KOHIMA, Jun 21 (NEPS): The Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) said the Indian army had been using the Kuki National Army-Burma (KNA-B) cadres as a “proxy force” to attack the PLA and other revolutionary organisations in their region. It further alleged that India was using the name of KNA-B for “India’s Unconventional Military Activities: the conduct of sabotage, subversion, and destabilisation through undeclared Indian forces—outside the Western South East Asia (WESEA) Region targeting Myanmar directly.”… Read the rest
Brutal heatwave cooks US south-west, an early sign of sizzling summer ahead
Gabrielle Canon in Oakland and Dani Anguiano in Chico, California
Millions of Americans are sweltering as experts warn early heat could herald next record-smashing summer
With the official start of summer still weeks away, a record-setting heatwave is cooking the south-western US, causing dangerous conditions far earlier than normal.… Read the rest
Some women are born to enjoy life as solitary bees
Readers respond to Tara Judah’s article about her difficulty in forming female friendships, and her happiness in her own company
Upon reading Tara Judah’s article, I felt relief (I stopped chasing the Hollywood vision of female friendship – and embraced the person I am, 13 May).… Read the rest
The law on single-sex spaces is a mess. It needs fixing, not political point-scoring
Labour’s reaction to Kemi Badenoch’s plan to define sex is not only a hapless fudge, it’s legally illiterate
friend of mine runs a residential writing retreat attended by women with experience of trauma and abuse. It is vital to those who take part that it is female only: past attenders have told her it enables them to talk about their experiences in a way they couldn’t if men were present.… Read the rest
England T20 World Cup defence on the brink after heavy defeat to Australia
- Australia 201-7, England 165-6; Aus won by 36 runs
- England’s destiny out of their hands after poor display
Ali Martin at Kensington Oval
It was supposed to be a game of relatively little consequence, the Ashes rivalry laid on for the sake of the broadcasters amid an expectation that England and Australia would sweep aside the associate teams in Group B.… Read the rest