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Kuwait Says It Was Targeted by Seven Iranian Missiles Overnight
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing […]
The 20-minute coffee van that keeps a small community together
Residents of the tiny town of Underbool, in Victoria’s remote Mallee region, flock to this small coffee van, which has even smaller opening hours…See More
China warns Australia 55pc beef tariffs could apply within days
China is cracking down on beef imports and says it is ready to slap Australia with an additional 55 per cent tariff in the coming […]
Peculiar alliance with visiting pope a blessing for Spain’s Sánchez
MADRID — Pope Leo XIV has embarked on a weeklong visit to Spain at a politically convenient moment for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, whose scandal-hit […]
Iran and US exchange strikes, threatening fragile ceasefire
The U.S. said its forces intercepted several Iranian ballistic missiles aimed at Kuwait and Bahrain, which were fired after the American military shot down drones […]
Trump’s Gift to Drug Cartels, Money Launderers, and Terrorists
A version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes […]
Gold Star family ‘devastated’ after Hegseth gives hope – then goes ‘ghost’: report
A Gold Star family was left “devastated and embittered” after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who at one point “appeared” interested in helping the family get […]
Trump under pressure as he hits the ‘politically hazardous’ stage with Iran: report
Donald Trump is confronting a bitter irony as he seeks to extricate himself from the Iran war he initiated: reaching a peace agreement may require […]
A Short Note on Graham Platner
I suppose I have to address the new Graham Platner scandal. Platner is our great hope for defeating Susan Collins in Maine, and until recently […]
Spirit’s collapse leaves 17,000 out of work, it’s time to put air travel under worker control!
It is a sign of the popularity, and logic, of socialist politics that so many workers are looking toward nationalization and public management as a […]
Requiem for a Glacier
“I have never written a memorial for a glacier — no one has,” laments the poet Andri Snær Magnason during Sara Dosa’s “Time and Water.” […]
Right-wing media melts down as Spencer Pratt sinks in vote count
Spencer Pratt was never going to be the mayor of Los Angeles. That is not necessarily a humiliation for the longtime reality TV star. But […]
Officials powerless to stop 8 new data centers that could transform small Texas county
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. HOOD COUNTY — Brian Crawford points to the top of a hill northwest of his family’s home […]
‘Pig Feast’: the film Jakarta doesn’t want you to see
The release of the investigative documentary “Pesta Babi” (Pig Feast) has triggered an unusually intense wave of public debate and political unease across Indonesia. Directed […]
South Africa: Cabinet Outlines Action On Drugs, Ebola Preparedness
SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet has reaffirmed government’s commitment to intensifying the fight against organised crime and strengthening South Africa’s contribution to the continental response to Ebola outbreaks…See […]
Outrage Mounts at Assaults of Journalists and Hunger Strikers at Delaney Hall
On Friday, a coalition of over a dozen press freedom groups condemned the May 31 arrests of at least three journalists covering the protests at […]
Senate Bill to Fund ICE and CBP Contains Zero Reforms to ICE
On Friday morning, the Senate passed a $70 billion reconciliation package to provide additional funding for President Donald Trump’s brutal crackdown on immigrant communities across […]
Florida’s OpenAI Lawsuit Shows the GOP Splintering Over AI
OpenAI and its chatbot ChatGPT’s “success has not been earned; the rise of OpenAI is attributable to a web of deceit and the exploitation of […]
UK hits back after Vance’s comments over murder of British teenager
The U.K. government denounced “people trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division,” after U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s comments over […]