About 40 Tunisian opposition figures have had their prison sentences upheld or adjusted on appeal in a case built around charges of conspiracy against state security and links to a terrorist group. Most were arrested in early 2023 and accused…
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Iran dealt the United States and Israel a clear defeat during the 12-day war in June, despite both deploying advanced weapons, submarines, and fighter jets. He said Israel had planned the conflict for two decades…
Pope Leo used his first trip outside Italy to warn that the world was seeing an unusual surge in violent wars, saying a third world war was being fought piecemeal and that humanity’s future was at risk. He delivered the…
The Trump administration halted all immigration requests from Afghan nationals after the shooting near the White House that left two West Virginia National Guard members wounded. US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the suspension on X, saying all Afghan-related applications…
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old accused in the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House, is now known to have a long history of working with US intelligence. Newsweek, citing Fox News Digital, reported that Lakanwal had previously…
The shooting near the White House has thrown everything into doubt. Two West Virginia National Guard members were hit, but no one can say with certainty how they’re doing. Governor Patrick Morrisey first announced they had been kil-led, then quickly…
US media figure Bari Weiss, now appointed editor-in-chief of CBS News, has said she wants to use her new role to “redraw the lines of what falls in the 40-yard lines of acceptable debate” in American political and cultural life.…
Jef-frey Eps-tein’s involvement in a 2006 smear campaign came to light through an investigative report by Drop Site, which found that he helped circulate attacks against political scientists John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt. Their paper, published by the London Review…
Saudi Arabia has quietly taken another step toward loosening its long standing restrictions on alcohol. According to reporting by the US outlet Semafor, the kingdom has begun allowing a small group of non Muslim residents with special premium residency status…
On November 17 the Florida Department of Education announced that three school districts, including Broward County Public Schools, would adopt a new statewide initiative designed to deter potential active shooters in K through 12 schools. The program, originally developed in…
