Kurds Attacked Again in Syria as Stalemate on Agreement with Damascus Drags On
Forces loyal to the al-Qaeda-led government in Damascus (HTS) have traded fire with the Kurdish military in the northeast…
Author: Andy Corbley
09/25 End of the Empire: Qatar PM Says Country “Enraged” at Israel’s Strike: it Ought to Be
End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…
No Partner for Peace: Israel’s 50-Year History Assassinating Palestinian Leaders Abroad
On Tuesday, 10 Israeli warplanes penetrated Qatari airspace and bombed a residential building in the capital of Doha, sparking…
The War Department Returns–an Overdue Reality
On September 5th, President Trump signed his 200th executive order since retaking the Oval Office to rename the Department…
July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase
Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…
“Unsettling” Extrajudicial Killing of Venezuelan Boat and 11 Crew Had No Legal Basis
On September 2nd, the US conducted an airstrike or drone bombing against an unflagged, unidentified civilian vessel which killed…
Court Rules Most Trump Tariffs Are Illegal: Administration Braces for SCOTUS Appeal
An appeals court has ruled 7-4 that President Trump’s use of tariffs is illegal, and supplants the traditional role…
Israel Looks to Put “Nail in the Coffin” of Two-State Solution with Massive Settlement Expansion
Israel recently approved its long-delayed settlement plan for the E1 area in the West Bank, a move that could…
Europe Activates Sanctions on Iran, Calls for Return to Long-Abandoned JCPOA Commitments
France, the UK, and Germany, a group referring to itself as the E3, have reimposed United Nations economic sanctions…
Firefly Aerospace Raises Over $800 Million on First Day on Wall Street
Firefly, a civil-commercial spaceflight company out of Texas, recently raised over $800 million on Wall Street during its initial…
‘Cheaper, More Humane’ Drones Emerge as Key Weapon in Mosquito Control from Poland to Africa
In Ghana, Kenya, Japan, Poland and probably other countries as well, it’s now the mosquitos who fear the sound…
Europe’s New Taliban Outreach Starts at Help with Mass Deportations
Afghan diplomats are occupying consulate buildings in Geneva and Berlin as Western Europe attempts to implement a policy of…
US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…
Huge Jump in Producer Prices Point to Tariffs Beginning to Weigh on American Businesses
The July Producer Price Index (PPI) report printed an eye-catching 0.9% month-over-month increase, the largest such increase recorded in…
Just the Facts: the Famine in Gaza
Israel’s siege on Gaza has been ongoing for approximately 1 year and 10 months. From the operational standpoint, the…
Museums Are Finding More and More New Species in Their Own Collections: an Example of ‘Museum Mining’
The next great era of paleontology may not actually happen digging in the field, but rather digging through drawers.…
American Children Getting as Much as Two-Thirds of Daily Calories from Ultra-Processed Foods
Between August 2021 and August 2023, a new report from the CDC found that ultra-processed foods make up over…
How Travel Advisories Influence the Shaping of Travel and Tourism Trends
Recent travel advisories are re-shaping where tourists go for vacation, making less prominent destinations more desirable because of a…
Syrians Hoping for Democracy View September Elections as Concerning Amid Continuing Civil Conflict
Arab-world news reports suggest that upcoming September elections in Syria aren’t all that previously-hopeful Syrians had envisioned amid the…
By the Time France and UK Recognize a Palestinian State, There Won’t Be One
Both the French and UK heads of state have announced that their governments will recognize a Palestinian state by…