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Rep. George Santos Criminally Charged By DOJ; Will Appear In Federal Court
Rep. George Santos, a freshman Republican member from New York who has been accused of numerous…
Jurors Rejected Carroll’s Claims She Was Raped By Donald Trump, Rules He S6xually Assaulted Her
A New York jury has decided that Donald Trump is responsible for the sexual abuse of…
The Worst Governor in America
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been brutally effective in implementing some of the most radical proposals…
Another Leaked Email Shows Target Doubling Down, Dismissing ‘Abusive’ Customer Outcry
Another leaked email from Target’s top brass doubles down on the company’s controversial stance, dismissing customer…
Congress Meets With IRS Whistleblower Over Hunter Biden Investigation
According to two sources with knowledge of the situation, the lawyer for the IRS whistleblower who…
CBO Releases Report That Biden Has Already Spent A Trillion Dollars During FY23
The federal government under the Biden Administration has already spent about $1 trillion in the first…
North Dakota Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting Mandating Of Pronouns In Public Schools And Government Orgs
The governor’s office said on Monday that Republican Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota has signed…
The Ron DeSantis, Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson Alliance Has Arrived?
Ron DeSantis completes a triumvirate of power on the right as Republicans get ready to ramp…
Supreme Court Strikes Blow Against EPA and Biden’s Climate Change Agenda
The Supreme Court has struck a blow against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by curtailing the…
Tucker Carlson’s Team Readies For War Against Fox News
According to sources close to the conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, Axios on Sunday claimed that Carlson…
After 12 Years, Arab League Approves Reinstatement Of Syria
The Arab League decided to re-instate Syria on Sunday, ending a 12-year ban and moving one…
After Armed Forces Social Experiment; Milley Wants Strong Military For Possible War With China
Gen. Milley advised Washington to exercise caution so as not to forge a military alliance…
Saab 35 Draken Fighter Was Built for a War with Russia
Saab 35 Draken Was Built to Fight Russia: Following the Second World War, Sweden maintained a…
China shuts 100,000 ‘fake news’ social media accounts
China has intensified efforts to clean up the internet of fake news and rumours, closing more…
Next five years will be hottest period ever – UN
It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the United Nations…
‘Media critical to Advancing China-Africa cooperation’
The media is playing a key role in strengthening the growing diplomatic and bilateral relationship between…
AU, UNESCO, others want African govts to respect freedom of expression
Media stakeholders and international bodies, including African Union Commission, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation…
Timeline: One month of war in Sudan
Sudan has for the past month been gripped by intense fighting between the army and rival…
Sudan: Talks to resume amid heavy fighting
Sudan’s warring army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitary on Saturday said that they will resume talks…
Learning The Right Lessons From Chinese Sanctions On Australian Imports – Analysis
By Shiro Armstrong* From May 2020 Beijing blocked the import of roughly a dozen Australian goods…
Defunding The Deadly Fentanyl Trade – Analysis
By Nate Sibley* The fentanyl crisis is not only a public health emergency but also a…
George Soros Poses No Danger To India – OpEd
The Indian Express newspaper featured recently two reports relating to India’s indirect partnership with George Soros…
Malaysia Should Wisely Reorient Against China’s New Regional Push – Analysis
The just concluded Joint Sword drills in imitating a blockade and future invasion of Taiwan, provides…
South Africa’s Naval Exercises With China And Russia: Cause For Concern? – Analysis
By Charles A. Ray* All ‘Mosi’ and No Fire? (FPRI) — The South African military participated in…
What If The Dollar Falls? – Analysis
