They wanted to make hummus. The Gaza war made them a political target

SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY JWR UPDATE. IT'S FREE. (AND NO SPAM!) Just click here. BERLIN — The restaurant Kanaan, in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood, opened in 2015 as a radical experiment, a barrier-breaking partnership between Oz Ben David - an...

Bahraini Short Film Wins Best International Award at Spain’s Almería Film Festival

The Bahraini short film “An Excuse More Beautiful Than a Sin”, directed by Hashim Sharaf, has added another major accolade to its growing list of achievements - winning Best International Short Film at the 15th Almería Film Festival in Spain....

Tanzanian President Hassan wins disputed election

KAMPALA, Uganda — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote, according to official results announced early Saturday. Her two main opponents had both been prevented from running,...

Chelsea’s crash tackle king exposes Tottenham’s confused mess of a team | Barney Ronay

Sitting through this tightly stitched but still oddly shapeless game of football, you kept thinking: what does this remind me of? The trapped energy, the collisions. The sense of something always but never really happening. Oh yes. Watching the...

Norwegian cruise ship makes unexpected detour to rescue dozens from stranded sailboat

A couple from New Jersey was enjoying their international voyage on the Norwegian Epic when it made a sudden and unexpected detour to save a sailboat. Diane Wieland and her husband were savoring the sights of the Greek islands and Italy along with...

Tanzania president wins election as hundreds feared dead in unrest

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania's presidential election, securing another term amid days of unrest across the country. Samia won 98% of the votes in Wednesday's poll, the electoral commission said. In her...

Uzbekistan Sends Over 20 Crop Varieties to Global Seed Vault in Norway

Uzbekistan has deposited more than 20 types of agricultural crop seeds, including varieties of watermelon, melon, and eggplant, into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the world’s most secure seed storage facility, located in the Norwegian...

The Changing American -- and International -- Buying Culture

There is no question that we in the U.S, have turned a big corner when it comes to how and where we shop. Anyone with a computer or a smartphone can turn it on (that is, if it is ever turned off) and traverse the shelves of millions of companies'...

Patients go without needed treatment during government shutdown | Hot off the Wire podcast

Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Patients go without needed treatment after the government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program. Ramen instead of...

Maria Stalin-Andriasova Named Global Ambassador of Peace for Culture and International Relations

Maria Stalin-Andriasova Named Global Ambassador of Peace for Culture and International Relations. International Understanding Through Music, Art, and Collaborative Artistic and Human Rights Projects: From Moscow to New York City, from Japan to The...

Tanzania president wins disputed election with more than 97% of vote

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote, according to official results announced early on Saturday. The result is likely to amplify the concerns of critics, opposition groups and...

Pakistan, Norway to boost education cooperation

. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Norway have agreed to expand cooperation in the education sector, focusing on digital learning, teacher training, technical education, and inclusive learning opportunities. The understanding came during a meeting between...

Tanzania president claims 98% of vote in election tarnished by deadly crackdown

Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s presidential election, becoming the African nation’s first elected female leader with 98 per cent of the vote in polls marred by deadly protests. With her win, Hassan, who took power...

Tanzanian president Hassan wins sham election after ‘hundreds’ killed in protests

DAR ES SALAAM – Under fire President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s controversial presidential election, securing another term amid days of unrest across the country that have claimed the lives of hundreds. The...

Samia Suluhu Hassan re-elected President of Tanzania amid widespread unrest

Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania's presidential election, securing her another term amid unrest across the country, UNN reports with reference to the BBC. Details The electoral commission announced that Samia received...

Federal workers share impacts of shutdown with lawmakers

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Never miss The Glean MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news delivered in our daily newsletter. With Saturday marking one month since the federal government shutdown...

Tanzanian President Hassan wins disputed election with more than 97% of vote, official results show

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote, according to official results announced early Saturday. Her two main opponents had both been prevented from running,...

Tanzanian president wins disputed election with more than 97% of the vote

KAMPALA, Uganda — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country's disputed election with more than 97% of the vote, according to official results announced early Saturday, in a rare landslide victory in the region. Hassan appeared at an...

Oslo Innovation Week Showcases Scalable Climate Solutions

Oslo Innovation Week 2025 Banners in Karl Johan street in Oslo city centre. Credit: Gorm K. Gaare The 21st iteration of Oslo Innovation Week, held in late October, brought together 15,000 attendees from businesses, public institutions, investors...

Norway transfers bridge, medical equipment to Sumy region, Slovenia allocated funds for heat supply – Sybiha

Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sybiha reported on new assistance from Norway and Slovenia to the front-line Sumy region. At the international conference "Resilience and the European Future of the Sumy Region" at the Diplomatic Academy under...