A cartoonist takes Japan’s new imperial succession law to court over male-only heirs
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Memes, Mao and Mbappé: Chinese brands drop soccer star in fury over ‘dictator’ joke
HONG KONG — He’s one of the world’s most popular athletes, but Kylian Mbappé is suddenly paying the penalty for being on the wrong side of China ’s fervent nationalism. The French soccer star’s own goal? Suggesting that Mao Zedong , the founding leader of communist China, was a dictator, in comments that revolved around memes portraying Mbappé as an authoritarian figure.
Truce begins in Ukraine city where residents ate weeds to survive
The Oleshky ceasefire, which the White House said was secured by US First Lady Melania Trump, is meant to allow aid to get in and civilians to get out.
8-month Iran war looms large over Israeli election
Israeli voters are choosing their next government, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisting only he can finish the job started eight months ago in Iran.
French government concessions to students 'tactically shrewd' but risk creating new set of problems
Oliver Farry welcomes Oliver Davis, Professor and Head of the Department of French at University College Cork. According to Professor Davis, the government's handling of the student protests reflects a combination of "tactical confusion" and an inadequate response to deeper structural problems. Davis cautions the concessions offered to secondary school students merely "scratch the surface." Meanwhile, France's widening protest movement has extended well beyond the classroom, drawing in the Yellow Vests, trade unions and people from across French…