By Peter St. Onge* The past few weeks, major countries have been moving away from the…
East Asian Economies Resist Decoupling – Analysis
By Fukunari Kimura Media on global trade frequently puts forward the narrative that the US–China confrontation…
In Search Of Soldiers For War Against Ukraine, Russia Takes Draft Notices Online
By Idel.Realities, Current Time and Todd Prince (RFE/RL) — As the first body bags of Russian…
Filipino Troops Train With US Counterparts On Javelin Missile System
By Jason Gutierrez and Basilio Sepe The Philippines won’t surrender an inch of its territory in…
The Global South Is Done Waiting For UN To Solve Humanity’s Challenges – OpEd
Dag Hammarskjöld, the tragic second United Nations secretary general, once said the organization “was created not…
China’s Two-Pronged Approach Around The World – OpEd
Introduction China’s diplomatic style on certain strategic issues and locations across the globe can be characterized…
Ralph Nader: Be A Capitol Hill Citizen On Your Congress – OpEd
Spring, the season of renewal, is here. The ants are diligently building their little symmetrical ant…
China In The Middle East: Can Iran Keep Its Promises? – Analysis
By Dr. Mohamed ELDoh While the United States (US) is shifting its strategic interests and defense resources…
Robert Reich: When I Had To Send A Personal Check To Bill Gates, For Lunch – OpEd
Clarence Thomas’s bizarre claim that he failed to disclose the lavish gifts he received from Republican…
Farmer’ Beetle Finds Suitable Host Trees By Tracing Scent Of Its Fungus Crop
The alnus ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus germanus, also known as the black stem borer, was accidentally introduced by…
Growing India-China Rivalry And Role Of UK Prime Minister In Mitigating Tensions – OpEd
In traditional international politics, the state system operates in the context of anarchy. Where every state…
Takeaways From Finland Joining NATO – OpEd
In spite of the frequently contentious nature of its relations with Russia, Finland has adhered for…
Macron’s Muddled China Outreach – Analysis
By Harsh V. Pant* Just when it seemed the European Union was finally achieving strategic coherence…
Religion Inspired The Nation-State, But Politics Made The Difference – Analysis
Think that the modern nation-state originated with the emergence of the 17th-century beginnings of the era…
Prospects And Weaknesses Of R20 Forum On Religion Launched At G20 Summit In Bali – Analysis
By Syafiq Hasyim* INTRODUCTION R20 or Religion of Twenty was a specific forum held on the sidelines of…
Do We Need A ‘National Divorce’? It’s Not A New Idea – OpEd
By Jason Morgan* News reports have been studded in recent weeks with talk of a “national…
Pakistan: Farmers Forcibly Evicted For Urban Project, Says HRW
Pakistan authorities are forcibly evicting thousands of farmers near the city of Lahore for a massive infrastructure…
India’s Quiet Lead In Nepal’s Power Dreams – Analysis
By Amish Raj Mulmi* Three months, two trust votes in Parliament, and a newly elected President…
Bitcoin And Global Hegemony – Analysis
By Jose Miguel Alonso-Trabanco Both empirical realities and existing predictions show the usefulness and potential of Bitcoin…
Indonesia’s Underwhelming Renewable Energy Reform – Analysis
By Kurnya Roesad* At first glance, Indonesia’s long-awaited Presidential Regulation on the Acceleration of Renewable Energy…
Researchers Devise New System For Turning Seawater Into Hydrogen Fuel
Seawater’s mix of hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and other elements makes it vital to life on Earth.…
Tax Credit Tool Tracks EV Savings
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed an online resource to help consumers understand the electric…
Kids Judge Alexa Smarter Than Roomba, But Say Both Deserve Kindness
Most kids know it’s wrong to yell or hit someone, even if they don’t always keep…
Houston We Have A Problem In The Harris County Jail: A Call To Address The Root Causes – OpEd
With almost 10,000 persons in the Harris County jail and 40 deaths over the last two…
Fifty Years After Chile’s Coup, The First Year Of Popular Unity – OpEd
A conversation with Miguel Lawner, who remembers life as a former political prisoner of the Augusto…
Mankind Must Hasten Mahdi And Messiah’s Coming To Redeem Us – OpEd
