US lawmakers and national-security experts are pressing President Donald Trump to take tougher action against Chinese entities accused of helping Iran with satellite intelligence, weapons […]
Month: September 2026
Iran Says Plan Presented To US To Open Strait Of Hormuz
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 […]
UK’s new Israel sanctions haven’t suspended any weapons transfers
Earlier this month, the UK government announced plans to cut off trade with Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank—including weapons shipments. But according to new disclosures made to […]
N Korea’s hypersonic test a check on Japan’s nuclear ambitions
North Korea’s recent hypersonic test signals an evasive theater nuclear strike capability aimed directly at Japan—a proxy warning backed by Russia and China as Japan […]
Liberty Global partners with Sierra in three-year AI deal
Liberty Global has signed a three-year deal with conversational AI company Sierra to expand the use of AI across its European businesses. As a result, […]
Hong Kong’s manpower gap narrows, but AI squeezes entry-level and clerical roles
Hong Kong’s projected manpower shortage has eased, but AI is reshaping the city’s labour market in ways that hit fresh graduates and middle-aged clerical staff […]
“Network” at 50: Now We’re All Mad as Hell
I want you all to get up out of your chairs; I want you to get up right now and go to the window, open […]
Editor’s Notes: A Labor of Love
I call Liberal Currents a community, and we use the word everywhere. In our writings on ourselves, in our description of the Discord server, in […]
Did a Texas Developer Have a Duty to Disclose Toxic Oil and Gas Waste?
This story is the second of a two-part collaboration between Truthdig and the Texas Observer. Read the first part here. In the late spring of […]
Pope’s artificial intelligence guru admits he doesn’t use AI
BERLIN — Pope Leo XIV’s cardinal who heads the Vatican’s Commission on Artificial Intelligence has admitted he doesn’t use AI — despite being four months into […]
Deutschland und Spanien zetteln Papierkrieg zu „Made in Europe“-Auslegung an
BRÜSSEL – Deutschland und Spanien heizen den Streit darüber an, wie die Made-in-Europe-Regeln im Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) ausgelegt werden sollen. Beide Regierungen lancierten ihre […]
COA expands high-protein chocolate range with matcha and coconut
COA has added matcha and coconut flavours to its high-protein chocolate range as it expands in Australia and New Zealand and eyes the US market…See […]
The Border India Rejects Is Becoming Harder to Undo
By: Salman Rafi Sheikh Photo from the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan and China formally launched their Boundary Joint Commission in Islamabad on September […]
Drones could expand North Korea’s gray zone options
If the wars of 2026 have demonstrated anything, it is that drones have become a key element of modern warfare. In Eastern Europe, both Moscow […]
Backed by US and Amazon, X-energy pushes small nuclear reactor
The federal government has thrown its weight into reviving America’s long-stagnant nuclear industry, and X-energy’s first-of-a-kind reactor project is among the biggest beneficiaries so far. The […]
Another one! Springbok and wife share baby announcement [video]
Future Springbok squad? Jasper Wiese is the latest Bok to announce a baby on the way. Take a look at this sweet announcement…See More
Imperfect lychees go from shed floor to liquor shelf as growers diversify
Seeing edible lychees discarded for their cosmetic imperfections leads a central Queensland grower to use the third-grade fruit for alcohol…See More
‘So pathetic’: Finger-wagging Trump aide torched for correcting anchor over new term
Top White House aide Sebastian Gorka sparked online ire and mockery after he wagged his finger at a Newsmax anchor for using the word “AI.” […]
Supreme Court justice rips ‘potentially corrosive’ tactic fueling Trump’s ‘harmful acts’
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tore into her Supreme Court colleagues for repeatedly clearing the way for Trump administration policies through rushed emergency orders. Jackson made […]
France To Send Troops To Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks
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 […]