The Iran war has resulted in the highest level of regional conflict seen since America’s 1991 Operation Desert Storm against Iraq, with more than a […]
Year: 2026
Silicon and steel contest for the Bay of Bengal
Classical maritime strategy has long shaped our perception of the Bay of Bengal. For decades, naval analysts measured regional influence by counting ships, tracking submarine […]
Sex Educators Say They’re Being Harmed by Age Verification Laws
“Oh, so you want kids to look at pornography?” That’s the absurd accusation often thrown at people who oppose age verification mandates for online adult […]
Trump’s grip on reality said to be ‘slipping fast’ as economy ‘wrecks’: ‘It’s happening’
President Donald Trump‘s presidency has hit a breaking point, an analyst said on Monday. The New Republic‘s editor Michael Tomasky described how Trump’s plummeting economy […]
Supreme Court ruling likely to lead to the dismissal of Steve Bannon’s conviction
A Supreme Court ruling could lead to the dismissal of a conviction against MAGA influencer Steve Bannon. On Monday, the conservative court threw out an […]
Deadly Strike Hits Odesa; Ukrainian Drones Target Russian Oil Hub
At least three people, including a two-year-old, were killed in an overnight Russian drone strike on the southern Ukrainian port of Odesa, while Ukraine hit […]
Hungary’s Orban Visits Pipeline As Serbia Pushes Back On Claims Blaming Ukraine For Sabotage
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban traveled to the TurkStream gas pipeline on the Hungarian-Serbian border on April 6, inspecting infrastructure that his government says was […]
Iranian Intelligence Chief Killed In Strike
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL deliver ongoing updates and analysis.
EU warns Trump against ‘illegal’ bombing of Iran’s power stations
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to bomb power plants and bridges across Iran if it does not reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz would be […]
Iran chides ‘caveman’ Trump over strong language on social media
Iran’s embassy social media accounts launched a flurry of attacks on U.S. President Donald Trump over his recent expletive-laden threats. Tehran hit out at Trump after he vowed […]
China using Iran as proxy lab for future AI warfare with US
China’s AI-driven intelligence support to Iran is turning the war into a deniable, data-driven proxy conflict in which battlefield advantage increasingly depends on information rather […]
Iran: Trump a ‘supreme war criminal’ if he executes strike threat
Iranian officials on Monday warned US President Donald Trump that his name will be “etched in history as a supreme war criminal” if he follows through with his threat […]
The Chicago faith leaders who resisted Trump’s immigration raids
Throughout last fall and the early part of winter, the city of Chicago felt like a war zone. In retrospect, those difficult weeks offered a […]
AI is raising the stakes in the government surveillance debate
A controversial provision used by the federal government as a backdoor for spying on Americans is up for renewal in April. This time, however, analysts […]
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Yikes! SANDF blunder at Rand Show goes viral [video]
Members of the SANDF were mocked on social media over these viral videos taken at Joburg’s Rand Show this weekend…See More
It Was Fascism All Along
Toby Buckle’s “It Wasn’t Fascism All Along” is exactly the kind of argument worth engaging directly. It is a serious argument that seeks to address […]
Gachagua Threatens to Mobilise Gen Zs to Storm Govt Offices
The former DP vowed to turn to Gen Zs for help if the opposition’s grievances regarding the government were not heard…See More
Iran threatens to restrict Bab el-Mandeb Strait after Trump warnings
US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline. In response, Iran threatened to restrict the […]
Orthodox Christians in Gaza mark Palm Sunday with church service
Palestinian Orthodox Christians gathered at the Greek Orthodox church, St. Porphyrios in Gaza City for a Palm Sunday service…See More
Serbian intelligence chief says Ukraine not involved in explosives plot
Serbia’s top military brass said Ukraine was not behind an incident involving explosives near a gas pipeline with Hungary, in a rebuke to Hungarian Prime […]