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Foreign Backers Perpetuate Civil War in Sudan, as Nation Becomes Chessboard for Others’ Interests
World & Conflict

Foreign Backers Perpetuate Civil War in Sudan, as Nation Becomes Chessboard for Others’ Interests

November 21, 2025

Months after Sudan’s decades-old civil war exploded in renewed violence, a proposed roadmap to peace aims to halt the conflict…

Ukraine War: Russians Gain in Zaporizhia, Kharkhiv, Even While Taking Pokrovsk
War

Ukraine War: Russians Gain in Zaporizhia, Kharkhiv, Even While Taking Pokrovsk

November 19, 2025

Much of the last year of war coverage in Ukraine has centered around the Russian advance on the coal-mining…

Trump Joins in Nikol Pashinyan’s Vision of a ‘Real Armenia’ at Peace with its Neighbors
Foreign Policy

Trump Joins in Nikol Pashinyan’s Vision of a ‘Real Armenia’ at Peace with its Neighbors

November 17, 2025

This is Part 2 of a 2-part series on the negotiations to end the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and normalize relations…

Embattled Armenian PM Makes Impassioned Plea to End ‘Soviet KGB Narrative’ vs Azerbaijan
World News

Embattled Armenian PM Makes Impassioned Plea to End ‘Soviet KGB Narrative’ vs Azerbaijan

November 12, 2025November 14, 2025

This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on the negotiations to end the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and normalize relations…

Russian Parliament: “We Can ‘Mirror’ in Venezuela What West Is Doing in Ukraine”–Sends Air Defenses
Foreign Policy

Russian Parliament: “We Can ‘Mirror’ in Venezuela What West Is Doing in Ukraine”–Sends Air Defenses

November 6, 2025

When regional relations Iran and Syria called on Russia to help defend them against attacks by America, Israel, and…

Lessons from History Loom Large as Trump Weighs War Options in Venezuela
Foreign Policy

Lessons from History Loom Large as Trump Weighs War Options in Venezuela

November 5, 2025

A report in the New York Times claims that Trump has major legal and military considerations to make having arrived at…

Is Nuclear Weapons Testing Starting Back Up Again?
Foreign Policy

Is Nuclear Weapons Testing Starting Back Up Again?

October 30, 2025

Banned since the early 90s, the testing of nuclear weapons may or may not now be coming back into…

UN Condemns Aircraft Carrier and “Night Stalkers” On Standby for Regime Change in Venezuela
Foreign Policy

UN Condemns Aircraft Carrier and “Night Stalkers” On Standby for Regime Change in Venezuela

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025

Story at a glance… The US military continues bombing boats in international waters accusing them of drug trafficking. The…

Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan’s First Female Prime Minister
World News

Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan’s First Female Prime Minister

October 26, 2025October 26, 2025

Japan elected Sanae Takaichi as its first female prime minister five days ago. This is a historic shift in…

Weekend Sees Raft of Ceasefire Violations as Israelis Massacre Civilians in Gaza City, Rafah
War

Weekend Sees Raft of Ceasefire Violations as Israelis Massacre Civilians in Gaza City, Rafah

October 20, 2025

More than 100 civilians have been killed in Gaza, news outlets and rights groups report, as the weekend saw…

US Admiral Resigns Amid Unprecedented Escalation Against Venezuela, Boat Bombing Continues
Foreign Policy

US Admiral Resigns Amid Unprecedented Escalation Against Venezuela, Boat Bombing Continues

October 17, 2025

Story at a glance… Venezuela is at risk of regime change and invasion by the Trump government, which has…

Regime Change Awareness in Venezuela as US Strikes Fourth Suspected Drug Vessel
World & Conflict

Regime Change Awareness in Venezuela as US Strikes Fourth Suspected Drug Vessel

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025

On October 3rd, the US carried out its fourth strike on a Venezuelan vessel off the country’s coast, making…

Late Edits to Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Mirror Drastic Changes Made by Netanyahu at Oslo
War

Late Edits to Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Mirror Drastic Changes Made by Netanyahu at Oslo

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025

On September 29th, President Trump announced, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a ceasefire plan to end Israel’s genocidal…

Venezuela Prepares for Invasion: Pentagon Officials Tell NYT the Goal Is Regime Change
Foreign Policy

Venezuela Prepares for Invasion: Pentagon Officials Tell NYT the Goal Is Regime Change

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025

The independently-run Venezuela Analysis reports that the national militia of Venezuela has swelled as thousands rush to sign-up following a…

The Facts and Context: Israeli Support Fractures as Nations Recognize Palestine Officially
Foreign Policy

The Facts and Context: Israeli Support Fractures as Nations Recognize Palestine Officially

September 22, 2025

Several longtime Israeli allies: Australia, the UK, and Canada, have changed their decades-long stance on the recognition of Palestine…

Trump Dreams of Taking Back Afghan Air Base, Citing Proximity to China
Foreign Policy

Trump Dreams of Taking Back Afghan Air Base, Citing Proximity to China

September 19, 2025

President Trump claimed his administration was “working” on getting back the massive Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, abandoned by…

‘Most Authoritative Finding’ Shows Israel Guilty of Genocide–While 250 US Lawmakers Party in Jerusalem
Foreign Policy

‘Most Authoritative Finding’ Shows Israel Guilty of Genocide–While 250 US Lawmakers Party in Jerusalem

September 17, 2025

The UN Commission of Inquiry on Palestine and Israel has concluded in the “most authoritative finding” yet, that the…

Kurds Attacked Again in Syria as Stalemate on Agreement with Damascus Drags On
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Kurds Attacked Again in Syria as Stalemate on Agreement with Damascus Drags On

September 15, 2025

Forces loyal to the al-Qaeda-led government in Damascus (HTS) have traded fire with the Kurdish military in the northeast…

Macron’s Credibility at Stake After Government’s Collapse
World News

Macron’s Credibility at Stake After Government’s Collapse

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed his defense minister, Sébastien Lecornu, as the country’s new prime minister on Tuesday after…

No Partner for Peace: Israel’s 50-Year History Assassinating Palestinian Leaders Abroad
Foreign Policy

No Partner for Peace: Israel’s 50-Year History Assassinating Palestinian Leaders Abroad

September 10, 2025

On Tuesday, 10 Israeli warplanes penetrated Qatari airspace and bombed a residential building in the capital of Doha, sparking…

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US Forces Bomb Somalia for the 90th Time This Year: Has it Helped?

Andy Corbley November 11, 2025

“In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia on Nov.…

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Pentagon Doesn’t Know Who They’re Killing in Caribbean Boat Bombings

Andy Corbley October 31, 2025

Virtually all news outlets worldwide reporting on the Pentagon’s targeted killings of sailors in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…

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Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027

Julien Torres October 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…

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