For Immediate Release:February 27, 2026 Contact:Andrea Fernández AponteSenior Policy AssociateLatin America Working Group (LAWG)afernandez@lawg.org 40+ Civil Society Organizations Send Letter Calling on Congress to Reverse […]
Year: 2026
Supreme Court gives Trump green light to restrict mail-in voting
On Monday, the Supreme Court approved the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to enact a nationwide crackdown on mail-in voting via an executive order. It’s still […]
Greece seeks to cash in on Odyssey ‘hype’
ATHENS — Greece’s government and tourism officials are determined not to squander the opportunities created by a resurgence of interest in everything Greek kindled by […]
Trump’s Arctic saber-rattling boosts Iceland’s pro-EU campaign
REYKJAVÍK — Pro-EU campaigners have a handy boogeyman to win over Icelandic voters ahead of a crunch referendum on Saturday: U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump’s […]
The ‘Islamic NATO’ Is Not NATO
By: Salman Rafi Sheikh The new Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey defense pact may look like the beginnings of an “Islamic NATO,” but it is much more a political […]
Vietnam, EU elevate ties citing ‘threat’ to ‘rules-based order’
Hanoi (dpa) – Vietnam and the European Union on Thursday upgraded ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic tier, amid a tumultuous period […]
Nokia China exit deepens telecom split as Nvidia bets on 6G AI
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia is walking away from mainland China after two decades of building out its networks there, closing nearly every remaining site […]
Join new Iran sanctions or leave the dollar system: Bessent
With the United States unable to militarily defeat Iran in President Donald Trump’s illegal US-Israeli war of choice, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday escalated the administration’s […]
What does bird flu do to humans and does it have pandemic potential?
Can people get the bird flu from eggs and milk? Can you die if you become infected? Will this be the next pandemic? Here’s what […]
Funding the Defence Investment Plan: A Legacy of Security
Keir Starmer deserves eternal praise for rescuing the Labour Party from the moral bankruptcy of the Corbyn years, winning a landslide victory less than two […]
My Comments On Today’s Substack: Corruption, Opposition Strategies, And Deserved Bashing.
His alliance with Vladimir Putin, a dictator every former president in modern times has understood to be a dangerous enemy of American democracy, is treasonous. […]
Family shocked by aged care system’s complexity demands overhaul
Val Cupitt’s family are calling for a more streamlined system to apply for aged care, after spending months finding her a place to call home…See […]
All Blacks captain Ardie Savea praises South Africa’s ‘unity’
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry and respect: All Blacks captain Ardie Savea showed his love and appreciation to South Africa…See More
Surviving Torture in the West Bank
For months, Palestinian journalist Majahed Bani Mfleh was held in Israeli administrative detention without charges and subjected to brutal physical violence. He’s far from the […]
In a Drier World, Some Infectious Diseases Are Unexpectedly Thriving
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The world has become hotter and, in many places, drier than […]
Burnham ups the ante in fight against Russia — and leaves Merz in the shade
LONDON — Andy Burnham has deepened Britain’s support for Ukraine by boosting the war-torn country’s ability to develop long-range missiles, in his first major move […]
Spain’s Sánchez calls national security meeting 26 days into Ceuta migration crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will convene the country’s National Security Council on Tuesday over the migration crisis in Ceuta — 26 days after tens […]
Nuclear war: still a possibility?
In 1991 President George H.W. Bush announced unilateral, sweeping reductions in US tactical nuclear forces. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was supposed to take parallel steps, but he hardly […]
Ukraine’s strategy of hitting Russian oil infrastructure
On Friday I sent out a piece entitled “The US does not understand air power, does Ukraine?” It caused a little stir. People have called […]
‘Pretty remarkable’ man living with MND for 29 years after diagnosis
John Dinon has lived with motor neurone disease (MND) for almost a third of his life, making him one of the longest-surviving people with the […]