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Iran War

Stop gaslighting, USS Lincoln families didn't sign up for this

Sen. Van Hollen: Iran war is illegal and we cannot fund another dime

Why the Trump administration will have to accept a Hormuz toll

Let them eat burritos: Out of touch influencers risk all for Trump war

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Israel creates fake think tank in likely attempt to dupe AI chatbots

Officials say 'America-hating' media to blame for USS Lincoln outrage

The never-ending myth of a looming Ukrainian 'breakthrough'

When US left Afghanistan, China moved in. So how's it going?

Russia's lockdown of Odessa ports could be a grim turning point in war

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi stand for the playing of the U.S. and Iraqi national anthems prior to a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon
Middle East

As Baghdad tries to please Trump, Iran tells Iraqi militias not to disarm

The new prime minister is trying to balance between Tehran and Washington without sparking new civil conflict. So far, it's not working.

Houthi missle stikes in Mokha, Yemen
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Houthis may meet their match as Yemen slips back into civil war

A Marine MV-22B Osprey
Military Industrial Complex

Why would the Pentagon want to hide weapons testing results?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chat after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Middle East

The Mecca Pact could be an opportunity for Iran

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Europe

An independent Europe means no more US rooster in the henhouse

Pete Hegseth testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee
Washington Politics

Officials say 'America-hating' media to blame for USS Lincoln outrage

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

Russian President Vladimir Putin made statements at a joint press conference held after his meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Kremlin Palace
QiOSK

Rolling Stone hits hysterical note suggesting Putin NATO attack nigh

An increasingly popular narrative claims Trump is putting Europe in the Kremlin's crosshairs

US cries foul as Israel bombs Turkey-linked airbase in Syria

The Iran war flushed $1.3 billion of Reaper drones down the drain

Suddenly Trump wants to scale back military drills with S. Korea

Pentagon says it killed at least 150 Yemeni civilians in strikes

Asia-Pacific

South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung looks on as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office.

US diplomatic incompetence is tanking hopes for Korean peace

Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi, Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar

When US left Afghanistan, China moved in. So how's it going?

As Myanmar collapses, it’s time for China to step up and be the hero

As Myanmar collapses, it’s time for China to step up and be the hero

China just got one step closer to its own nuclear triad

China just got one step closer to its own nuclear triad

Middle east

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi stand for the playing of the U.S. and Iraqi national anthems prior to a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon

As Baghdad tries to please Trump, Iran tells Iraqi militias not to disarm

The new prime minister is trying to balance between Tehran and Washington without sparking new civil conflict. So far, it's not working.

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

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How much is your support for Israel worth? Try $1 billion.

Washington Politics

Pete Hegseth testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee

Officials say 'America-hating' media to blame for USS Lincoln outrage

screenshot of the Hanover Institute's website taken on Aug. 16, 2026

Israel creates fake think tank in likely attempt to dupe AI chatbots

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) speaks at a protest outside the Capitol during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Feb. 24, 2026

Sen. Van Hollen: Iran war is illegal and we cannot fund another dime

The old French Embassy in Washington, D.C., which now belongs to Turkey's ruling AK Party. The building is in a beaux-arts style.

Erdogan's party pours millions into new DC pied-a-terre

Africa

thiopian Chief of the General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, salutes as he attends a public rally dubbed "Ethiopia Can", marking the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

How the Egypt-Ethiopia feud could upend Trump's plans in Africa

US military marching into Puntland as Red Sea tensions escalate

DRC president claims Trump deal requires he seize another term

Are US and Israel benefitting from 'migration blackmail' in Spain?

Latin America

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, in February 1989

Did Fidel Castro's decades-long defiance doom Cuba?

In Latin America, the road to Trump's heart goes through Israel

Trump's favorite drug trafficker returns triumphantly to Honduras

Europe

Puck illustrations

An independent Europe means no more US rooster in the henhouse

Russia's lockdown of Odessa ports could be a grim turning point in war

The Helsinki Commission is a Cold War relic that needs to go

US is the real loser if Senate passes virtue signaling Russia sanctions

north america

China and Russia and the US icebreaker race

China and Russia and the US icebreaker race

Is Trump finally burying the zombie US-Mexico-Canada trade pact?

Throwing thousands more soldiers at Haiti will not solve this crisis

CIA deaths in Mexico: Is Trump playing with fire?

Military Industrial Complex

President Donald Trump announces plans for a “Golden Fleet” of new U.S. Navy battleships, including the Trump-class battleship.

Trump's $23 billion ship will be outdated before it even hits water

In an era of cheap drones, the new battleship is overly reliant on expensive and highly vulnerable technology

Media

Pete Hegseth testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee

Officials say 'America-hating' media to blame for USS Lincoln outrage

Ukrainian soldiers walk together during training for the 2023 counteroffensive.

The never-ending myth of a looming Ukrainian 'breakthrough'

Mark Levin Jack Keane Fox News

Fox News screaming desperately into wind as Trump loses grip

How much is your support for Israel worth? Try $1 billion.

How much is your support for Israel worth? Try $1 billion.

Global Crises

Trump oil fields

Trump is playing chicken with America's oil reserves

The US risks depleting its emergency petroleum supplies even as it escalates with Iran