All the predictions about the advent of the Mahdi and the Messiah in the past have…
Russia, Ukraine Swap More Than 200 Prisoners Of War
Russia and Ukraine have traded more than 200 soldiers in their latest prisoner swap, officials said…
Saving Cryptocurrencies From Traditional Banks – OpEd
By Manuel Mueller-Frank Amid global market turmoil and fears of a new banking crisis, it’s easy to…
Ralph Nader: Some Of Trump’s Brazen Violations Of Laws Moving To Courts – OpEd
If there was a giant composite lawsuit against Donald J. Trump, for his over forty years…
Only 53 Percent Of Russians Fully Committed To Voting For Putin – OpEd
At a closed briefing, officials of the Presidential Administration told deputy governors responsible for domestic policy…
Were Recent Bank Failures The Result Of Lax Regulation? In A Word, No – OpEd
By J.W. Rich* With the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, financial markets all around the…
Why DeSantis’ 2024 Presidential Bid Is At Risk – OpEd
By Dalia Al-Aqidi* The indictment of former US President Donald Trump has sent shockwaves through the…
Saudi, Omani Delegates Negotiate ‘Near-Final’ Peace Deal With Houthis In Sanaa
By Saeed Al-Batati Saudi and Omani mediators arrived in Houthi-held Sanaa over the weekend to discuss…
‘NATOization’ Of The Arctic Theater: Implications Of Changing Nordic Strategy – Analysis
Finland’s accession to the Atlantic Alliance (NATO) is a significant game changer in European security architecture…
The Great Rapprochement – Book Review
On Wednesday April 5th, 2023, Prof. Dr. Fatos Tarifa, former Albanian Ambassador to the United States…
Strategic Significance Of India-Japan-Bangladesh’s Trilateral Meeting In Tripura – Analysis
Bangladesh, India and Japan are going to hold an event in Tripura of India on April…
Why Are Myanmar Rohingyas Becoming A Burden For Bangladesh? – OpEd
1.15 million Rohingya who have fled Myanmar’s Rakhine State now exceed 1.45 million. This is an…
Balochistan’s Universities Are Deteriorating – OpEd
Universities play a fundamental role in a nation’s development. Universities produce competent human resources, encourage research…
India Finally Kept Its Words To Bangladesh: Illustration Of Neighborhood Diplomacy – OpEd
Uncertainty arose over their proposed power supply to Bangladesh after the Hindenburg Report imploded the Adani…
Pakistan Stock Exchange Remains In Grip Of Volatility And Uncertainty – OpEd
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed volatility during the week ended on April 07, 2023 owing…
The Horn Of Africa States: What A HAS Regional Block Means For The World – OpEd
The security landscape of the Horn of Africa States has not changed since the opening of…
Study Determines Optimum Height For Drones To Fly And Target Desert Locusts With Biopesticide
A study, led by the first winner of the inaugural Carol Ellison Science Award 2021, has determined…
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Accelerates Progression Of Dementia
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 has a significant impact on cognitive function in patients with preexisting dementia, according…
Low Rates Of Military Enlistment May Portend Prosperity Ahead – OpEd
By Casey Carlisle A century ago, the US coal industry was at its peak employing 883,000, and today, coal…
The Unbearable Sadness Of ‘Being Happy’: Biases In The World Happiness Report – Analysis
By Dr. Nilanjan Ghosh and Soumya Bhowmick The World Happiness Report is a reminder of Oscar Wilde’s classic…
Geopolitical Concerns Propel US–Taiwan Economic Talks – Analysis
By Min-Hua Chiang* Growing confrontation and competition between the United States and China has paved the…
Politics Of A Pardon: From Political Perspective Is Najib Better Off In Or Out Of Jail? – Analysis
Over the last few days there has been a flurry of activities in regards to the…
How Finland’s Accession Adds Heft To The NATO Alliance – Analysis
By Luke Coffey* Finland last week became NATO’s 31st member, an historic event that only 18…
Disaster In Aston: Peter Dutton’s Fossilised Politics – OpEd
In politics, the once in century tag is virtually unheard of. Miracles can take place in…
UAE Refuses To Extradite Graft-Accused Gupta Brothers – OpEd
