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Translation of the headline: ‘Is the World Cup final already decided? A children’s book published in the US predicts the result’ Just because the Tontolares have been rather neglected doesn’t mean they’ve lost their appeal. The World Cup is a breeding ground for nonsense because, once the thousand or so trivial anecdotes and ... Read more
A criminal court in Cairo convened on Monday at Badr Prison and adjourned the trial of Ashram Omar, a cartoonist for the online publication Al Manassa, until 12 October 2026, according to a Facebook post by his lawyer, Khaled Ali. The Egyptian cartoonist has now been behind bars for almost two years and, ... Read more
The Battle of Tsushima, 1905, painting by Tōjō Shōtarō. By Tōjō Shōtarō – Public domain. The Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) was a pivotal conflict in modern history and is regarded as one of the first‘total wars’. It came to be described as‘World War Zero’, marking Japan’s rise as a world power whilst also exposing ... Read more
Historic heatwave in Europe. Cartoon from 29 June 2026 in CTXT More than 380 million Europeans are facing temperatures above 30°C. Around 191 million people in Europe have experienced temperatures above 35°C during the recent heatwave between 18 and 29 June, whilst 381 million have faced temperatures above 30°C. Tedros Adhanom, Director-General of ... Read more
Daniel "Des" Sánchez Estrada is a tattoo artist who has been wrongfully sentenced to 30 years in prison in the United States for transporting a box of anarchist fanzines in his car. “Des” is currently in prison because the Trump administration claims that printing, reading or possessing certain literature constitutes evidence of a ... Read more
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