hate | Israel-Palestine conflict – Al Jazeera
Three people have died after a double-storey building collapsed in Doornkop, Soweto in the early hours of Sunday morning. Among the dead is a … Read more: Soweto building collapse | Calisile Nzima devastated by the tragedy – YouTube