Cold War bunker near Bristol to be auctioned for £20,000 The underground bunker was built in 1960 for the Royal Observer Corps, a group of volunteers set up to monitor nuclear attacks Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025
Taiwan bars officials and students from China’s ‘retrocession’ events Taipei accuses Beijing of distorting history to ‘eliminate the Republic of China and annex Taiwan’ The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
Mitsubishi Once Made a Wilder Rocket-Launching Scooter to Compete with Vespa's Vespa's 150 Tap rocket-launching scooter may get all the fanfare, but Mitsubishi once made an even wilder one for Taiwan's military. You literally sit on the barrel tube. RideApart · Sep 19, 2025
The Learning Refuge: How women-led community efforts help refugees resettle in Cyprus Since 2015, the Republic of Cyprus (ROC) has seen a steady rise in migrant arrivals and asylum applications, primarily from people from Middle Eastern and African countries like Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon. The Conversation · Jun 23, 2025
A Zuckerberg-style nuclear bunker on a budget: Cold War era nuclear bunker to go under the hammer for £20k The bunker was built in 1957 as a Royal Observer Corps post, which was used to monitor potential nuclear attacks and their fallout Evening Standard · May 5, 2025
Geopolitical and humanitarian perspectives on migration in Cyprus: the forgotten divided island Cyprus has seen a gradual rise in arrivals of migrants and refugees since 2013, mostly due to geopolitical tensions and conflicts in the Middle East. The island’s migration crisis is also a consequence of its fraught history since the 1974 war, which has defeated attempts at mediation for decades. In… The Conversation · Nov 6, 2024
Is Quebec a Traitor to Canada’s Francophone Minorities? The province’s reluctance to defend French beyond its borders The Walrus · Sep 24, 2024
CAS Dismisses Canadian Appeal For Figure Skating Team Event CAS dismisses Canadian appeal on figure skating team event results reordering at 2022 Winter Olympics, maintaining US, Japan, and ROC as medalists. Top News · Aug 2, 2024
The Guardian view on Patriarch Kirill’s support for Putin’s war: betraying the faith Editorial: With talk of ‘holy’ conflict, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church is bringing the institution he heads into disrepute The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024
‘God of war’: Russian Orthodox Church stands by Putin, but at what cost? The head of the Russian Orthodox Church is the president’s spiritual leader, but he risks losing global clout. Al Jazeera · Feb 9, 2024
Kerala Assembly | UDF boycotts House proceedings after Speaker disallows adjournment notice on SFIO probe into IT firm headed by Chief Minister’s daughter The Congress-led UDF boycotted Kerala Assembly proceedings on Friday after Speaker A.N. Shamseer sternly declined to entertain the Opposition’s adjournment notice seeking the leave of the House to debate a SFIO enquiry against the now-dormant IT company owned by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter, T. Veena The Hindu · Feb 2, 2024
‘A race against time’: Taiwan strives to root out China’s spies As Beijing has increased its efforts to recruit Taiwanese people, the number of spying cases has risen The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2024
The 14 best music festivals in Europe, from Primavera Sound to Rock Werchter For thrill-seekers and sun-worshippers, there are plenty of options for those seeking to take their music obsession further afield. The Indy’s culture staff have picked out an eclectic list of the most impressive festivals around Europe, from Barcelona to Bulgaria The Independent UK · May 14, 2023
Pope meets Moscow Church official after puzzling peace 'mission' comment Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke to a top member of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) days after the pontiff made an intriguing but puzzling comment about the Vatican being involved in a mission to try to end the war in Ukraine. Reuters · May 3, 2023
Reuters · Apr 29, 2023 Pope meets Ukrainian refugees during visit to Hungary Pope Francis met Ukrainian refugees on the second day of his visit to Hungary on Saturday, telling them a different future was possible as they described the hardships they have faced since the war began.
Manchester Evening News · Mar 11, 2023 The Manchester overspill estate where trains won't go and the 'miracle' hidden inside it The £5m Fuse centre in Partington closed down in 2013, just 18 months after opening
Foreign Affairs · Dec 12, 2022 Taiwan Is Already Independent Most of the island's people don’t desire a formal declaration.
Motorsport · Sep 14, 2022 Vettel, Hakkinen among first names for 2023 Race of Champions in Sweden Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel and two-time F1 champion Mika Hakkinen are among the names announced for the 2023 Race of Champions, which returns to the north of Sweden in January.
The Conversation · Aug 16, 2022 Explainer: the complex question of Taiwanese independence “Strategic ambiguity” – the policy that has underpinned the West’s defence of Taiwan for half a century or more – rests on another ambiguity: Taiwan’s status in international law. And that status matters because it could help us answer three questions:
The Conversation · Aug 10, 2022 Taiwan's rocky road to independence and democracy Published in 1946, the novel Orphan of Asia, by Taiwanese author Wu Zhou-liu, tells the story of Hu Tai-ming. Born in Japan-occupied Taiwan, brought up in the Chinese tradition, Hu is forced into the Japanese educational system. Eventually he finds himself excluded by the Japanese, and witnessing the horror of…
Autosport · Mar 19, 2022 FIA explains how VAR system will work in F1 The FIA has explained how Formula 1’s equivalent of VAR (Video Assistant Referee) will work, as well as revealing that it will now be called the Remote Operations Centre.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 24, 2022 Queensland floods prompt 1,000 calls for help as heavy rain continues – as it happened This blog is now closed
ABC News · Feb 22, 2022 ROC figure skater Kamila Valieva thanks coaches on social media following doping controversy at Winter Olympics Home in Russia after a distressing and difficult Winter Olympics, figure skater Kamila Valieva thanks her coaches as the teenager awaits the resolution of a doping case.
Dynamite News · Feb 19, 2022 Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: Defending champions Russia to play with Finland for gold in men's ice hockey After a pair of thrilling semi-final matches on Friday, it will be defending champions ROC against Finland in Sunday's gold medal men's ice hockey game at the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2022 Winter Olympics day 14: GB women into curling final – as it happened Eve Muirhead and co set up a curling final against Japan after Eileen Gu won another gold medal for China, and ROC beat Sweden in the men’s hockey