Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Tag: Lebanon

Children in crisis: 140,000 displaced by Israeli strikes in Lebanon amid...

Humanitarian organizations warn of impending catastrophe as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses calls for a cease-fire.

Escalation in Lebanon sparks fears of regional war amid ongoing conflict

Israel’s recent airstrikes on Lebanon, involving 100 fighter jets, have escalated tensions with Hezbollah and raised fears of a broader regional conflict as global powers respond with concern.

Netanyahu’s assassination of Hamas leader sparks fears of escalating conflict

Political motives behind the killing of Ismail Haniyeh and the impact on cease-fire negotiations.

Escalating tensions: Israel’s bombing of Beirut sparks fears of full-scale war...

Regional conflict looms as Israel targets Hezbollah amidst Gaza assault.

The problem isn’t Trump, it’s bigger

While we resist, we also need to promote a positive agenda of what we want to see.

Youth Revolts Are Back: Lebanon, Iraq Shaken by Demand for Services,...

Youth protests have popped up from time to time–in Turkey, Yemen, and now Beirut and Baghdad–where they are shaking up politics and calling for an end to corrupt governments.

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Fabrications, fraud and false accounting: how Deloitte helped Abramovich hide $10bn

The Big Four firm spent years fabricating corporate papers that helped the sanctioned oligarch conceal assets and dodge tax
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If Trumpism descends to grisly entertainment, why not hangings, guillotines, hungry lions, even burning...

Ready, Aim, Fire! with the latest culture of death stunt politics.
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Analysis estimates up to 12.4 million fewer Americans enrolled in public health coverage since...

The figure is a net enrollment change through mid-2026, and the author says some of the underlying exchange data are estimates
UAW President Shawn Fain with New York elected officials and UAW Region 9A representatives. Photo: InformedImages / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Fain wins second term as UAW president in unofficial count

Partial results show the incumbent with more than two-thirds of the vote, while about one in 10 eligible members returned ballots
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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