By Tom Balmforth and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russians vote on Sunday in the final stretch of a three-day parliamentary election that the ruling party is expected to win after a sweeping crackdown that crushed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s movement and barred opponents from the ballot. The expected win by the ruling United Russia […]
In the midst of World War II, with the Nazis extolling their Viking heritage, the Swedish writer Frans G. Bengtsson began writing “a story that people could enjoy reading, like The Three Musketeers or the Odyssey.” Bengtsson had made his literary reputation with the biography of an 18th-century king. But for this story he tried […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — A few dozen sunrises were enough for the crew of Inspiration4, which returned to Earth nearly three days after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center becoming the first all-civilian crew to launch into orbit. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience and its four passengers splashed down at 7:06 p.m. in the Atlantic Ocean […]
(Reuters) – Some Afghan girls returned to primary schools with gender-segregated classes on Saturday, but older girls faced an anxious wait with no clarity over if and when they would be able to resume their studies at the secondary school level. Most schools in the capital Kabul have stayed shut since the Taliban captured the […]
By Anna Mehler Paperny HAMILTON, Ontario (Reuters) – Canada’s election is in a dead heat two days before the Sept. 20 vote, according to a new poll on Saturday, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Conservative rival both campaigned in the same seat-rich region to scour up votes. The latest Sondage Leger poll conducted […]
By Lidia Kelly and Gus Trompiz MELBOURNE/PARIS (Reuters) -Australia has made a “huge” diplomatic error by ditching a multi-billion-dollar order for French submarines in favour of an alternative deal with the United States and Britain, France’s envoy to Canberra said on Saturday. Canberra announced on Thursday it would scrap its 2016 deal with France’s Naval […]
By Alexandra Ulmer CIUDAD ACUÑA, Mexico (Reuters) – Eddyson Langlais, 24, was huddled under the Del Rio International Bridge in Texas, alongside thousands of fellow Haitian migrants on Friday night, when he saw news on Facebook that felt like a gut punch: The United States was going to fly Haitians back to their homeland. He […]
By Humeyra Pamuk and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – European capitals celebrated a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in June, as President Joe Biden’s top diplomat cracked jokes in French in Paris, posed for selfies with French youth and spoke at length about revitalizing the transatlantic relationship. It was a breath of […]
Australia on Friday shrugged off Chinese anger over its decision to acquire US nuclear-powered submarines, while vowing to defend the rule of law in airspace and waters where Beijing has staked hotly contested claims. US President Joe Biden announced the new Australia-US-Britain defense alliance on Wednesday, extending US nuclear submarine technology to Australia as well […]
[Verse 1] It was built, in a day So I fell, in a day What do you expect? What do you expect, what do you expect, what do you expect? At best, we’re a stretch And a leash, won’t hold my neck I’m a mess What do you expect, what do you expect, what do […]
[Intro: Afro B & Tion Wayne] Yeah, ah oou Afro B Come on, come on Boom [Hook: Afro B & Tion Wayne] Bad gyal in the function It be only you that I’m wantin’ (Yeah) Don’t come with asssumptions You’d be my wife for life Bad gyal in the function (Yeah) It be only you […]
[Chorus: NSG] Can’t be loyal to no ho, only my bros Been a long time since I’ve been broke Why you only holler when I got a show? I can tell who’s a friend or a foe Now [?] on a Sunday Baby girl, I don’t do dates For you, girl, I might switch ways […]
[Intro: Tion Wayne] Uh-huh, yeah Come on, come on, yeah Tion Wayne from the, yeah [Verse 1: Tion Wayne] African Brown and thick like Megan Thee Stallion My dark skin jawn love nothin’ but travellin’ Car in sport and she whip it like Edmonton Chanel bags, LV on the norm’ Rolls or the Maybach, we […]
[Intro: Young Adz & Tion Wayne] Be my best friend, racks in the west end I’ma take a flight with you I need more, tea for the west end (C’mon, c’mon), fuck all your best friends Girl, I got my eyes on you Yeah, T Wayne from the, yo (Yeah) [Verse 1: Tion Wayne] It’s […]
