Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a rare visit to North Korea on June 8 – his first international trip this year – weeks after […]
“Can We Make the Protesters Look More Violent?”
Scott Pelley spent 37 years at CBS News, only to be fired last week after coming into conflict with Free Press founder Bari Weiss, who […]
Israel targets Hezbollah with strike on Beirut despite ceasefire
Israel launched strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday in what the government described as retaliation for Hezbollah attacks against Israel earlier in the day. […]
Israeli strike kills Lebanese general amid war against Hezbollah
Both Israel and Lebanon are mourning military casualties amid another weekend of violence, despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire between the two countries. On Sunday, Israeli media […]
Looking to a New Reconstruction
They are still counting votes in California, but at least we know that Democrat Xavier Becerra will advance to the general election. I would think […]
Trump: US Would Oversee Iran Uranium Removal Or Use Force If No Deal
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 […]
Iran is “Trump’s Vietnam” — and it’s going to get a lot worse
Leon Panetta has been in politics as long as any of us can remember. He started out as a Republican, working in the office of […]
Remember Greg Bovino? He’s now an international fascist hero
It’s hardly breaking new ground to suggest that former U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino, the man who led the Trump administration’s paramilitary assault on […]
The week in Japan: Takaichi gets her supplemental budget
The House of Councillors passed the Takaichi government’s JPY 3.11 trillion budget on Friday, June 5, as expected, with the Democratic Party for the People (DPFP), Team […]
Xi heads to Pyongyang, Moscow on his mind
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to North Korea will be delicate and difficult. The relationship no longer resembles that of “lips and teeth” from […]
Details of Last Moments of KMTC Student Thrown off Moving Matatu Along Thika Road Emerge
The victim had traveled to Nairobi a few days earlier to begin his attachment at a health facility along Thika Road, before the tragedy could […]
Socialism and Liberalism Reconciled? (Out of the Jaws #3, with Silvaria Lysandra Zemaitis)
Is abolishing ICE the most important path to fixing the civil service? Can socialism and liberalism be reconciled? Are neither equipped to speak to the […]
A City, Just Like a Country, Is Made by Those Who Live in It
Just the other day, my wife and I went to lunch in our neighborhood, something we had not made time to do just the two […]
EU warns Albania over Kushner-linked project
TIRANA — The European Commission has cautioned Albania against actions that may impact its EU accession path, amid ongoing national protests over a Jared Kushner-linked […]
France and Cyprus to sign defense pact for French deployment to island
France and Cyprus will sign on Monday a status of forces agreement allowing Paris to station troops on the Mediterranean island, two senior Cypriot government […]
Even Elon Musk in disbelief over ‘unprecedented’ GOP proposal: ‘Is this accurate?’
Tesla CEO and Trump administration ally Elon Musk expressed disbelief Saturday regarding a GOP proposal to reshape the U.S. military in an “unprecedented” fashion, going […]
Republicans rebel against ‘braindead’ Trump official’s ‘terribly dangerous’ fighting words
Ed Martin, the former Trump Justice Department official who served as interim U.S. Attorney for Washington and later led DOJ’s “weaponization” working group before being […]
Is Japan a Libertarian Paradise? Not Quite.
After a trip to Japan, tourists often return dazzled by the beauty of the land, the politeness of the people, the safety of the cities, […]
Animal-plant mince key to revive APAC alt-protein push: NECTAR study
A blended chicken-plant mince outperformed real meat in APAC taste tests, though gaps remain across the category in flavour, appearance and the right meat-plant balance…See […]
Purdue Pharma settlement is an insult to human life
As of May 1, 2026, the Purdue Pharma settlement took effect, dissolving the company to create a new public-interest entity, Knoa Pharma, which is supposed […]