International Pressure Was Building to Hold Israel Accountable. What Happened?
In September, the European Union seemed poised to suspend trade agreements with Israel over its human rights violations in Gaza....
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Putin says Russia won’t launch new attacks on other countries ‘if you treat us with respect’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow would refrain from launching new attacks on other nations provided his country...
Iran killing spree continues as regime sets new record for 2025 executions, dissident group says
As the United Nations adopted a resolution condemning Iran for its execution spree "in the strongest terms," a leading dissident...
The Netflix–Warner Bros. Merger Is a Broadside Attack on Workers
A Netflix sign atop a building in Los Angeles on Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance. Photo:...
Deportation, Inc.
The most defining feature of Donald Trump’s first year back in office has been the brutality of his deportation machine...
Zelenskyy calls for US to respond to ‘signals’ Russia is ‘preparing to make next year a year of war’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday called for the U.S. and other allies to respond to bellicose "signals" from Russia."Today,...
Can Maduro survive as Trump’s oil pressure campaign hits his regime’s weak spot?
For years, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has defied predictions of collapse. Sanctions, diplomatic isolation and internal unrest have failed to...
Congress Squanders Last Chance to Block Venezuela War Before Going on Vacation
The House voted down a pair of measures to halt strikes on alleged drug boats and on Venezuelan land on...
U.N. Human Rights Watchdogs Blast Columbia for Using Immigration Status to Suppress Students’ Pro-Palestine Speech
A commission of top United Nations human rights watchdogs sent a series of blistering letters to the heads of five...
US and Ukraine target 1,000-vessel ‘dark fleet’ smuggling sanctioned oil worldwide
A 1,000-strong "dark fleet" of rogue oil tankers skirting sanctions has emerged as a new target for the U.S. and...
Maduro’s heirs: human rights violators, corrupt enforcers and ruthless loyalists
As the Trump administration escalates pressure on Venezuela, experts warn that Nicolás Maduro’s downfall could open the door to a...
“Trump Has Appointed Himself Judge, Jury, and Executioner”
In September, The Intercept broke the story of the U.S. military ordering an additional strike on an alleged drug boat...
ICE Prison’s 911 Calls Overwhelm a Rural Georgia Emergency System
“Male detainee needs to go out due to head trauma,” an employee at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention...
MS-13 and Trump Backed the Same Presidential Candidate in Honduras
Gangsters from MS-13, a Trump-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, intimidated Hondurans not to vote for the left-leaning presidential candidate, 10 eyewitness...
Australia to begin enforcing social media law banning children under 16 from major platforms
Australia’s landmark new social media age law is set to go into effect, barring anyone under 16 from holding an...
