Category: World
Contributor: Under Trump, the Voice of America has fallen silent. U.S. enemies are cheering
Stations that need to fill time are now using the broadcasting services of Russia and China. This is a fiasco for U.S. global standing.
Weapons, war and wealth: The business of arms in the Middle East
Arms are a global business, so it’s little surprise that at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference, discerning quartermasters had a world buffet of weaponry before them, be it Brazilian ballistic munitions, Indian patrol boats or the latest in AI-enabled drones from the U.S.
NASA’s trapped astronauts return to earth after 9 months
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have returned to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule.
Israel’s Netanyahu ‘backed down on signed agreement’, Hamas official says
As Israeli assaults across Gaza resume, Hamas accuses Benjamin Netanyahu of bad faith.
There seems to be no limit to how far Israel can go in its genocide on Gaza
I survived 15 months of genocidal hell. I now fear what is to come.
UN says two workers killed in Gaza as Israeli air strikes resume
Israel’s military denies attacking the Deir al-Balah compound, after the Hamas-run health ministry blamed an Israeli strike.
Erdogan rival arrested days before becoming presidential candidate
Ekrem Imamoglu’s detention comes days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate.
JFK experts scour newly unsealed assassination files
The files are still being reviewed, but have not so far revealed any smoking gun about the US president’s killing.
Powerful dust storm causes vehicle pileup in New Mexico
A dust storm swept through central New Mexico on Tuesday, causing crashes and poor visibility.
Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil calls himself a ‘political prisoner’ after U.S. immigration arrest
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian graduate student who the Trump administration is seeking to deport for his role in pro-Palestinian protests, called himself a political prisoner on Tuesday, in his first direct comments since his detention.
Turkish police detain Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a likely presidential candidate
Turkish authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival on Wednesday on charges including corruption and aiding a terrorist group, in what the main opposition party called “a coup attempt against our next president.”
Russia, Ukraine trade accusations of infrastructure attacks after Putin-Trump call
Russia and Ukraine accused each other early on Wednesday of launching air attacks that sparked fires and damaged infrastructure just hours after President Vladimir Putin agreed to a limited ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Trump’s transactional diplomacy is reshaping the U.S.-Taiwan relationship
The U.S. has played an important role in Taiwan-China relations for decades. Trump’s ‘America First’ ideology could subvert efforts to preserve a tenuous peace in the region.