Genie Knows Satire

India and Afghanistan Bond Over Spices: Taliban Discovers Masala Diplomacy – Regional powers find common ground in cumin and coriander

Trump’s $300 Million Ballroom – Mar-a-Lago Addition Features Gold Toilets That Flush Themselves When They Hear “Fake News”

Divine Surveillance vs Teenage VPNs – God’s IT Department Needs Upgrades

India’s Labour Unions Burn New Codes: Literal and Figurative – Workers take fire-and-brimstone approach to Modi’s reforms

France’s Zucman Tax – Creative Accounting Revolution Begins

South African Batsmen Torture India on Day Two: Cricket’s Slow-Motion Drama – Muthusamy and Verreynne’s partnership raises questions about what “exciting” means

The Virginity Rankings – Scientific Analysis of Sacred Failure

COP30: India And China Buddy Up On Climate While Everything Else Burns – SCMP reports on warming relations amid planetary warming

Actionable Advice Finally Delivered – Self-Help Industry Accidentally Helps Someone