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Pope Leo's crack team of diplomats face war in Venezuela
Latin America

Pope Leo's crack team of diplomats face war in Venezuela

The Catholic church is no friend of Nicolas Maduro, but the newish Peruvian-American pontiff is quietly determined to head off a US conflict there.

Plurality of Republicans say end US aid to Israel: poll
Washington Politics

Plurality of Republicans say end US aid to Israel: poll

A new survey shows that the GOP base is tired of funding Israeli weapons

Israel's all-seeing eye is the stealthiest cruelty of all in Gaza
Middle East

Israel's all-seeing eye is the stealthiest cruelty of all in Gaza

Journalist Mohammed Mhawish describes how total surveillance is relentlessly controlling, often lethally

‘This ain’t gonna work’: How Russia pulled the plug on Assad
Middle East

‘This ain’t gonna work’: How Russia pulled the plug on Assad

On the first anniversary of the Syrian regime's fall, Neil Partrick explains how a 50-year dynasty collapsed in a few short weeks

Report: 20% of all US aid to Afghanistan was ‘wasted’
QiOSK

Report: 20% of all US aid to Afghanistan was ‘wasted’

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction issued a scathing final analysis