Chaos in Turkey
The failed coup attempt began Friday afternoon and the country plummeted into a night of violence and state of unrest.
As Afghanistan faces economic crisis, U.S. could help prevent mass starvation by unfreezing funds
“At least preventing starvation in Afghanistan is still our duty.”
Israeli MP Galit Distel Atbaryan advocates for erasing Gaza, raising alarm
An Israeli Member of Parliament's statement advocating for Gaza to be "erased from the face of the earth" raises alarm and highlights the intensifying rhetoric in the region.
Putin warns of NATO involvement as US weighs letting Ukraine use long-range missiles in...
Putin’s warning came as reports surfaced suggesting that U.S. President Joe Biden is considering allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles against Russian targets, marking a dangerous new phase in the two-and-a-half-year war.
The economic consequences of the war
Ukraine’s economic losses and the outside assistance that country will need ever to achieve anything resembling what once passed for normal are staggering.
Who’s winning and losing the economic war over Ukraine?
The winners are the opportunists and war profiteers, and the losers are the people of Ukraine, working and poor people everywhere, but especially in the Global South, and our fading hopes of halting the climate crisis.
North Korea is walking back war—and pundits are strangely disappointed
Pundits seem more concerned about the North driving a "wedge" between the U.S. and the South than about preventing nuclear war.
Massive overkill
Brought to you by the nuclear-industrial complex.
Only fools replay doomsday
Meet the new Cold War—same as the old one.
Shrugging Off Concerns of Saudi Atrocities, U.S. Joins In Yemeni Bombing Campaign
The US has been offering Saudi Arabia direct intelligence and logistics support for its campaign in Yemen since March 2015.