UNESCO World Heritage Class of 2025: Rock Art, a Disney Castle, and the Memory of a Genocide
The 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee took place in Paris this year from July 6th to 16th,…
Author: Andy Corbley
New Intelligence Assessment Suggests Just One of Three Iranian Nuclear Sites Destroyed
According to “five current and former US officials familiar” with the latest intelligence assessment on Iran’s nuclear program, just…
House and Senate Committe Poised to Reject Trump’s NASA Budget Cut
The Senate Appropriations Committee is currently engaged in markup of an appropriations bill for Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS),…
Cambodia, Indonesia Closing in on Deals with US, but Malaysia in No Rush
Announced frameworks between the US and Southeast Asian nations seem to be materializing, alleviating fears that the high tariff…
Yemen Renews Attacks on Israel-Linked Shipping, Prompting Threats from US of More Bombing
On Sunday and Wednesday, the controlling authorities in Yemen—known as Ansar Allah, but called the Houthis after the surname…
Trump Promised 90 Deals in 90 Days: He Got Just 2 and Now Looks for More Time
“We invite you to participate in the extraordinary Economy of the United States, the Number One Market in the…
As the Trump Tariff Deadline Looms, Vietnam Is Relieved, Japan Resigned
A 90 day pause in the implementation of President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates will expire on Wednesday, and…
UN’s ‘Genocide Chronicler’ Issues New Report on Mass Corporate Facilitation of Israel’s War on Palestine
From civilian machinists like Hyundai and Caterpillar, to tourist platforms like Airbnb and Booking, to more obvious culprits like…
Consequences of Israel-US Attack on Iran to Reverberate Across East Asia
Story at a glance… Following the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran’s civilian nuclear program, key security paradigms in…
Ukrainian Forces Holding While Losing–Pressed in Three Major Areas
The Gazans must have felt the umbrage as international media spotlights shifted to Tehran and Tel Aviv after the…
As Japan Retires Reliable Rocket, Honda Motors Blasts Off into the Space Sector with Surprise Rocket Test
Surprising investors and industry experts alike, Honda Motor Company announced on June 17th that it had successfully tested its…
Basel Beats the Heat with a River Commute
The northern Swiss city and canton of Basel sits at a lower average elevation than any other in the…
Iran Demonstrates it Can Strengthen its Retaliations While Israelis Question Leadership
Story at a glance… Israeli leadership is being questioned over the issues of inadequate protection from Iranian air strikes.…
Brooklyn Bonsai Museum Celebrates 100th Birthday Bash with Largest-Ever Exhibition on These Mini Trees
One of America’s largest bonsai tree collections recently celebrated its centennial with the largest exhibition on these miniature trees…
‘Cracks in Time’ Documents the Pandemic Through the Brushstrokes of Chinese Artists: Screening in Basel
Art has served many needs and many functions over its ageless history, and if one of its most important…
Iranian Infrastructure and Israeli Confidence Heavily Damaged as Strikes Continue into Monday
As Iran and Israel traded missile strikes back and forth throughout the weekend, each has suffered significant damage—the former…
Israel “Fully Ready” to Launch Strike on Iran Trusting the US Will Be Attacked and Forced to Help
Reports from the Washington Post and others suggest that the US is anticipating an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and…
Global Space Economy Rockets Towards Half-Trillion Valuation Led by SpaceX’s 138 Launches Last Year
Space is no longer the domain of dreams and fiction. Particularly regarding the Earth’s orbital zones, it’s a domain…
New S. Korean President Discusses Closer Ties and Peaceful Peninsula with China’s Xi
The newly-elected President of South Korea, Lee Jae-myong, called Beijing today to solicit help in bringing about his policy…
France and UK Mull Recognizing Palestinian State–Israel Has No Problem Saying it Will Never Happen
It was originally planned that at an upcoming conference in New York, heads of state from France and the…