Wednesday, October 14, 2026
The United Nations General Assembly hall in New York. Photo: Patrick Gruban, cropped and downsampled by Pine / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

UN and The Hague Confront Impunity for War Crimes

As King Abdullah of Jordan reminded the General Assembly, the UN and the world's governments have the means to enforce international law, if and when they choose to do so
The skyline of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo: mo-- / public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Iran offers to Mediate between Riyadh and Sanaa even as Houthis hit Airports

The Houthi movement has struck Saudi airports three times, and Iran has offered to mediate between Riyadh and Sanaa
The Kremlin in Moscow. Photo: A.Savin / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Donald Trump aligns with Vladimir Putin yet again, leaving Ukraine – and US relations...

The US president appears to have made an abrupt about-turn in US policy towards Russia and the Ukraine war.
A view of Old Sana'a, Yemen. Photo: Ferdinand Reus / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Corporate Media don’t understand the Houthis, and Don’t Want to, Either

A media critique of how Western outlets cover Yemen's Houthi movement, which has governed the capital Sanaa since 2014.
The U.S. Capitol. Photo: Noclip (public domain)

Three years into Gaza’s genocide, U.S. political rhetoric hasn’t translated into action

While some political candidates rose to prominence through their support for Palestine, the U.S.
Ukrainian soldiers returning home in a prisoner exchange. Photo: President of Ukraine (public domain)

Ukrainian Groups Urge WHO to Act on Torture of Captives by Russian Medical Staff

Advocacy groups say Russian medical personnel took part in abusing Ukrainian prisoners, and they want the World Health Organization to respond.
The Knesset, Israel's parliament building, in Jerusalem. Photo: Gary Todd, via Wikimedia Commons

Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?

New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.
A guided bomb unit JDAM kit, the same guidance kit at the center of the proposed Saudi sale, is assembled by U.S. partner-nation forces in the Middle East. Photo: U.S. Air Force AFCENT by Staff Sgt. Jovante Johnson (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Senators move to block $5 billion bomb sale to Saudi Arabia

The bombs would arm Saudi jets as senators also demand to see classified side letters on a separate nuclear deal.
A satellite view of Tehran, Iran. Photo: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Trump says he is in ‘deciding mode’ on destroying Iran

The Pentagon's own death count is undercounting US troops killed in the seven-month war, the Washington Post has reported.
A US Air Force fighter jet. Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

War, What Is It Good For?

Absolutely Everything (As Far as Washington Is Concerned)