F1 Penalty Points: Drivers' penalty points after the F1 Azerbaijan GP

The F1 penalty points surprisingly didn't become much of a debate during the Azerbaijan GP, as, except for Alex Albon, everyone else kept things on an even keel. The race weekend was quite chaotic on Saturday, but it was more a case of the drivers...

Ranked: 2025 grid based on F1 penalty points from the most to the fewest after Azerbaijan GP

The F1 penalty points system has helped keep Formula 1 driving standards above a threshold. Introduced in 2014, the system was put in place to help have a standardized process to measure driver transgressions. As part of the system, the driver...

The Doha attack: Exposing the collapse of international order

On 9 September 2025, Israel conducted its first-ever direct military strike on Qatar, targeting Hamas negotiators in Doha’s diplomatic quarter while they were reviewing a US-brokered ceasefire proposal (Al Jazeera, 2025; CNN, 2025). The attack,...

"Armenian Banking Days" were held in the capital of Austria

ArmInfo. The day before, "Armenian Banking Days" were held for the first time in the capital of Austria. The initiator of the Vienna event was the Union of Armenian Banks together with Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI). Raiffeisen Bank...

Fugitive Austrian Wirecard executive in Russia: Media investigation

VIENNA - A former executive of the fallen German digital finance flagship Wirecard on the run since 2020 lives in Moscow under a false identity, according to an international media investigation published Sept 16. Austrian Jan Marsalek is on an...

Syrian Refugees in Austria Prefer Vienna for Social Support

A recent report by the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS) has found that the majority of Syrian refugees in Austria have no intention of returning to their homeland, citing economic and social factors—particularly family stability and...

News media in India: Caught in a warp

The title perhaps merits some musing. At a time when the media are being “deframed”, or rendered frameless by augmented reality and virtual reality (AR & VR, as they are generally called in tandem), the idea of framing it might sound incongruous....

Trump's 'Psychotic' NYT Defamation Lawsuit Elicits Ridicule From Legal Experts

US President Donald Trump on Monday evening filed a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times that was quickly ridiculed by legal experts for entirely lacking merit. In the lawsuit, Trump accused the Times of conspiring to prevent his victory...

Global Critical Resources Corporation Reopens Tataki Mine with President Duma Boko

FRANCISTOWN, Botswana--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 16, 2025-- Together with the President of Botswana Duma Boko, Minister of Minerals and Energy Bogolo Kenewendo, Minister of Environment and Tourism Wynter Mmolotsi, Ambassador of the United States Howard...

Three Austrian nuns escape nursing home

The nuns themselves have said they were unhappy about being moved to the retirement home. Photo credit: Anton Herrington/Shutterstock Three elderly Austrian nuns have sparked headlines after escaping from a nursing home and returning to their...

“It’s A Sign Of Oppression!” – Austria Plans Headscarf Ban For Girls Under-14 In Schools

The Austrian government will move ahead this week with plans to ban headscarves for girls under 14 in schools, a measure officials frame as promoting equality. In an interview with Bild cited by Welt, Integration Minister Claudia Plakolm of the...

Former MK Hanin Zoabi Arrested Over Alleged Terror Incitement During Speech 

Former Knesset member Hanin Zoabi was arrested at her home in Nazareth on Sunday for allegedly belonging to a terror group and inciting terrorism in a speech last year in which she seemed to justify the Hamas assault of October 7, 2023....

Deputy Foreign Minister Attends EU General Affairs Council in Brussels

Deputy Foreign Minister Elena Shekerletova took part in the regular meeting of the EU General Affairs Council in Brussels on Tuesday, the Ministry’ said. As part of the preparations for an upcoming European Council in October, the ministers...

France Considers Blocking Crypto Firms’ EU Licenses Under MiCA Law

TLDR France’s AMF is considering blocking crypto firms operating under EU licenses issued by other member states. The move tests the enforcement of the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation and its passporting system. France’s concerns arise...

Austria seeks diplomatic role in Ukraine War and Iran nuclear negotiations

Austria hopes to become a stronger force in global diplomacy and a hub for conflict resolution. Key to those efforts, according to Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger, is sticking to decades-old military neutrality despite a raging war in the...

Jannik Sinner embroiled in Hitler lyrics fury as rapper insists 'I didn't compare them'

Italian rapper Fedez has apologised for his controversial lyrics that compared tennis ace Jannik Sinner to Adolf Hitler. The singer unnerved many fans of the four-time Grand Slam champion when he referred to him as a "purebred Italian with the...

Trump renews push to end quarterly reporting – here’s what that would mean

United States President Donald Trump is, once again, suggesting eliminating quarterly reporting for American public companies in favour of just two earnings reports per year. Trump made a similar proposal during his first presidential term in 2018...

President Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with Indonesian President in Abu Dhabi

President Sheikh Mohamed has held talks with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto in Abu Dhabi, state news agency Wam reported on Friday. During the meeting, the two leaders discussed ways to boost co-operation across fields such as the economy,...

Bulgaria and United States Deepen Nuclear Energy Cooperation with Vienna Agreement

Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov and US Secretary of Energy Christopher Wright signed a joint statement reaffirming the civil nuclear cooperation agreement between Bulgaria and the United States in Vienna, the Ministry of Energy’s press service said...

FIS and Ski Austria finally agree deal, centralization process completed

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) governing body has finalised the long-running process of media rights centralization for its various member federations, through a tie-up with the Ski Austria organization. Through a deal coming...