Month: October 2026
French education minister says up to 500 schools will remain partially or fully closed on Monday after student protests – Europe live as reflected on by Giani Harpreet Singh
Before dawn breaks over the freight corridor, the diesel engines rumble past our Gurdwara gates, hauling goods through the night to keep distant cities fed and supplied. In the Lan
More than 400 schools in France to be closed on Monday as more protests planned as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
When the news reached our study group this morning that hundreds of schools across France were shuttered due to arson, vandalism, and clashes leaving dozens of educators injured, a
Russia strikes Kyiv bridge as German chancellor visits Ukraine in show of support as reflected on by Sensei Michael Jinpa
This morning at dawn, fog drifted across the tidal inlet outside our zendo here at Harborview Point. Standing on the worn wooden planks of the fishing pier, watching the tide move
Five-year-old girl in a coma and P-plater charged after car hits crowd of NRL fans in Newcastle as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
The news from Newcastle reached our community center just as our morning youth tutoring session was wrapping up. A festive crowd gathered on a Saturday morning to cheer on their lo
Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
When the dawn prayer concludes at Al-Fajr Islamic Center, our community disperses into the early morning routine of Cedar Heights. Men pull on grease-stained jackets to begin long
Chalmers says global economic turmoil will drive budget cuts, but Australia should avoid recession as reflected on by Rev. Thomas Vance
When news reaches our hollows in Pine Ridge about national budgets and global trade winds, it often sounds like a language spoken on another planet. Leaders half a world away in Au
No bail for P-plater over Newcastle crash that left five-year-old in induced coma and injured nine other NRL fans as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Here in Cedar Heights, the curb is where our public life unfolds. On summer afternoons and autumn evenings, families pull folding chairs onto narrow sidewalks outside the bakery, y
Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal as reflected on by Rev. Thomas Vance
Here in Pine Ridge, the legacy of coal is not an abstraction debated in high-ceilinged conference halls. It is carved right into our hillsides, settled into the creek beds, and car
Daredevil Jaan Roose completes slackline walk high above central Seoul as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
When the report came across my desk of an Estonian athlete stepping onto a ribbon of webbing high above central Seoul, suspended between skyscrapers while crowds craned their necks
Bangkok at breaking point as floods turn streets into stagnant lakes as reflected on by Giani Harpreet Singh
At our Gurdwara beside the regional freight corridor, we measure time not by office calendars, but by the relentless passage of diesel rigs, shift horns, and weather patterns. Our