Here’s the number that tells you more about this crisis than any missile count: War-risk insurance on a tanker passing through Hormuz used to run […]
Month: August 2026
Coalition’s power line pledge could win back farmer votes
West Victorian farmers, increasingly supportive of One Nation, welcome the Coalition’s announcement to scrap a controversial transmission line…See More
Deepest Apologies to Canada
Trump has managed to alienate Canada from the U.S., for no discernible reason. It’s like he just enjoys pissing people off. The trade talks– over […]
Freedom 250 grand finale: Race cars, Air Force One and one bald eagle
President Donald Trump‘s summer-long celebration of America’s 250th birthday ended Sunday the only way it possibly could: with race cars, fighter jets, a presidential limousine, […]
“They’re my people”: Trump shrugs off concerns of MAGA ranchers’ beef
President Donald Trump has some beef with the price of beef. American ranchers — many of them among his most reliable supporters — have some […]
Editor’s Notes: Karoline Leavitt Was a Sloppy Hack
Before I begin today I want to remind people that we continue to sell our remaining inventory of The Reconstruction Papers. If you are in […]
Nurses Target National Hospitals in New Ultimatum to Govt
The nurses warned that they would withdraw services from county health facilities from July 29 if their grievances were not addressed…See More
Ebola: DRC receives shipment of more than 16,000 vaccine doses
More than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) late Friday, an AFP journalist saw, as the country […]
The UK assisted dying bill is coming back. Its Labour champion is looking to Australia for inspiration
LONDON — Britain is still lagging behind Australia when it comes to assisted dying. But one Labour MP who has seen the debate in both […]
Iran Hangs Another January Protester As Surge In Executions Continues
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 […]
Voting Over In Kazakh Election Amid Opposition Exclusion, Media Pressure
Voting is under way in elections for Kazakhstan’s new, unicameral parliament, but opposition groups have been excluded from the group in a tightly controlled process […]
Zelenskyy Rejects Call For Wartime Elections As EU Leaders, US Senators Visit Kyiv
French leader Emmanuel Macron has vowed to accelerate delivery of new French air interceptor missiles to Kyiv following devasting Russian air attacks on a Ukrainian […]
Industry condemns labour hire company that misled inspectors on farm
The Queensland Strawberry Growers Association president condemns the operators of a former labour hire provider for deliberately falsifying documents and breaching workplace laws…See More
Backpackers crucial to business, say farmers as visa approvals pause
Rural communities and farmers are concerned they will lose an essential workforce as the brakes are put on working holiday visa applications…See More
Journalists Fired From Military Newspaper for Asserting Editorial Independence
Correspondent Lara Korte, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, and publisher Max Lederer were all fired from their posts at Stars and Stripes on Friday, the latest attack […]
As a Palestinian From Gaza, I Can Study Abroad in Safety, But Never Visit Home
Since Israel’s war began in Gaza, Palestinian university students have seen their education and futures upended. All universities have been damaged or destroyed, campuses have […]
Are kids “guinea pigs for chatbots”? McMahon backs classroom AI use
Education Secretary Linda McMahon praised the growing use of artificial intelligence in classrooms Sunday, even as she acknowledged there is little evidence yet showing how […]
What if the fascists win in Germany?
When German Chancellor Friedrich Merz finally rose to power in May 2025 after years of political failure and an inconclusive election, he already faced what […]
‘Actual apartheid’: Trump Education boss enrages with new plan for elementary-school kids
A member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet caused an uproar Sunday as her nonchalant comment on children’s education spurred fears of apartheid and the return […]
Trump Cabinet member raves about beer and euthanasia in bizarre anti-Canada rant
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy launched into a threatening rant Sunday amid the now-collapsed U.S.-Canada trade negotiations, but not before boasting about beer being sold at […]