Ships linked to Iran are reported to have transited the Strait of Hormuz on April 14, the first full day of a US naval blockade […]
Russia’s Lavrov Visits Beijing As China Steps Up Iran War Diplomacy
The Russian foreign minister’s trip comes amid a US blockade and Beijing’s push to seize diplomatic openings from the war in Iran.
Macron Calls For US-Iran Talks To Resume
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL deliver ongoing updates and analysis.
Democrats Must Learn to Talk About National Defense
Democrats would rather not talk about national defense. It’s a rather remarkable place for the party and its wonks to find themselves today. Four years […]
China faces Trump’s Iran offensive in the Hormuz Strait
US President Donald Trump’s decision to block ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz presents China with a sticky choice: to accept Trump’s prohibition on […]
Medieval Christian tropes inflaming Islamophobic Iran war debate
The war with Iran is not just a geopolitical conflict. We see religious rhetoric used to cast strategic interests as a moral or sacred matter. […]
Zelenskyy will fix Druzhba oil pipeline as he counts on Hungary to lift EU loan veto
BERLIN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline would be operational by the end of April, but there’s a […]
Italy’s Meloni halts defense pact with Israel
ROME — Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has suspended Italy’s defense cooperation agreement with Israel as she continues to distance her government from the U.S.-Israeli war […]
Scientists create wheat that turns white bread into a higher-fibre food
Australian scientists have developed a wheat variety that dramatically boosts fibre in white bread and other flour-based foods…See More
Locals celebrate ‘mud coming back’ to wetland once choked in weeds
An invasive weed planted decades ago quickly spread across Tasmania’s north-west, choking mudflats and wildlife habitat. Now, those involved in a long-running effort to wipe […]
The one thing everyone gets wrong about feminism
People love to declare the death of the women’s movement, pointing to the ‘failure’ of #MeToo or the Epstein files, but don’t give up the […]
Court Strikes Out $250,000 Loan Suit Against Okoya, Firm Over Limitation Law
The Lagos State High Court sitting in the Yaba/Surulere Judicial Division has struck out a $250,000 loan recovery suit filed by Dajo Oil Nigeria Limited […]
Umuahia–Ikot Ekpene Road: Ubani supports Abia govt intervention
Dr. Monday Onyekachi Ubani, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has challenged the Federal Ministry of Works’ assertion that the Umuahia–Ikwuano–Ikot Ekpene Road project is still […]
Shooting for the Moon: What’s next for NASA after Artemis II’s lunar fly-by?
Artemis II brought humans the farthest they have ever gone around the Moon, but NASA is already looking ahead to future missions.
‘They accomplished so much, even as they were dying’: the groundbreaking gay art of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek
A new book uncovers the yearning romance that fueled the Aids-era artists’ life and work Andrew Durbin, author and editor-in-chief of Frieze Magazine, spent almost […]
Trump administration agrees to keep flying Pride flag at Stonewall monument
US government reverses course on removing LGBTQ+ Pride flag from New York monument after efforts from advocates The Trump administration agreed on Monday to keep […]
Fans curious about Letoya’s baby daddy on ‘The Makhenes’
The first episode of ‘The Makhenes’ aired last night on Mzansi Magic, and fans are already curious about Letoya’s baby daddy, “Shaka Zulu…See More
Da’Quain Johnson: Latest victim of Grand Rapids police murder
Da’Quain Johnson’s murder is just the latest instance of violence inflicted by Grand Rapids police. In just the past four years there have been 12 […]
Inside Trump’s Effort to Take Over the Midterm Elections
This story was originally published by ProPublica. In mid-December 2020, federal officials responsible for protecting American elections from fraud converged in a dim, windowless, fortified room at […]
Trump Turning Himself Into Jesus Revealed The Depths Of His Insanity
For those who track Trump’s second presidency, his latest post, where he shared an AI image of himself as Jesus, was a logical devolution of […]