Political Shiism – or what the Iranian regime refers to as “the axis of resistance,” have been establishing itself in the region, and spreading its…
Stefano Summo
As the Trump administration winds down, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed a New York Times report that Al-Qaeda's second-in-command was killed…
On Wednesday afternoon,Donald Trump, the third president in American history to be impeached, became the first to be impeached twice. TheHouse of…
The SolarWinds hack – now attributed to Russia by U.S. government representatives including Mike Pompeo – has caused enormous damage. Perhaps it…
Tensions over anemic European defense spending have long suffused transatlantic relations—and since 2014, they have become all-consuming, crowding…
The Defense Department’s coming near-total withdrawal of troops from Somalia follows its 2019 re-assessment of its force posture in Africa, aimed at…
"I recommend getting inside the net. It's very good for you," jokes marine ecologist Peter Harrison. "It's good for your skin, it's good for your…
Jan 10
Readers peruse the vast collection at Shaoyang library in Hunan, which has a mirrored ceiling. (Getty)
A father carries his daughter as they approach the Croatian border in an attempt to cross into the European Union. The family crossed into Croatia only to be pushed back into Bosnia by police a few hours later. There are currently some 3,000 refugees with children sleeping in abandoned houses and temporary accommodation in sub-zero temperatures in northern Bosnia. (Getty)
A patient is carried on a stretcher by healthcare workers outside Santa Maria hospital. Portugal reported a record 10,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours this week and the government warned hospitals were under ‘enormous pressure’ from the resurgence of the pandemic. (Getty)
Migrants from Eritrea, Egypt, Syria and Sudan are assisted about 110 miles north of the Libyan coast by aid workers from the Spanish NGO Open Arms, after fleeing Libya onboard a precarious wooden boat. (Getty)
Children play at a muddy refugee camp. (Getty)
Cars drive in a snow-covered landscape on the Nordhelle mountain near Meinerzhagen.(Getty)
For years, social-media platforms had held firm: Just because a post was false didn’t mean it was their place to do anything about it. But 2020…
“When television is good, nothing—not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers—nothing is better. But when television is bad, nothing is worse.” …
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French student protests reach a crescendo
