W.E.B. Du Bois, the first Black American Harvard Ph.D. (1895), received an honorary doctorate in economics in 1958 from Humboldt University in Berlin, where at the turn of the century he'd studied with such scholars as August Meitzen (Max Weber's mentor) and Wilhelm Dilthey.

Joseph Stalin (top row, second from the left) pictured at the Tiflis Theological Seminary.

‼️BREAKING: The explosive device found next to Russia's gas pipeline in Serbia was brought in by a migrant and made with components from the US. – Serbian Intelligence Russia, Turkey, Serbia, Hungary and Slovakia have agreed to take defensive measures to protect the pipeline.

Ibn Rushd (1126–1198) ("Averroes"), Andalusian polymath and jurist largely responsible, via his commentaries and expertise in philosophy, physics, and Islamic jurisprudence, for relaunching European interest in Aristotle and other Greek thinkers.

14th century depiction of a Mamluk with 琐子-style patterns on his arms and front skirt. First time I have seen the pattern used to depict (probably mail) armour outside of the Sinosphere.

Archaeologists uncover mysterious Christian artifact near waters tied to Jesus' ministry: 'No known parallel' trib.al/Lgi7rsE

UPDATE: Iran's atomic agency slams US-Israeli attack on its heavy water facility 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/ukui10?update=…

Kislovodsk during the German occupation. WWII. Ordzhonikidze Kray. September 1942. Photo: Hermann Arndt / Konstantin Skiba

Weekly Georgian Etymology: შროშანი šrošani 'lily', from Old Georgian ႸႰႭႸႠႬႨ šrošani, corruption of older *šošani, from Hebrew שושן šošan, from Egyptian 𓊃𓈙𓈖𓆸 zešen lotus flower. It gets its form by analogy with შრეში šreši edible asphodel, itself from Parthian 𐭮𐭫𐭩𐭱 šriš.

Hungarians' growing anger at living in EU's 'most corrupt state'. The wealth amassed by Orban's inner circle is fuelling the increasingly palpable frustration of a population grappling with sluggish growth, high inflation and worsening public services u.afp.com/SbRo

BREAKING: Bahrain calls on the United Nations to pass a resolution to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by force.

Serbian authorities have found that Ukraine is not involved in the explosives found near the TurkStream pipeline, which connects Serbia with Hungary, said the director of Serbia’s Military Security Agency, Đuro Jovanić, according to Kurir. He noted that there is “a great deal of

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⚡️Hebrew media: Israeli Air Force weapon systems officer Assaf Dagan took his own life on his way to reserve duty at the Kirya base in Tel Aviv during the war on Gaza. The Israeli army refused to recognize him as a fallen soldier. Today, after about a year and a half during

The head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence organization, Major General Majid Khademi, was killed in a US-Israeli strike, according to a Guards statement carried by Fars news agency on Monday. The statement said Khademi had played a major role in Iran’s

The Official Ceremony Welcoming the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Took Place. I hosted my counterpart at the Presidential Palace of Georgia. As part of the ceremony, the national anthems of both countries were performed. During the official visit, I held a

«Атмосфера страха» vs «закон и порядок». Как в Казахстане реагируют на дела против журналистов  azattyqasia.org/a/atmosfera-st…

ELIMINATED ‼️ confirms Brigadier General Majid Khademi, head of its Intelligence Organization, has been eliminated.

"Long live the prosperous and cultural life of collective farms and collective farmers." A Soviet poster in the Armenian language. Yerevan, Armenian SSR, 1938. Artist: G. Fermanyan

Правительство утвердило план действий по продвижению и популяризации наследия Ходжи Ахмета Яссауи - Аналитический интернет-журнал Власть: vlast.kz/novosti/68924-…