[Intro] Out on a lick, were the days when I had the old house and the whip? TheElements No pan [?], gotta face it you was just out with a chick Face it, grr, mm-mm, AoD, yo, ba-ba, yo [Verse 1] She sick of this life, I choose that gun ’cause it could’ve been live […]
[Intro: Dax] Don’t lose yourself LexNour All I see is propaganda In the world All I see is propaganda [Chorus: Dax] Uh And all I see is propaganda, propaganda And all I see is propaganda, propaganda And all I see is propaganda, propaganda And all I see is propaganda, propaganda [Verse 1: Dax] Yeah, united […]
Waif like and blind Frail is your body A conscience re-designed to be childlike and bitter Childlike and bitter Waif like and blind Frail is your body A conscience re-designed to be childlike and bitter The gaunt visage you try to hide While walking past mirrors You have erased yourself You’ve learned to hate yourself […]
[Verse 1] He said, “Let’s get out of this town Drive out of the city, away from the crowds” I thought, “Heaven can’t help me now” Nothing lasts forever But this is gonna take me down [Pre-Chorus] He’s so tall and handsome as hell He’s so bad, but he does it so well I can […]
[Intro] (Scalez) (AJ ruin everything, he in here) [Chorus: Alice Chater] You’re just like New Year’s Eve Disappointing me Feeling fucking great Why you gotta give me something to celebrate? Then take that away Babe, you’re dropping the ball You’re just like New Year’s Eve Disappointing me Feeling fucking great Why you gotta give me […]
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Jannat sa lagta mujhko ab yeh jahaan hai Jab se tu tohfa mujhko rabb se mila Main mohabbat kahun ya ibadat isse Ab sukoon mere dil ko tujhi se mile Saanson se teri khushbu si aayi hai Zulfon ne teri neendein churayi hai Mujhko banaya aisa deewana Ke main deta hoon teri hi sada Main […]
Attendance was sparce at Saturday’s rally in Washington, DC backing the Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on January 6th in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election, which was won by Joe Biden. Capitol Police estimated turnout was only 400 to 450 people. CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz reported live from the scene. “Some were upset […]
The line-up at the Louis Vuitton Foundation’s new exhibition in Paris reads like a who’s who of artistic giants from the Belle Epoque: Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, Matisse, Cezanne… What is most surprising is that they all come from one collection — a pair of Russian brothers from the late 19th century who just happened […]
The Cuban government published the draft of a new family code this week that would allow same-sex marriage, adoption by gay couples and recognizes surrogacy, but the road ahead is long, because the legal framework must be approved in a referendum and religious groups are likely to oppose it. The proposal defines marriage as “a […]
France on Friday recalled its ambassadors to the United States and Australia in a ferocious row over the scrapping of a submarine contract, an unprecedented step that revealed the extent of French anger against its allies. President Emmanuel Macron recalled the envoys after Canberra ditched a deal to buy French submarines in favor of US […]
(Refiles to remove superfluous “it” from lede) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Friday that a drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many 10 civilians, including seven children, and it apologized for what the Pentagon said was a tragic mistake. Senior U.S. officers had said the Aug. 29 strike that took […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – Candidates to become Japan’s next prime minister all said they would have better policies to fight the pandemic and reduce the income gap during television debates on Friday, but they were split on diversity issues from same-sex marriage to married couples having separate surnames. Whoever wins the Liberal Democratic Party presidency on […]
Second Honeymoon I walked up to the desk and asked the man about a room I asked about the bridal suite, I told him I’m the groom Then I took the elevator to the floor I was assigned I fumbled with the key the way I did that other time Inside I thought of all […]
Yeah, oh, baby, you look so fine Alright, you lookin’ so fine That could be mine Just one look and I know so far, far, far It’s love with you And I found out how I truly feel, feel, feel To have your love, oh, oh, oh, oh And you will, will be mine, mine, […]
I walked around my good intentions And found that there were none I blame my father for the wasted years We hardly talked I never thought I would forget this hate Then a phone call made me realize I’m wrong And if I don’t make it Know that I’ve loved you all along Just like […]