Missing ambassadors, inexperienced appointees – is Washington dropping the diplomatic ball?
The Conversation (US)by Donald Heflin, Executive Director of the Edward R. Murrow Center and Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice, The Fletcher School, Tufts University·2d ago
Just before leaving town on Sept. 30, 2026, U.S. senators confirmed 10 new ambassadors. Among those nodded through before Congress closed for an extended midterm recess were new U.S.
German ex-spy chief arrested for treason: What we know
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·2d ago
The man who led Germany’s intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005 has been arrested on suspicion of espionage and attempted treason, according to the country’s federal prosecutor’s office.
Live Updates: Vance seems to soften Iran nuclear demands, Rubio says Tehran has "lost control" of Strait of Hormuz
CBS Newsby Frank Andrews; The Associated Press; Khaled Wassef; Brian Dakss·2d ago
What to know about the Iran war today: - Vice President JD Vance appeared to soften Tuesday, saying Tehran must do something "meaningful" to reduce its nuclear enrichment, despite President Trump...
U.S. intercepts $3 million worth of fuel shipments to Cuba as energy blockade tightens
CBS Newsby Nicole Sganga·2d ago
The U.S. has intercepted 90 Cuba-bound shipments of biodiesel — valued at nearly $3 million — widening a U.S.-imposed oil blockade led by the Department of Homeland Security aimed at choking off...
Detained immigrants at Georgia ICE facility launch mass hunger strike
World news | The Guardianby José Olivares·2d ago
A group of people detained inside a privately-run Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) jail in Georgia have launched a mass hunger strike this week to protest against their prolonged detention...
Why are the Democratic Socialists of America are so successful? | Akin Olla
The Guardianby Akin Olla·2d ago
A lot has been written recently in an effort to understand the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and how we’ve risen to such prominence in a short time.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026: Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai win for solving a century-old molecular mystery
Open Magazineby Open Bureau·2d ago
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026: Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai win for solving a century-old molecular mystery What if two molecules had exactly the same atoms, but behaved differently simply because...
Satellite images show how Israel systematically erased Gaza towns
The Siasat Dailyby Associated Press·2d ago
Deir al-Balah: It’s perhaps the most dramatic wound inflicted on the Gaza Strip by Israel’s military campaign over the past three years: The city of Rafah, once home to a quarter million people...
PM Modi at 25 years: From Japan’s PM to Belgium’s Prime Minister, world leaders shower love and praise
Open Magazineby Open Bureau·2d ago
PM Modi at 25 years: From Japan’s PM to Belgium’s Prime Minister, world leaders shower love and praise Twenty-five years in government is a milestone few political careers reach.
Kremlin Says France's Test Nuclear Launch Is Part of 'Dead End' Anti-Russia Strategy - The Moscow Times
The Moscow Timesby Reuters·2d ago
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that France's test launch of a nuclear-capable missile showed that Europe was building its defense identity around confrontation with Russia, describing the strategy...
3 Years After Hamas Attack, Israeli Family Walks India in Son's Footsteps
Open Magazineby Sumit Singh·2d ago
3 Years After Hamas Attack, Israeli Family Walks India in Son's Footsteps There is a photograph Ela Bahat keeps. In it, she is standing beside her son, Dror.
CNA Explains: What are the grievances driving the expanding school protests in France?
Channel News Asiaby Emil Chan·2d ago
CNA Explains: What are the grievances driving the expanding school protests in France? A strike over working conditions and staff shortages at a high school in a Parisian suburb has morphed into...
Nobel chemistry prize goes to pair who solved mystery of 'mirror image' molecules
Rapplerby Reuters·2d ago
AT A GLANCE - Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on asymmetric 'mirror image' molecules, crucial for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
U.S. Military Imposes Curfew in Okinawa After Marine Arrested for Murder
Timeby Miranda Jeyaretnam·2d ago
The U.S. military is imposing a monthlong curfew in Okinawa after the arrest of a marine on suspicion of murdering a local woman, which has sparked public outcry.
US support for Israel continues three years into the genocide in Gaza
Al Jazeeraby Joseph Stepansky·2d ago
Washington, DC – Three years into Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, little has changed in terms of official US support.
Ukraine: Russian strikes kill 19 as Kyiv struggles to repel barrage
National Heraldby NH Digital·2d ago
Ukraine: Russian strikes kill 19 as Kyiv struggles to repel barrage Moscow unleashes missiles and drones on Kyiv and other regions, while Ukraine retaliates with strikes on Russian oil facilities -...
Hungary set to lift veto on Ukraine's EU membership talks
Euronewsby Sandor Zsiros; Luca Bertuzzi·2d ago
Hungary dropped its veto on two clusters of Ukraine's EU accession talks on Wednesday. The next phase depends on Kyiv's parliament passing a minority-rights law.
Ukraine says Russia bombed apartment block as birthday gift for Putin
The Guardianby Luke Harding·2d ago
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia’s military of deliberately killing civilians and bombing residential buildings as a macabre gift for Vladimir Putin, who celebrates his 74th birthday on...
Scars from Oct. 7 fuel deep divisions over Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election
New Indian Expressby Associated Press·2d ago
JERUSALEM: As Israel gears up for its first elections since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents are putting it at the heart of their campaigns.
Zelensky condemns 'vile' large-scale Russian attacks that killed 15
BBC News (World)by Amy Walker·2d ago
- Published At least 15 people have died in overnight strikes across central and eastern Ukraine, in what Volodymyr Zelensky has described as one of Russia's "most vile" attacks.
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