What was supposed to be the first face-to-face technical engagement between the US and Iran after their surprise memorandum of understanding (MOU) has instead become […]
US Announces New Lebanese-Israeli Talks In Washington Next Week
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 […]
China wins the Iran war without firing a shot
“At this critical stage, relevant parties, including Israel, need to follow the overwhelming trend of peace and stability in the region,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry […]
India doubts drove Pentagon’s Indo-Pacific name change
The Pentagon’s decision to restore the designation US Pacific Command (USPACOM), replacing the Indo-Pacific Command name adopted in 2018, has officially been presented as a […]
$14 million, green water, peeling paint: Trump’s reflecting pool reno isn’t going well
A $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is drawing renewed scrutiny after a series of very visible maintenance problems, including an algae […]
Why Trump can’t stop this Juneteenth for Black Americans
A conference room in the Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Administrative Headquarters overlooks one of County Councilwoman Meredith Turner’s most prized views in downtown Cleveland. Through sparkling […]
Meloni and Sánchez clash over EU migration crackdown
BRUSSELS — Italy’s Giorgia Meloni clashed with Spain’s Pedro Sánchez over Madrid’s decision to legalize around 500,000 asylum-seekers, according to three EU diplomats and one […]
Italy’s Meloni fires back after Trump says she ‘begged’ him for a photo
The spat between Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni escalated dramatically Friday, after the U.S. president said the Italian prime minister “begged” him for a photo […]
Teboho Mokoena reveals why he wept during anthem [watch]
Teboho Mokoena revealed the touching reason he was overcome with emotion during the national anthem in Bafana’s match against Czechia…See More
Justice for Tadamon
The arrest two months ago of Amjad Youssef, a renown suspect of the 2013 massacre in Tadamon district, in Syria’s capital city, is part of […]
Stupidity Comes Full Circle
It’s hard to believe the Iran war is already over, principally because it’s not. There’s a Memorandum of Understanding to agree upon a real peace […]
PSL Statement: Baseless indictment of Raúl Castro a pretext for another war
The announced indictment of Raúl Castro Ruz, historic leader of the Cuban Revolution and former President of the Republic of Cuba, by the United States […]
Report: ICE Caused Humanitarian Crisis in Minnesota
The global NGO Human Rights Watch released a report Thursday alleging widespread human rights violations by the federal government during “Operation Metro Surge,” the massive […]
Japan seeks G7 price floors to break China’s rare earth grip
Japan is seeking to rally G7 nations into a united front against China’s export controls on critical minerals, pushing for a floor price mechanism to […]
Hidden in plain sight: the AI within Xiaomi
The accepted wisdom in GenAI model making is that the door has closed. To build at the frontier, as per perceptions, is only for those […]
John Kasich unloads on Trump’s Iran gambit: ‘How are you possibly going to do this?’
Former Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) laid into President Donald Trump’s administration on MS NOW as they head into final negotiations for a deal to end […]
‘Hopefully they learned their lesson’: Rural Georgia town bashes DHS’s attempted takeover
An elected official in a small, rural town in east Georgia bashed President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security after local residents defeated the department’s […]
Rare Protest Hits Turkmenistan Amid Power Outages
Hundreds of people in Turkmenistan staged a protest over power outages in the energy-rich Central Asian country, which is grappling with a deepening economic crisis.
Britain’s Keir Starmer mulls a bleak future
LONDON — Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is sounding out his future with his Cabinet after Andy Burnham’s win in the Makerfield by-election put the […]
Miliband eyes a top job in Team Burnham. Just don’t mention the North Sea.
Britain may — very likely — soon have a new government under Andy Burnham. Amid the swirl of senior Labour figures vying for a place at the […]