Thursday, April 23, 2026

At least 28 civilians killed by US-led bombing of ice factory in Syria

"The coalition or our partner forces may have conducted" the airstrike, spokesperson says

Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel rally against military conscription, with one killed after they attack...

Even the proposed legislation restoring exemption from conscription is not worded in a way that it is acceptable to many Haredim, who are therefore peeved at Shas.

Whose Century Is It?

Perhaps this is no longer really the American century at all, despite the continuing status of the U.S. as the planet’s sole superpower.

Israeli forces raid hospitals in Gaza, issue dire evacuation orders amid escalating conflict

Gaza in turmoil: Israeli hospital raids and evacuation orders intensify humanitarian crisis

How Pope Francis divinized Palestinian suffering: The Gaza Pietà

Although he appealed to international law in this passage, he was pessimistic that war is ever compatible with it.

Trump threatens to bomb Iran into the ‘Stone Ages’ as experts warn of possible...

Threats to destroy Iran’s electric grid and bridges raise alarm among legal scholars as strikes hit medical, energy, and civilian infrastructure.

Over 17,500 Palestinian children killed as Israel systematically uses children as human shields

A year of catastrophic violence against Palestinian children amid systematic killings, starvation, and human shield tactics.

Pyrrhic victory in Mosul

If a reconciliation cannot be achieved between Iraq’s Sunni and Shia populations, it’s almost a certainty that the country will continue to be afflicted by Daesh or some successor group.

The US-Israeli war on Iran is illegal. Here’s why that matters.

If this war continues without accountability, it threatens even more dire consequences in years ahead.