Report details rising pressure on underground Catholics as China denies crackdown
The Chinese government is increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join the state-controlled church while tightening surveillance and restrictions...
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Israel Will Keep Occupying Lebanon Despite Ceasefire
An Israeli army vehicle moves near destroyed houses in Southern Lebanon, seen from a position on the Israeli side of...
Russian missiles and drones bombard Ukraine in hourslong attack, killing at least 16
Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that stretched for...
Hungary’s new leader once idolized Orbán — now he’s the man who brought him down
Péter Magyar has gone from political outsider to Hungary’s most powerful politician almost overnight.The 44-year-old lawyer and former insider in...
The Dam Breaks: Democratic Senators Overwhelmingly Reject Arms Sales to Israel
Democratic senators overwhelmingly voted to block bomb and bulldozer sales to Israel on Wednesday, in a reflection of the Jewish...
Allies rush thousands of drones to Ukraine as Russia unleashes deadly missile barrages
Ukraine’s allies pledged a massive new military aid package Wednesday, including 120,000 drones from the U.K., after Russia launched hundreds...
Trump blasts close ally Meloni, says she’s failing US on Iran
Tensions between Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni escalated Tuesday after the U.S. president publicly rebuked one of...
Dem Leaders Aren’t Even Bothering to Rally Caucus Against Trump Domestic Spying Powers
The House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on renewing a spy power that grants the Trump administration warrantless...
Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta changed its speech rules to add new restrictions around posts including the word “antifa,”...
Macron under fire over Iran, Hezbollah policy as Trump admin hosts Israel-Lebanon talks
France’s President Emmanuel Macron is facing renewed criticism for his lack of support for President Donald Trump’s war against Iran...
Amy Goodman on the Media’s “Access of Evil”
As talks to end the U.S.–Israel war on Iran break down and President Donald Trump demands a naval blockade of...
Iran secures UN role with backing from UK, France, Canada, Australia as US stands alone
Western democracies, including the UK, France, Canada and Australia, are facing backlash after allowing Iran and other authoritarian regimes to...
Pakistani general says Iran diplomacy still alive, despite US blockade, failed talks
The United States began enforcing a naval blockade targeting Iranian maritime traffic Monday, sharply escalating tensions in the Gulf just...
State Department Tells Human Rights Watchdog to Ignore Trump’s Extrajudicial Killings
The United States is waging a pressure campaign against the leading inter-American human rights watchdog to squash a potential investigation...
DOGE Cuts Left U.S. Unable to Help Americans Stranded in Iran War Zone
When the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, it put as many as 1 million Americans living in...
