A large-scale overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least four people and injured dozens, including children, Ukrainian officials said.
Rubio Says Sanctions On Iran Won’t Be Lifted To Open Hormuz
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing […]
Iranian Man ‘Going To Prison’ For Filming Tehran’s Tiananmen Moment
The shaky video of the incident recalled the famous “Tank Man” protester on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, who single-handedly defied an armored column during pro-democracy […]
High-Level Conference in Zagreb 2026: Advancing the European Child Guarantee Across Enlargement Region
Altin Hazizaj from Eurochild member CRCA Albania attended UNICEF’s meeting on the Eurochild Child Guarantee on behalf of Eurochild. The High-Level Conference on the European […]
Tennessee at the center of far-right assault on Black voting rights
The state GOP’s latest aggression against Black lawmakers and Black Tennesseans is a bold escalation — but this didn’t come out of nowhere. In fact, […]
Playing With Fire: The Shadowy US ‘Kill Chain’ in Russia
The following story is co-published with Matt Bivens’ Substack newsletter, The 100 Days. Two weeks ago, a series of repeated Ukrainian drone attacks blasted apart a […]
Republican Chaos: Trump’s Ballroom Is Dead, And His Battleships Might Be Sunk
Three days before Christmas in 2025, when the American people were busy with the holidays, the president announced that he was seeking money from Congress […]
The Lockheed-Tanaka bagman
‘In every trouble spot I have cautiously visited, there has always been one watering hole where, as if by secret rite, hacks, spies, aid workers […]
How Pacific islands can gain from Australia-Japan ties
In their meeting on May 4 in Canberra, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Japanese counterpart, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, agreed to prioritize a range of […]
Russian attack kills at least 18 in Ukraine, some of them children buried under rubble
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 18 civilians […]
Astronomers have spotted two giant gas plants forming around a baby star in deep space
Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, a team of scientists have observed two giant gas planets forming around a young star in what […]
Transgender troops can remain in US military, but enlistment can be blocked, court rules
Split decision deals blow to Trump administration’s anti-diversity agenda, calling the ban ‘arbitrary, and based on animus’ Transgender troops can remain in the US military, […]
Trump Appoints Loyalist With Zero Experience to Top Intelligence Role
President Donald Trump has named William “Bill” Pulte, the current head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as the next acting Director of National […]
Texas AG Orders Hospital to Set Up Detransition Clinic for Transgender Patients
Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston has to create a detransition clinic for transgender patients by this summer and keep a list of “potential” gender affirming […]
Bill Pulte Lacks Intelligence Qualifications. He’s Perfect for the Job Trump Just Gave Him.
President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday that Bill Pulte will serve as acting Director of National Intelligence—taking over the post from the embattled Tulsi Gabbard—makes a […]
Texas Senate race shows the rot runs deeper than Trump
During this year’s Republican Senate primary campaign in Texas, the National Republican Senatorial Campaign distributed one of the most devastating campaign advertisements ever made. This […]
How Trump reversed Biden’s crackdown on gun trafficking
Marianna Mitchem grew up in the Denver suburbs, where she played high school soccer. One day in April 1999, her team faced off against a […]
European Parliament ditches Google for French search firm over privacy concerns
BRUSSELS — Move over, Google. Qwant is taking over as the European Parliament’s default search engine. Starting Thursday, the European Parliament will replace Google with […]
Magyar signals Ukraine reset ahead of expected talks with Zelenskyy next week
BERLIN — Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said Tuesday he is optimistic about reaching an agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the rights of […]
Is Ouaddou pulling an AB de Villiers? Pirates coach’s fatigue claims raise questions
Ouaddou says he is exhausted after guiding Orlando Pirates to a historic treble. But could there be more to his comments than meets the eye…See […]