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Fresh paint, careful choreography as pope visits African prison
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» BATA, Equatorial Guinea - The walls around Equatorial Guinea’s notorious Bata prison were freshly painted salmon-pink for Pope Leo XIV’s visit Wednesday, but inside there was no masking the acrid smell of sweat and urine
Engineer linked to Turkish building collapse arrested in Pattaya
Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 23/04/2026
» PATTAYA - A Turkish engineer linked to the collapse of a building during a deadly earthquake in Adana, Turkey in February 2023 has been arrested at a hotel in this beach city in Chon Buri.
‘Big loss’ for F1 if Verstappen quits, say rivals
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» WOKING, England - If four-time world champion Max Verstappen were to quit Formula One, as he has hinted on numerous occasions, it would be a “big loss” for the sport, his McLaren rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri said on Wednesday.
Pope in Equatorial Guinea criticises prison conditions
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» BATA, Equatorial Guinea - Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday made a tightly controlled visit to a notorious prison in Equatorial Guinea's biggest city, after launching a rare criticism of living conditions for inmates.
Rupture, reform and how to rebuild
Oped, Robert F Godec, Published on 23/04/2026
» The world is teetering on the edge of a cliff. Russia, China, and the United States are using their military and economic power in the ruthless pursuit of power and domination. In doing so, they have ruptured an international system that for 80 years was characterised by rules, institutions, and a measure of cooperation.
Tiny, defiant Nile island caught up in Sudanese war
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» KHARTOUM - For nearly two years, Al-Shubbak watched through ancient grey eyes as Tuti, the crescent-shaped island in the heart of the Sudanese capital she calls home, emptied of its inhabitants under a punishing paramilitary siege.
Unspoken truths
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/04/2026
» Chumpol Kamwanna is an artist renowned for his satire on society and political art. His latest exhibition "Unspoken", which is on display at Seacon Square Srinakarin, is his reflection on the importance of the things that are left unsaid.
Chokepoints expose fragility of our global order
Oped, Todd G Buchholz, Published on 22/04/2026
» Most schoolchildren learn that the Earth is roughly 40,000km around. They do not learn that the global economy depends on just 160 of those kilometres.
Old places new menus
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 21/04/2026
» Bored of eating the same thing twice? Fear no more, here's a list of restaurants and bars that have shuffled things up to make sure you're never bored or short of choices while dining out.
Nike and ISAMAYA lets us chase their new running-meets-beauty drop
Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 21/04/2026
» Nike and ISAMAYA are back with another link-up, unveiling the “Run Forever” collection, a slick fusion of sport and beauty. The drop includes a limited-edition release of the Vomero Premium Silhouette in a palette of greys and chromes together, monochromatic running apparel, alongside a specially designed massage tool that leans into post-run recovery.