In Power Play, video games aren’t just entertainment but a new front in information warfare, exposing liberal democracies to disinformation, mass surveillance, and extremism.
Year: 2026
Serbian leader calls snap elections after dissolving country’s parliament
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has dissolved his country’s parliament and announced snap elections for the end of October as he seeks to assert control over […]
Le Pen’s National Rally fires security volunteer over racist remarks caught on tape
PARIS — The National Rally, the party of French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, fired a volunteer security official on Wednesday after body camera […]
Regulate tech, not kids, say 140+ organisations and experts ahead of EU State of the Union
Eurochild joins more than 140 organisations and experts in child rights in calling for a Europe-wide framework for digital safety ahead of the State of […]
Viewers praise MaDlamini for standing up to her ‘bully’ husband
Viewers praised MaDlamini for standing up to her ‘bully’ husband, Somnala, during a recent episode of ‘Umndeni Somnala’ on Moja Love…See More
Mono man charged in head-on collision in Barrie’s south end
Man, 49, charged with careless driving causing bodily harm following April 28 crash that sent 47-year-old local woman to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries…See […]
Senate inquiry will scrutinse APVMA decision to allow paraquat use
Independent Senator David Pocock has used support from the Greens and the Coalition to launch an inquiry into the regulator’s decision to allow the continued […]
Who is taking the biggest cut of the apple profits?
Growers are welcoming higher prices for apples, but say they want the ACCC to better police the relationship between major supermarkets and farmers…See More
Iran signaling it has incentive to escalate the war
Iran’s threat to target American warships with an enhanced ballistic missile appears to mark a new and potentially more dangerous phase of the Middle East […]
What Iran’s resilience tells China, Russia about US power
When the US-Israeli war against Iran began, few in Beijing or Moscow likely expected Tehran to withstand military pressure from two of the world’s most […]
South Africa renews legal bid to stop US auction of Nelson Mandela memorabilia
Mandela’s eldest daughter, Makaziwe, authorised the sale to raise funds for a memorial garden near her father’s grave in Qunu…See More
Kenya temporary amnesty eases fears among East African migrants
A temporary amnesty for undocumented East African migrants in Kenya after the government urged them to formally register at their embassies and further extended their […]
PSTN switch-off deadline looms: Is the UK ready?
By the end of January 2027, the UK plans to retire its Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), ending the traditional phone network that has been […]
The End of History and the Final Girl
Good luck, final girl, I hope you get what you deserveNo one’s gonna do your job for youAfter all, that’s not how this thing works […]
Federal Judge Upholds New Jersey Order to Bar ICE From Some State-Owned Spaces
A U.S. District Court judge upheld a New Jersey executive order limiting federal immigration officials’ access to nonpublic parts of state property, ruling the federal […]
Amish Country Is Seeing a Major Measles Outbreak. RFK Jr. Is Making It Worse.
Five years ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to Amish country, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to address a large anti-vaccination crowd. It was 2021 and […]
US Says It Destroys 5 Iranian Tankers As Tehran Strikes Back Across Gulf
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 […]
Trump hails AfD win in Saxony-Anhalt
U.S. President Donald Trump has congratulated Alternative for Germany (AfD) Tuesday for its landslide victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, where the far-right party won […]
‘Gambling with our lives’: AI researcher quits Anthropic with dire warning about safety
An artificial intelligence researcher who worked at Anthropic — and previously OpenAI — has resigned, saying both tech giants are “gambling with our lives.” Jacob […]
‘Completely crazy’: Jen Psaki torches GOP’s ‘common sense’ pick with one damning detail
MS NOW’s Jen Psaki identified a key talking point of Republicans for the midterms on Tuesday evening — and zeroed in on a candidate who […]