Al Qaeda remains most dangerous terrorist group 24 years after 9/11, expert warns
In the 24-years since a group of 19 members of the al Qaeda terrorist group boarded and hijacked four flights...
Africa
Trump’s Chicago Occupation Could Cost Four Times More Than Housing City Homeless
President Donald Trump’s plan to add Chicago to the list of American cities under U.S. military occupation could cost almost...
Is Trump considering bold Africa play to push back on China, Russia and Islamic terrorists?
President Donald Trump is reportedly working on a move that would give the U.S. a new military and economic foothold...
What The Intercept Is Reading
Nonfiction “Proof: The Uncertain Science of Certainty Book,” Adam Kucharski (2025) My summer reading was a little unusual this year,...
The Incredible Disappearing Human Rights Reports
The State Department released its annual reports on human rights around the world on Tuesday, and revealed an administration set...
New U.S. Report on Israel’s Human Rights Abuses Is 91 Percent Shorter
The United States published its annual report on Israeli human rights abuses on Tuesday. Last year, the State Department published...
ISIS soldiers behead Christians in Mozambique, burning church and homes: ‘Silent genocide’
International observers are reporting that ISIS-aligned soldiers are beheading Christians and burning churches and homes in central and southern Africa...
An Unexpected Path to Hold War Criminals Accountable
Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Capitol to meet with U.S. lawmakers on July 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C.Photo: Samuel Corum/Sipa...
The Week the World Woke Up to the Genocide in Gaza
After 22 months of Israel’s war on Palestinians in Gaza, something changed in the last week. Israeli human rights groups...
Pentagon: U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts Have Failed Africans
The Intercept has been chronicling the U.S. military’s futile counterterrorism efforts on the African continent for the last decade. We...
Pope Leo XIV condemns brutal machete attack that killed 49 Christians during prayer in DR Congo
The Pope, the State Department, the United Nations and a leading Christian group have all condemned a new major attack...
State Dept: Trump’s “Third Countries” for Immigrants Have Awful Human Rights Records
The United States is building an unprecedented network of deportee dumping grounds, pursuing deals with around a third of the...
Iran’s Africa activities pose ‘significant threats to US national security’
The State Department and the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have joined a chorus of analysts this week...
Zohran Mamdani and the “Black Vote”
Zohran Mamdani participates in an endorsement event in New York City on July 10, 2025.Photo: Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images...
Trump Administration Deports Five Men to Eswatini, Expanding Global Gulag in Africa
The United States expelled five men to the Southern African country of Eswatini on Tuesday as part of its ongoing...
