Author: Bronwen Roberts

Pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim, who died Monday aged 91, escaped apartheid-era South Africa to be discovered by jazz great Duke Ellington, becoming highly influential with a distinct musical st…Read More

Ibrahim helped define a genre of South African jazz music in a career that spanned eight decades.Read More

In his message for the Tenth World Day of the Poor, the pontiff calls for “rediscovering the faces of so many brothers and sisters”. Sadly, “The loss of a sense of the transcendent [. . .] places one above the other”, while “a desecrating logic of abuse [. . .] marginalizes and humiliates.” In his message for Grandparents’ Day, the pope tells the elderly: “do not be afraid of fragility.”Read More

From overwork to bullying, the conditions behind a billion-dollar liability gapRead More

Kallas cites verified reports of Chinese training for Russian forces as Brussels weighs sanctions and new trade measures.Read More

Penumbra announced today that it has secured a CE mark in Europe for Thunderbolt, which the company says further lays the groundwork for computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT) technology being launched to address acute ischaemic stroke globally. Penumbra also received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for Thunderbolt last week. “Stroke is the second-leading cause […]Read More

The Kentucky men’s basketball program announced seven home nonconference games to its 2026-27 slate on Monday. UK will begin the 2026-27 season at home with a first-time opponent in Manhattan on Nov. 3.Read More

UK Court upholds ban on Palestine Action as ‘terrorist’ groupRead More

Unverified reports say attacks were part of a campaign of sabotage and misinformation run by the Russian state.Read More

Keir Starmer says under-16s will be banned from social media by spring 2027.Read More