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Ultimate Irony Comes as Taliban Asks Russia’s Help to Evade US Sanctions, Closing 50-year Loop of Violence
Foreign Policy

Ultimate Irony Comes as Taliban Asks Russia’s Help to Evade US Sanctions, Closing 50-year Loop of Violence

November 27, 2024

It was said at the time that Operation Cyclone was the most successful covert operation in CIA history. It…

Russia Targets Ukraine with Strange Possibly-Ballistic Missile Following US Escalation
War

Russia Targets Ukraine with Strange Possibly-Ballistic Missile Following US Escalation

November 25, 2024

Ukrainian ballistics experts recently issued a press statement regarding an unknown missile type just fired by Russia at the…

US Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire at UN Security Council Even Though it Included Call for Immediate Hostage Release
War

US Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire at UN Security Council Even Though it Included Call for Immediate Hostage Release

November 21, 2024

On Wednesday, the US used its veto in a UN Security Council Resolution to demand an unconditional ceasefire and…

Leaning Minaret Destroyed by ISIS Fully Repaired as ‘Symbol of Resilience’
World News

Leaning Minaret Destroyed by ISIS Fully Repaired as ‘Symbol of Resilience’

November 15, 2024

Workers in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul have finished building the famous leaning minaret, destroyed in 2017 by ISIS…

Russia, China, Iran Will Wait and See When it Comes to Trump 2.0.
Foreign Policy

Russia, China, Iran Will Wait and See When it Comes to Trump 2.0.

November 6, 2024

Following Donald Trump’s clinching of the presidential office for the next four years, spokesmen in nations for whom US…

Human Rights Rapporteur Urges Expulsion of Israel from United Nation
War

Human Rights Rapporteur Urges Expulsion of Israel from United Nation

November 4, 2024November 7, 2024

In a new report submitted at the recent session of the UN General Assembly, the organization’s Special Rapporteur on…

Israeli Forces Beaten Back in Southern Lebanon Turn to More Airstrikes
War

Israeli Forces Beaten Back in Southern Lebanon Turn to More Airstrikes

October 31, 2024

In the same way that resistance in Afghanistan caused the US to rely more and more on drones and…

Advocates Demand Biden Comply with Congressional Mandate and de-Classify Ukraine Strategy
Foreign Policy

Advocates Demand Biden Comply with Congressional Mandate and de-Classify Ukraine Strategy

October 30, 2024

Last Tuesday, 13 humanitarian, faith-based, and foreign policy advocacy groups sent a letter to the seniormost Biden Administration officials…

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Reform Decrepit North Korea Policy
Foreign Policy

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Reform Decrepit North Korea Policy

October 28, 2024

Of the monumental mass of foreign and war policy decisions awaiting either a Trump or Harris White House come…

Yahya Sinwar’s Death Unlikely to Change Anything
War

Yahya Sinwar’s Death Unlikely to Change Anything

October 21, 2024October 25, 2024

Throughout the assault on Gaza and the strip’s civilian population, Western leaders have been accused of continuing to support…

Beijing Concludes Large-Scale Blockade Exercises Around Taiwan as a ‘Deterrence to Sepratists’
Foreign Policy

Beijing Concludes Large-Scale Blockade Exercises Around Taiwan as a ‘Deterrence to Sepratists’

October 16, 2024

Beijing has just wrapped up large training exercises that focused on blockading Taiwan. The exercises came shortly after provocative…

Can the United Nations Survive Israel’s War?
War

Can the United Nations Survive Israel’s War?

October 14, 2024

In 1960, during the United Nations peacekeeping operations in the Congo, peacekeepers from Ireland came under heavy attack by…

White House Advisor Urges Israel to Carpet Bomb UN Peacekeepers, Smotrich Says Israel Will Extend to Damascus
War

White House Advisor Urges Israel to Carpet Bomb UN Peacekeepers, Smotrich Says Israel Will Extend to Damascus

October 11, 2024

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was recently filmed saying that Israel should extend its borders “bit by bit” to…

2024 Year of Elections Continued with Surprise Vote in Japan: Hawkish Ishiba to Rule in Tokyo
World News

2024 Year of Elections Continued with Surprise Vote in Japan: Hawkish Ishiba to Rule in Tokyo

October 10, 2024

As WaL has written multiple times, 2024 has seen more elections and more citizens around the world cast a vote than…

Death, Injury Toll Mounts for the IDF as Israeli Invasion of Lebanon Meets Stiffer Resistance
War

Death, Injury Toll Mounts for the IDF as Israeli Invasion of Lebanon Meets Stiffer Resistance

October 4, 2024

Strict military censorship, far more constricted than anything seen in Ukraine, prevents almost any information on the number of…

Julian Assange Speaks for First Time Since Release: ‘I am not free today because the system worked’
World News

Julian Assange Speaks for First Time Since Release: ‘I am not free today because the system worked’

October 2, 2024

At a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Tuesday morning, Julian Assange addressed…

Israel Makes it Clear That Allies’ Job Is to Shut-up and Follow Orders,
War

Israel Makes it Clear That Allies’ Job Is to Shut-up and Follow Orders,

September 30, 2024

In the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Netanyahu and his Likud Party have made it clear to France,…

Elected for Detente with the West, Iran’s Pezeshkian Pushed into Precarious Position Over Lebanon
World News

Elected for Detente with the West, Iran’s Pezeshkian Pushed into Precarious Position Over Lebanon

September 27, 2024

A feature of the biggest election year in history, where more countries took to the polls than at any…

Israel’s Inevitable Assault on Lebanon Threatens to Drags a Corner of Europe into Conflict: Cyprus
War

Israel’s Inevitable Assault on Lebanon Threatens to Drags a Corner of Europe into Conflict: Cyprus

September 26, 2024

An Israeli assault on Lebanon, which is now looking imminent, will claw the EU into the conflict in the…

The Ramshackle Reconstruction of Afghanistan Continues as Taliban in Control of 39 Embassies
World News

The Ramshackle Reconstruction of Afghanistan Continues as Taliban in Control of 39 Embassies

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

Story at a glance… The Taliban recently completed its third year in charge of Afghanistan, marked with successes and…

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Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects

Andy Corbley May 23, 2025

Signed in 2002 and entering into force in 2005, few Italian citizens will know what has resulted from a…

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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

Andy Corbley May 1, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

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