Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. The unfortunate among you may have seen the movie “United Passions,” a biopic about world football’s governing body […]
Year: 2026
Russia’s Olympic win comes with a price for Putin
Russia’s Olympic win comes with a price for Putin Moscow celebrated the Russian Olympic Committee’s restoration as a diplomatic victory. But the country’s pro-war commentators […]
Blanch on Hold?
It appears that Trump is backing off from insisting that the Senate stay in session until it approves Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General. He […]
Tension in One of Asia’s Flashpoints
By: Majid Maqbool The killing of a police constable in the Kashmir Valley city of Anantnag, allegedly by Islamists militants, has triggered one of the […]
California Wealth Tax Initiative: A Chance to Express Your Opinion of Billionaires
A coalition of progressive groups, led by the huge union SEIU-UHW, managed to get a one-time 5% wealth tax on the California ballot this fall. […]
Trump Moves To Make It Easier For Criminals To Get Guns To Make Money For Don Jr.
It might have seemed impossible, but the Trump administration has come up with a policy that will make it even less popular. The Trump administration […]
How Anti-ICE Protesters Became Prisoners in Trump’s War on Antifa
Savanna Batten got her first call from the FBI the year she turned 18. It was 2011, and the Animal Liberation Front had set fire […]
Purpose, pay and AI pressures redefine talent expectations in Singapore finance sector
Singapore’s finance sector may remain one of the region’s most attractive talent hubs, but new research from ACCA suggests employers are facing a workforce increasingly […]
China’s DUV lithography still lags ASML by four generations
Media reports published earlier this week about China’s plan to start making its own immersion deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines have caused a sharp sell-off […]
Sprouts Farmers Market rethinks pricing playbook after cuts delivers mixed results
Sprouts Farmers Market is refining its affordability strategy after selective price cuts boosted unit sales but failed to significantly increase store traffic…See More
Prague Zoo keeps polar bears cool with ice amid heatwave
Keepers at Prague Zoo used tonnes of ice to provide much relief to animals as Europe grappled with scorching heat…See More
Inquest considers whether care of Adelaide man’s bed sores was ‘appropriate and reasonable’
A coronial inquest will investigate whether an aged care facility in Adelaide’s inner north appropriately treated the bed sores a 79-year-old man with dementia developed […]
Kangaroo Island’s seal population under threat from H5 bird flu
The H5 bird flu strain has landed on Kangaroo Island, where marine experts must now weigh the pros and cons of intervention strategies…See More
Aussie wine exports plunge as drinkers cut back worldwide
A new report reveals Australian wine exports have dropped to their lowest level in 22 years amid cost of living pressures and a global decline […]
Elaine Chao inadvertently throws a wrench in Mitch McConnell’s proof-of-life claim: report
A small detail is raising new questions about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) extended absence, according to a new report. The most recent McConnell proof-of-life photo […]
‘Guaranteed death’: Another GOP senator comes out swinging against Trump’s demands
Another GOP senator has said he won’t give in to a looming demand by President Donald Trump in a defiant op-ed. In a Thursday piece […]
Italy and Spain clash over Schengen as Ceuta migration spat boils over
Italy’s most senior politicians have called for Spain to be kicked out of Europe’s Schengen zone, with tempers running hot as thousands of migrants reportedly […]
Tusk: ‘Everything indicates’ Russian cruise missile hit Poland
An airborne object crashed in eastern Poland early Thursday during Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine, leaving behind a 10-meter-wide crater and scattered debris, said Polish […]
The Next Victim of Trump’s Political Prosecutions? Congressional Oversight.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who helped lead the national response to the Covid-19 pandemic as the country’s longtime chief infectious disease expert, invoked his Fifth Amendment […]
Why is US GDP growth slowing, and how can it be reversed?
Tariffs and oil price hikes create a supply shock, dragging down US economic growth in the second quarter of 2026…See More