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Colombia and Israel will share a relationship "like never before" once hard-right president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella takes office, he said Wednesday. De la Espriella won Sunday's runoff presidential vote by less than a percentage point and has promised...

World

“What is the international community willing to do after all these empty promises?" These are the words of Abu Khamees pleading for action as his village once again faces demolition. Abu Khamees is a community leader in the...

Perspectives

Quanto gli sbarchi angloamericani del giugno 1944 in Francia hanno realmente contribuito alla liberazione del continente? Segue nostro Telegram . Celebrazioni solenni per gli 80 anni dello sbarco in Normandia, invitati, parate, come di regola ogni giugno dalla fine del...

Italiano, France, History

Your experience matters. Whether you have served in combat, supported missions from home, or navigated the transition to civilian life, your perspective can help inform how Americans think about war, peace, and the use of military force. The Veterans Essay Contest...

Veterans, Essay-contest, Quincy-institute

Syria on Wednesday held the first session in the trial of Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, as the new authorities face growing demands for accountability . Wassim al-Assad appeared in the dock at a Damascus criminal...

MENA

BEIRUT, (PIC) Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said that the main problem with Nikolay Mladenov, a representative involved in the Trump administration’s mediation efforts, is that he “expresses the Israeli position rather than that of a mediator,” saying that his approach...

News, Gaza Strip, Israeli aggression

GAZA, (PIC) Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said that accelerating the entry of the national committee tasked with administering the Gaza Strip and enabling it to begin its work was a central topic of recent discussions in Cairo. In a press statement on...

News, Gaza Strip, Hamas Movement

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq is seeking to acquire air-defense systems following months of missile and drone attacks targeting energy infrastructure and Iranian opposition groups across northern Iraq. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Iranian-backed proxies continue to...

Long War Journal, News, Iran

WEST BANK, (PIC) Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced Wednesday that 465 dunums (approximately 115 acres) of Palestinian land have been designated as “state land” as part of plans to expand the settlement of Givat Haroeh north of Ramallah in the...

News, Israeli violations, Settlement annexation

When NASA administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled the crew of the Artemis III mission at Johnson Space Center in Houston earlier this month, he was ebullient. We wish you godspeed on the journey ahead. You carry the fire of exploration from...

World, Artemis III, Block 1

A former Australian resident living in Iraq directed the attack on Melbourne’s Adass Israel Synagogue in December 2024, Mike Burgess, the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, has revealed. Burgess said Iran, which was behind the attack, recruited the...

World, Australia, Block 2

President Donald Trump's administration is planning to push ahead with the sale of dozens of jet engines to Turkey worth hundreds of millions of dollars despite objections from the US Congress, four sources familiar with the matter said...

MENA

US President Donald Trump derailed a housing overhaul that he was set to sign into law Wednesday, canceling a signing ceremony for the broadly popular bipartisan bill until Congress passes an election security measure. Trump had been scheduled to sign...

United States, Block 3, Donald Trump

Trump’s Iran deal shatters Israel’s 40-year dream of regime change. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Stategic Culture Foundation The Iran-U.S. de-escalation framework has been signed. As always,...

Geopolitics, Alastair Crooke, Article

Israel is turning on its last important ally in an act of suicidal hubris. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle...

Geopolitics, Article, Chris Hedges

History is terrifyingly contingent, and what seems obvious now was not always obvious then: nor, indeed, was it inevitable Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack “Trying to understand the world” Joseph Ducreux : Self-portrait, called the Surprise Photo is in...

Geopolitics, National Politics, Article

As Sudanese paramilitaries close in on the city of El-Obeid and fighting intensifies in the Kordofan region, hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the city are facing severe shortages of food, drinking water and medicine. Local officials estimate...

MENA

Iran has emerged undefeated after nearly four months of war against a nuclear-armed regional rival (Israel) and the world’s most powerful military (the United States). The regime is still in control of its population and territory. Though its economy is...

