BIRMINGHAM, England — European diplomats are quietly courting Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, as the party gathers for its annual conference this week — with several […]
Year: 2026
German defense chief to meet with Hegseth after earlier snub
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius will meet with the Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Washington this month, a surprising shift after the Pentagon chief rebuffed a […]
Kenya, Uganda Move to Ease Travel Barriers as Airfares Hit Ksh103,600
With cheaper flights and fewer travel barriers, Kenya and Uganda hope to increase tourism spending, strengthen trade and business links…See More
Organizing for Survival in an Era of Climate Chaos
Our current infrastructure was built for a world that no longer exists. How do we build the power to survive when the systems we depend […]
Mamdani Unveils AI Moratorium for Schools Through 8th Grade, Screen Time Limits
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a one-year ban on the use of student-facing generative AI across the city’s public schools through eighth […]
NASA launches Roman telescope to build biggest map of the universe yet
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched from Florida on Sunday, beginning a mission to survey vast swathes of the sky and test whether the […]
Federal judge tosses Trump lawsuit over trans athletes in California school sports
Justice department cannot force state to ban trans girls from women’s sports, in major win for LGBTQ+ rights A federal judge has dismissed the Trump […]
How South African judges sent Shell to hell, with panache
Mid-August, South African judges delivered a magistral lesson in environmental justice and sent Shell oil plans in the Wild Coast packing. Their judgment is a […]
Florida Revenge Porn Law Doesn’t Cover Simulated Sexual Conduct That’s Implied Rather Than Shown
From the Report and Recommendation by Magistrate Judge Zachary C. Bolitho (N.D. Fla.) yesterday in Hales v. Luthmann (the same Luthmann from the Staten Island […]
Who Owns American History?
Under the second Trump administration, the fight over history has become a fight over democracy. Who deserves to be trusted with the country’s memory?
US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Thailand After Record 286-day Deployment
The vessel’s arrival has shone a light on Pattaya’s sex industry, which established itself as a rest and recreation destination for U.S. personnel during the […]
Vermont Democrats Offer Amanda Janoo a Hearty Backslap and… That’s About All
The latest round of campaign finance reports is in, and it looks like Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amanda Janoo is suffering the same fate as the […]
China’s pressure campaign against Japan is backfiring badly
A few days ago, the Chinese government had the opportunity to reverse the current downturn in China-Japan relations, the worst in years. A delegation […]
Bond markets are repricing Fed independence, not just inflation
By almost every explanation on offer for the bond selloff underway treats it as a familiar story wearing a new coat. Too much debt, too […]
Nokia, BeeHealthy partner to simplify digital healthcare access
Nokia has signed a commercial agreement with digital healthcare platform BeeHealthy to bring its Network as Code technology into the apps used by healthcare providers […]
Laura Loomer is MAGA’s last woman standing
Over the years, the MAGA movement has littered its path with the political carcasses of ambitious women who believed their public self-abasement would insulate them […]
New mail voting rules moved forward despite USPS officials’ concerns about mass disenfranchisement
Top U.S. Postal Service officials tasked with issuing new regulations on mail voting expressed concerns in internal meetings about how the rules they were drafting […]
Iran Claims Attacks On US Bases In Kuwait, UAE
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 […]
Zelenskyy Blasts ‘Disgraceful’ Kyiv Shoot-Out Between Ukraine’s Security Agencies
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for “accountability” and “personnel decisions” after a shootout in Kyiv involving the country’s major security services.
Poland calls for stricter controls on EU visas for Russians
BERLIN — Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said the recent wave of Kremlin-backed hybrid attacks across Europe calls for tighter restrictions on Russian diplomats and […]