Tourist plane crash in Kenya kills 11 on board

Tourist plane crash in Kenya kills 11 on board

A plane crash near Kenya’s coast has killed 10 Europeans and a local pilot, an airline company has said. The aircraft was flying from the popular beach resort of Diani to an airstrip in the world-famous Maasai Mara game park when it went down at 05:30 local time (02:30 GMT), the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority…

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Sudan’s army loses key city of el-Fasher to paramilitary RSF after 18-month siege

Sudan’s army loses key city of el-Fasher to paramilitary RSF after 18-month siege

Sudan military chief said the army had left el-Fasher to protect the city from destruction [Reuters] Sudan’s military chief has confirmed the army’s withdrawal from its last western stronghold of el-Fasher after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) declared control of the city. In a televised address, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said he had approved…

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Key figures at odds over collapse of China spy case

Key figures at odds over collapse of China spy case

Key figures involved in the failed criminal case against two men accused of spying for China have given conflicting accounts to a parliamentary committee about why the case collapsed. In September, prosecutors dropped charges against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, who had been charged under the Official Secrets Act. Both men deny wrongdoing. The director…

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George Saunders and Zadie Smith Talk with Deborah Treisman

George Saunders and Zadie Smith Talk with Deborah Treisman

On October 25, 2025, the writers George Saunders and Zadie Smith took the stage with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, for a discussion at the 26th annual New Yorker Festival, a weekend of conversations, screenings, performances, and more. The Festival, which is the magazine’s signature event, was held in New York City and…

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Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak Talk with Rachel Syme

Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak Talk with Rachel Syme

On October 24, 2025, the comedian-actors Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak took the stage for a discussion with the New Yorker staff writer Rachel Syme, as part of the 26th annual New Yorker Festival, a weekend of conversations, screenings, performances, and more. The Festival, which is the magazine’s signature event, was held in New York…

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Japanese Supercars With Insane Style

Japanese Supercars With Insane Style

When you think of supercars, your mind probably jumps straight to Italy’s prancing horses or Germany’s precision-engineered rockets. But Japan has been quietly building some of the most audacious, head-turning performance machines on the planet, and they’ve been doing it with a style all their own. Japanese supercar designers have never been afraid to push…

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The essential guide to visiting Cairo

The essential guide to visiting Cairo

Fueled by sugar and caffeine, Cairo is a late-night city, and the energy in both its ancient heart and wealthy ‘New’ Cairo is boundless. A city with layers of history; the top drawcards are its most ancient: the Nile River and the Pyramids of Giza, which have towered over this frenetic megalopolis for millennia. And…

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Why Immanuel Kant Still Has More to Teach Us

Why Immanuel Kant Still Has More to Teach Us

That may not exactly sound like a call to arms, but the title of an expert and engaging new introduction to the philosopher encourages us to think otherwise. “Kant: A Revolution in Thinking” (Harvard), by Marcus Willaschek, translated by Peter Lewis, argues that what made Kant revolutionary was his contention that to understand anything—science, justice,…

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