Amid Flurry of Executive Orders, Trump Revokes Security Clearances of Former Intelligence Officials
Washington is abuzz with the Trump show, and if the new President managed to get much sleep, those attempting…
Author: Andy Corbley
1/20 End of the Empire: The New Russia—Iran Treaty Explained
End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…
Gaza Ceasefire Agreement Allows Israel to Resume Genocide After 42 Days
Both presidents Trump and Biden have taken credit for the long-awaited agreement between Hamas and Israel, brokered by Qatar…
Four Factions and Three Countries Poised for Small War Inside Syria: Reports
Further conflict seems inevitable in Syria two months after the collapse of the Assad regime and the rise of…
Russian Forces Close in on Last Major Donbas Town While Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Garners Little
The new year has seen a renewed effort by the Ukrainian army to advance into Russia’s home oblast of…
Dementia Rates Set to Double Along with the Importance of Prevention Strategies by 2060
Around 1 million adults in the US are projected to develop dementia each year by 2060, compared with around…
Asia’s Extraordinary Jumping Bird Now Thriving in Captivity—a Hopeful Halt to Population Slide
An endangered bird famous for its elaborate leaping courtship displays is being reared in a special facility where the…
Venezuela’s Gonzalez Stands Less of a Chance Than Previous Exiled Opposition Candidate
Inauguration Day for the President of Venezuela is this Friday, and a somewhat doddering political opponent Edmundo Gonzalez recently…
Scientist Exposes ‘Blue Zones’ to be Myth Based on Pension Fraud, Not Diet and Lifestyle
In what is likely to be seen as the health and fitness equivalent of something like the Watergate or…
Al-Qaeda Regime in Syria Introduce Sweeping Religious Censorship to School Curriculums
Syria’s new de facto al-Qaeda leadership has introduced strict religious doctrine into the once “famously secular” Syrian Arab Republic…
Leaked Iraqi Intelligence Report Implicates US-Forces in the Survival and Protection of ISIS
According to a report from Iraqi intelligence seen by The Cradle, thousands of ISIS fighters emerged from the eastern…
BBC Journalists Reveal Editorial Policy of Whitewashing Israeli War Crimes, Matches New York Times Guidelines
In a worrying trend for media integrity, another major Western news outlet has been revealed to have strict editorial…
Taliban Government Welcome Reopening of Saudi Arabian Embassy in Kabul
The Taliban-controlled government in Kabul has welcomed an announcement by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that it would be…
Sharia Law in Damascus Portrayed as Downfall of a Tyrant While in Kabul it’s a Human Rights Violation
Story at a glance… Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s leader al-Jolani has announced that the new Syria will be governed by…
Israeli Defense Minister Says IDF Will Occupy Gaza Just Like West Bank
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has stated publically that Gaza will not return to civilian control after the conflict.…
Trump’s Public Health Picks Roundly Criticized While Half of American Adults are Obese, 25% of Adolescents
Under the second Trump Administration, it’s fair to suggest that the nation’s public health sector will undergo the most…
What Chance Is There That US-North Korea Talks Resume Under Trump?
Of the many foreign policy challenges facing Donald Trump in his second term, fewer share the stark contrasts of…
Kurdish Commander Says They Have Agreement with HTS on Post-War Relations, Sending Delegation to Damascus
Throughout the whole of the conflict in Syria, the population in Kurdistan to the northeast has retained a degree…
‘That’s Amure’: Tiger Lovers Help Restore Populations in Russia Where Absent for 50 Years, Producing Lessons for All Asia
Conservationists have succeeded in restoring tiger populations in a region where they were virtually absent for more than 50…
What Is ‘Intangible World Heritage’? UNESCO’s Lesser-Known List Countries Strive to Be on
The 19th session of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee of UNESCO just concluded in Paraguay, adding 58 cultural practices…