No one thinks 80-year-old Donald Trump is having an affair with Natalie Harp. Republicans wish this were the case so that they could sell Trump […]
Month: August 2026
Flood of discounted auction homes deepens China’s property slump
China’s residential property prices kept falling this year as a surge in court-ordered auction homes flooded the market with steep discounts, deepening buyer wariness and […]
Russia’s Khabarovsk sub tests Cold War deterrence in a new age
Russia’s Khabarovsk submarine may represent the cutting edge of undersea nuclear warfare, but its arrival also raises a more fundamental question: whether increasingly exotic weapons […]
Spanish government creates new migrant shelters to ease Ceuta crisis
On Thursday morning, it began relocating over 1,000 people from the beach to reception centres set up in army tents…See More
US national debt tops 40 trillion dollars for first time
America’s national debt has surpassed 40 trillion dollars for the first time – more than double what it was just 10 years ago, according to […]
Romanian jet blasts drone near offshore gas platform, president blames Moscow
A Romanian F-16 fighter jet blew up a sea drone near the Neptun Deep gas platform in the Black Sea this morning, with the country’s […]
Reverse Megxit: 5 awkward questions as Harry and Meghan plot British return
LONDON —Megxit — the departure of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from the U.K. five years ago — sparked criticism, fanfare, and many, many […]
BREAKING: Siya OUT, Ox IN for Springboks against All Blacks
Springbok skipper Siya Kolisi has been ruled out of Saturday’s Test against the All Blacks, but Ox Nche has recovered from injury in time…See More
Guinea Bissau: Children Account for Half of Suspected Mpox Cases in Guinea-Bissau
Unicef] Bissau/Dakar — UNICEF strengthens surveillance, prevention, and community outreach as country responds to its first mpox outbreak…See More
e& embeds Agentic AI into B2B plans
e& is expanding its business services with the launch of Agentic AI across its core mobile and fixed connectivity plans. As a result, the telecom […]
Liberal Currents Live: Natalie Harp Is the Most Powerful Woman in the World
We weren’t too aware of President Trump’s very, very close collaborator Natalie Harp last week, but the curtain has been torn down. Join us starting […]
Another Unusual Footnote In An En Banc Fifth Circuit Opinion
Over the years, I have written about many unusual and fractured voting splits on the en banc Fifth Circuit. An en banc case decided last […]
Democrats Probe Trump Administration’s Fascist Persecution of Left-Wing Groups
A group of 27 Congressional Democrats is probing the Trump administration over its campaign to suppress and persecute people with left-wing beliefs under National Security […]
She Defended Herself From Domestic Abuse. She’s on Trial for Murder Next Week.
Keshia Golden, a Black mother from the West Side of Chicago, turned down a plea deal months ago even though it put her at risk […]
Russia Launches Major Missile Attack On Kyiv And Surrounding Region, Killing At Least 17
Russia launched a large-scale barrage of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones on Kyiv and its surrounding region, killing at least 17 people and injuring […]
US Vows ‘Toughest Sanctions In History’ Against Iran
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 […]
Jon Ossoff knows what he’s doing on the campaign trail
It was a punch delivered in Atlanta on Sunday and felt all the way in Washington, smooth and fluid, like one of Sugar Ray Robinson’s […]
The $1 trillion black box
The sums are vast, but the explanations for the spending range from vague to inscrutable. Consider these items in the law that funded the Department […]
Israel’s next escalation is likely in southern Syria
Israeli forces raided homes in the town of al-Rafid, in Syria’s Quneitra countryside on August 15, and the operation drew almost no attention beyond Syria […]
MEP Manon Aubry says extremely rare viper bite was ‘unlucky’
PARIS — Manon Aubry, co-chair of the Left Group in the European Parliament, was back on her feet Thursday after being hospitalized for a snake […]