United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ultimately turned down the official request by South Africa to extradite…
New Chip Design To Provide Greatest Precision In Memory To Date
Everyone is talking about the newest AI and the power of neural networks, forgetting that software…
High Blood Pressure In Your 30s Associated With Worse Brain Health In Your 70s
Having high blood pressure in your 30s is associated with worse brain health around age 75,…
A New Measurement Could Change Our Understanding Of The Universe
The Universe is expanding – but how fast exactly? The answer appears to depend on whether…
The Ice In Antarctica Has Melted Before
Sixty per cent of the world’s fresh water is bound up in Antarctic ice sheets. Thirty…
Underground Water Could Be The Solution To Green Heating And Cooling
About 12% of the total global energy demand comes from heating and cooling homes and businesses.…
Ukraine War: Impact On China’s BRI To Europe – OpEd
Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) appeared to have…
Pakistan: Arrest Of Aslam Baloch Shows Army’s Determination To Eradicate Militancy In Balochistan – OpEd
Pakistan has been playing pivotal and constructive role in maintaining peace and eradicating extremism from the…
Give Peace A Chance – OpEd
The world is heading towards calamities at the same time countries have been constructing bridges to…
Allocation Of Pakistan’s Defense Budget And The Security Conundrum – OpEd
Pakistan, being a country in a volatile region, has long been facing security challenges. Its neighbors,…
Moving Towards 3 Degrees Of Warming: The Phasing Out Of Coal Is Too Slow
The use of coal power is not decreasing fast enough. The Paris Agreement’s target of a…
The Three Possible Outcomes Of The Saudi-Iran Deal – OpEd
By Faisal J. Abbas* Thursday’s meeting in Beijing between the Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers was…
Washington State’s 2021 Heat Wave Contributed To 159 Excess Injury Deaths Over Three Weeks
Heat is a quiet killer. Unlike most natural disasters, which can leave visible damage across an…
Spike In Major League Home Runs Tied To Climate Change
In the history of Major League Baseball, first came the low-scoring dead-ball era, followed by the…
Latin America The Deadliest Region For Human Rights Defenders – OpEd
The world’s human rights defenders (HRDs) continue to be under constant attacks worldwide—with Latin America branded…
Costs Of Natural Disasters Set To Spiral With Continued Rise In CO2 And Global Temperature
Scientists have long predicted that global climate change could fuel an increase in the frequency and…
Ten Years In Prison For Posting Memes? – OpEd
By Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.* Ricky Vaughn is the juvenile delinquent Cleveland Indians pitcher, played by Charlie…
Passover Means Rebirth, Now As Much As Ever – OpEd
By Rabbi Marc Schneier* Passover is the holiday celebrating the birth of the Jewish nation, a…
The Social Security Scare Story Industry – OpEd
I’m on the road (literally, driving from southern Utah to western Oregon) but I thought I…
Angola Energy Profile: Economy Vulnerable To Crude Oil Price Swings – Analysis
Angola is the second-largest total liquid fuels producer in Sub-Saharan Africa, after Nigeria, based on annual…
A New Measurement Could Change Our Understanding Of The Universe
The Universe is expanding – but how fast exactly? The answer appears to depend on whether…
Canada’s Impotent Justice System Is Product Of Dysfunctional Canadian Democracy – OpEd
By Lee Friday* Conservatives have been pressuring “the Liberal government to address what they term a violent…
A Battle For The Soul Of Islam Plays Out In A Bahrain Courtroom – Analysis
This week, there was more at stake in a Bahrain courtroom than the fate of three…
India: Simmering Conflicts In Meghalaya – Analysis
By Mutum Kenedy Singh* On March 20, 2023, Meghalaya Governor Phagu Chauhan informed the State Assembly…
Hidden Ice Melt In Himalaya
A new study reveals that the mass loss of lake-terminating glaciers in the greater Himalaya has…
Do Earth-Like Exoplanets Have Magnetic Fields? Far-Off Radio Signal Is Promising Sign
Earth’s magnetic field does more than keep everyone’s compass needles pointed in the same direction. It…