Ukraine said it struck a major Russian rocket and space facility with domestically produced Flamingo cruise missiles on August 15, as Kyiv continued its campaign […]
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How Octopuses Won a Fight Against Factory Farming
This story was originally published by Sentient. Plans to build the world’s first commercial octopus farm are dead. On July 22, the Port Authority of Las […]
Space storms could put airline passengers at radiation risk, scientists warn
Extreme solar storms could expose airline passengers and crew to dangerous radiation levels and trigger the kind of aircraft electronics failures that grounded 6,000 Airbus […]
Trump Says He Will ‘Soon’ Declare Strait Of Hormuz US Territory
As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver […]
Russian Forces Hit Housing Block In Kramatorsk As Strikes On Ukraine Continue
Flames consumed a housing block in Kramatorsk following a strike by Russian forces. Video by RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service showed fire crews battling the blaze, which […]
UAE Blames Iran For Tanker Strikes In Strait Of Hormuz
As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver […]
Taliban Official Killed As Violence Flares In Northern Afghanistan
A senior Taliban official has been assassinated in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan, where violence has flared in recent weeks.
Bosnian Serb Police Questioning Of Srebrenica Staff Triggers Bipartisan Warning From US Lawmakers
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is seeking action, including possible sanctions, against Bosnian Serb officials after police began questioning staff at Bosnia’s Srebrenica Memorial […]
Russian Forces Hit Housing Block In Kramatorsk, Ukraine, In Ongoing Strikes
Flames consumed a housing block in Kramatorsk following a strike by Russian forces. Video by RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service showed fire crews battling the blaze, which […]
China, Indonesia, Taiwan: the naval question Jakarta has to answer
This week brought two Indonesia stories that sat side by side but pointed in different directions. In Jakarta, US Under Secretary of War for Policy […]
China’s lead in orbital data centres risks leaving Europe behind
China is racing ahead on orbital data centres while Europe still debates the concept, a new policy brief warns, and the gap is starting to […]
Progressives Win Big in Minnesota, Lose a Squeaker Wisconsin
Progressives experienced a split in two closely watched Democratic primaries Tuesday, as voters in Minnesota and Wisconsin produced sharply different results in contests that represented competing visions for […]
Rights Group Urges Taliban To Free ‘Disappeared’ Aid Workers
Human Rights Watch has called on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to release several international aid workers who were “forcibly disappeared” from their offices last month and […]
Iran, Trump Clash Over Who Controls The Strait Of Hormuz
As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver […]
Melbourne mother’s advice after brave escape with son from horrific house fire
‘Because of the carbon monoxide and the gas, I almost passed out. I could not believe how fast it was going.’…See More
Privacy watchdog warns of ‘serious risks’ over EU police agency surveillance
A plan to ramp up the data processing powers of the EU’s policing agency Europol poses “serious risks” to people’s privacy, Europe’s data protection supervisor […]
A Different Universe: Trump Grift vs. the ‘Biden Crime Family’
Most people recognize that Donald Trump and his kids are stealing from us with both hands every day. But they are not as outraged as […]
Concern Grows Over Spread Of Spill From Grounded Tanker Carrying Russian Oil Off Oman
As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver […]
12 August solar eclipse brings thousands of tourists to Gormaz fortress in Soria
The caliphal fortress of Gormaz in Soria became a prime vantage point to view the total solar eclipse, drawing crowds of visitors from Spain and […]
Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing
This story was originally published by ProPublica. A robot was on fire. Again. It was the summer of 2024, and the cutting-edge robots inside General […]