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Civil War in Myanmar

Since gaining independence from British rule in 1948, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) has struggled to govern its multiethnic society effectively. Following a coup in 1962, Myanmar’s military junta ...
The Hindu

Assam Assembly passes Uniform Civil Code Bill

The 126-member Assam Assembly on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) passed The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, which proposes a common civil framework governing marriage, divorce, inheritance, and live-in ...
Cfr.org

Civil War in Sudan

For the first half of the twentieth century, Sudan was a joint protectorate of Egypt and the United Kingdom, known as the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium. Egypt and the United Kingdom signed a treaty ...
Independent Florida Alligator

OPINION: The lecture is dead

College students spend anywhere from 12 to 18 hours per week in a lecture hall. Their eyes wander across their computer. They sort their to-do list, complete the Wordle and text their friends. In the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A New Book of Toni Morrison’s University Lectures, Now Collected for the First Time, Shares Some of the Legendary Novelist’s Most Important Lessons

Before her career as a novelist, Toni Morrison was a teacher. The famed American author, best known for works such as Beloved and Song of Solomon, was born in Lorain, Ohio, in 1931. After attending ...
The Atlantic

The Lecture I Couldn’t Give

Last May, I gave a lecture at the Air War College, the Air Force’s senior service school for officers. I have taught at West Point and spoken at several other senior service schools. At the Air War ...
CNN

Peter Thiel’s secret lectures on Antichrist in Rome spark debate

Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist and MAGA donor, is in Rome this week for a series of private lectures on the Antichrist. It’s an event that the Vatican, and the pope, are treating with ...
PBS

Peter Thiel brings his lectures on the Antichrist to the Vatican's doorstep

ROME (AP) — One of the hottest tickets in the Vatican's backyard these days is for a four-lecture series on the Antichrist being given by Silicon Valley tech billionaire Peter Thiel. The ...
Desoto Times Tribune

Mid-South Military History & Civil War Show to feature historic artifacts and lectures

Mid-South Military and Civil War show will have over 75 dealers with antique firearms, photos, documents, books and other vintage military items for sale as well as informative lectures. History buffs ...
Mississippi State University

MSU hosts 2026 Marszalek Lecture with award-winning Civil War historian

Mississippi State University Libraries welcomes students, faculty and community members to attend the 2026 John F. and Jeanne A. Marszalek Library Fund Lecture Series March 5, 6 p.m., in Mitchell ...
The Diplomat

What the Taliban’s New Criminal Procedure Code Does and Does Not Say

Accurate scrutiny should begin with precision about what the law actually says, how it functions legally, and where interpretation begins to exceed text. Recent reporting on the Taliban’s January 2026 ...
WDET

The Metro: A civil rights lecture series asks what it means to be ‘living history’

Dr. Marita Gilbert is lead of the William G. Anderson Lecture Series. She joins The Metro to talk about how to be a part of history in the making. The William G Anderson Lecture Series: Slavery to ...