US launches wave of strikes in Somalia targeting ISIS, al-Shabab terror threats
The U.S. stepped up airstrikes in Somalia in January, targeting al-Shabab and the local affiliate of the Islamic State group,...
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Iran protests spark regime survival question as exiled dissident says it feels like a ‘revolution’
As protests spread across Iran and the government responds with lethal force, amid increasing reports claiming thousands have been killed,...
Why Is Everyone Suddenly Talking About Putting Data Centers in Space?
Data centers present sprawling engineering and political problems, with ravenous appetites for land and resources. Building them on Earth has...
We Asked for ICE Bodycam Footage. DHS Claims They Don’t Have It.
Kristi Noem, center, speaks during a news conference at One World Trade Center in New York on Jan. 8, 2026. Photo:...
UK, France strike new Ukraine security pact as US takes lead in ceasefire enforcement
The U.K. and France signed a declaration Tuesday pledging troops for Ukraine under a future peace deal and with security...
Latin America fractures over Trump’s Maduro capture as regional allies shift right
UNITED NATIONS: A deepening political realignment across Latin America came into focus over the weekend at a summit of the...
Israel Is Cynically Capitalizing on the Iranian Protests for Its Own Ends
A large anti-Israeli banner portraying an image of a Palestinian fighter and the slogan “Endless Voice of Resistance” in Persian...
Pentagon Official on Venezuela War: “Following the Old, Failed Scripts”
Early Saturday morning, after cloud cover lifted, elite Army Delta Force commandos moved in. With support from CIA covert operators...
Trump says Cuba is ‘ready to fall’ after capture of Venezuela’s Maduro
President Donald Trump late Sunday predicted Cuba was "ready to fall" after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, warning...
“We Are Going to Run the Country”: Trump Boasts of Regime Change in Venezuela
President Donald Trump claimed early Saturday that the U.S. had spirited Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro out of the country and...
Blackwater Successor Hunts Immigrants for ICE
A military contractor with a lineage going back to the notorious mercenary firm Blackwater will help U.S. Immigration and Customs...
AI’s Imperial Agenda
After OpenAI CEO Sam Altman launched ChatGPT in 2022, the race for dominance in the field of artificial intelligence hit...
Kim Jong Un appears with daughter at mausoleum, fueling succession speculation
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared publicly with his daughter, Ju Ae, during a New Year’s Day visit to...
Right-Wing YouTuber Behind Viral Minnesota Fraud Video Has Long Anti-Immigrant History
The day after Christmas, far-right YouTuber Nick Shirley posted a video claiming to have exposed fraud at Somali-owned day care...
