We Need to Kick Prediction Market Betting Out of Journalism While We Still Can
A Polymarket pop-up media exhibit shows data relating to potential political candidates popularity on March 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Photo:...
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Iran eyes revenge for Soleimani as WHCA Dinner shooting exposes security ‘vulnerability,’ expert warns
The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner has exposed a serious security vulnerability surrounding President Donald Trump and...
How Trump’s America Produces Normie Assassins
Donald Trump speaks during a press conference after a shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25, 2026,...
Hormuz crisis spurs $24B Iraq trade corridor as Gulf routes shift
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is driving nations’ efforts to develop alternative Gulf-to-Europe trade routes, with Iraq’s $24 billion "Development...
Iran turmoil erupts: Ultra-hardliner who mocked Trump poised to take over nuclear talks
Further signs of turmoil are emerging in Iran’s U.S. negotiating team as hardliner Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf looks set to be...
World leaders condemn ‘unacceptable’ violence after armed attack disrupts WH Correspondents’ Dinner
World leaders across the globe swiftly condemned political violence and expressed relief that President Donald Trump was unharmed after a...
Iran’s good cop, bad cop game implodes as experts warn regime views US as ‘evil’
Days after Iran’s leadership projected a unified front, undermining the long-cited moderate-vs.-hardliner divide, President Donald Trump canceled planned talks with...
Latin American leftists met in Spain, signaling push against US influence on continent
MEXICO CITY: The recent high-profile gathering of leftist leaders in Barcelona, convened by Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, is...
US embassy in London warns to ‘exercise increased caution’ near Jewish sites in UK, Europe after attacks
The U.S. Embassy in London on Friday warned Americans to "exercise increased caution" while visiting Jewish and American areas in...
Hamas influence looms over Gaza elections as experts warn vote could backfire
On Saturday, Gazans in Deir al-Balah will go to the polls to elect new local leaders for the first time...
US targets Chinese refinery in sweeping Iran oil crackdown, sanctions ‘shadow fleet’ tankers
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday sanctioned a major Chinese oil refinery and dozens of...
US economic chokehold on Iran reaches peak leverage as collapse risks emerge
U.S. economic pressure on Iran has reached one of its most powerful points in decades, but inconsistent enforcement has prevented...
Iran escalates Hormuz ‘tit-for-tat,’ seizes ship tied to billionaire close to Trump, Macron
Tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz April 22 after Iran’s IRGC seized two vessels in what analysts describe as...
Nuclear experts warn Iran’s uranium ‘right’ is a myth, say Trump is right to hold firm
Amid charged exchanges between President Trump and Iran’s fragmented leadership over the regime's insistence that it retain its nuclear enrichment...
Ships seized by Iranians ‘armed to the teeth’ along Strait of Hormuz have been taken toward port: report
The two container ships seized by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz have been taken toward the port of Bandar...