Opinion, Australia, Iran war lessons

Trump: Trapped

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Donald Trump has always considered himself exceptional—that is, an exception to the rules. As a tycoon, he has demonstrated that multiple bankruptcies and an utter contempt for business associates have not hindered his accumulation of wealth. As a politician, he...

War & Peace, Donald Trump, iran war

A cluster of progressive, outspokenly pro-Palestine Democrats have secured high‑profile primary wins against AIPAC‑aligned opponents, signalling a real shift in how parts of the party talk about Israel, Gaza and the power of the pro‑Israel lobby . Their...

World

The European Union’s diplomatic service has proposed a three-year military and civilian mission to advise and train Lebanese forces , including in border and maritime security, according to a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The proposal stems...

MENA

More than two years after six-year-old Hind Rajab was killed alongside her rescuers in Gaza, Hezbollah is systematically targeting commanders linked to the Israeli unit accused of killing her. In this week’s episode of The Target, Robert Inlakesh examines the...

Behind The Headlines, Foreign Affairs, Top Story

There was a time not so many years ago when Washington believed in free trade and raced to sign free trade agreements. Exporting sectors like agriculture were among the beneficiaries. They’d love to go back to those days. Don’t hold...

Opinion, Free trade, Scott Bessent

On the morning of Feb. 28 , the first day of Donald Trump ’s war on Iran, the children of the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in the southern Iranian town of Minab were at their desks a little after...

Activism, Column, Courts & Law

BEIRUT, (PIC) At least two people were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli drone strike in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. The attack targeted a vehicle traveling on the Tallat al-Dabsha road near Kfar Reman,...

News, Israeli aggression, Lebanon

Yes, we know

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- - - - Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash As anyone who has looked at the results out of New York knows, the socialists are on the march once again. I find it funny that a...

Pino CABRAS Segue nostro Telegram . Droni, escalation e riarmo: il modello sperimentato in Ucraina diventa paradigma continentale. Un viaggio dentro l’ucrainizzazione dell’Europa e il rischio crescente di uno scontro senza ritorno. Nella notte tra il 28 e il 29...

Italiano, Drones, European Union

Three Democratic candidates for House seats in New York prevailed on Tuesday night in a massive rebuke to the party establishment. Though each race was representative of a broader dissatisfaction with incumbents and specific district-level dynamics, the U.S. relationship with...

Democratic-party, 2026-midterms, Israeli-aid

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News , a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here . Right-wing businessman Abelardo de la Espriella holds a razor-thin lead in...

Activism, Americas, Business & Economy

A new group of Syrian prisoners in Lebanon, consisting of 128 inmates, will be transferred to Syria as part of the implementation of a recent agreement between the two countries concerning the release of prisoners , Syrian Justice Minister...

MENA

A new group of Syrian prisoners in Lebanon, consisting of 128 inmates, were transferred to Syria as part of the implementation of a recent agreement between the two countries concerning the release of prisoners , a Lebanese security source...

MENA

BETHLEHEM, (PIC) The Israeli occupation army delivered stop-work orders for 15 Palestinian homes in al-Walaja village, northwest of Bethlehem, on Wednesday under the pretext of unlicensed construction. According to local sources, Israeli soldiers stormed the village and positioned themselves in the northern...

News, Demolition policy, Stop-work orders

Loud and Proud

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Pride month is a time for celebration of queer joy, art and culture. This year, however, many transgender Americans are reminded of Pride’s origins as they face hundreds of anti-trans bills being introduced nationwide. First...

Activism, Arts & Culture, LGBTQIA+

A wave of anti-Muslim attacks targeting hijab-wearing women has been reported in the Los Angeles area during Iran's World Cup campaign, with civil rights advocates calling for an urgent investigation into assaults, harassment and intimidation directed at spectators. Dozens...

World

GAZA, (PIC) In a scene that reflects the cohesion of the Palestinian internal front despite the conditions of the ongoing war and genocide, the Palestinian clans and families in the Gaza Strip organized a series of mass events and national conferences...

Reports, Gaza families, Gaza Strip
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