US says it hit Colombian rebel vessel as Trump calls Petro ‘illegal drug leader’
US President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro, — AFP/File US forces attacked vessel linked to Colombian group, says Hegseth.Trump accuses Petro of backing drug production, halts US payments.US-Colombia…
Thinking Globally about the Iran-Israel Twelve-Day War
Iran and Iranians should not simply be seen in terms of the periphery, but rather as having agency and in terms of actors on the global stage.
X is launching a marketplace for inactive handles
Premium Plus and Premium Business users will soon be able to browse and request inactive usernames on the X Handle Marketplace. Handles are going to be broken up into two…
Trump urged Zelenskiy to cut a deal with Putin or risk facing destruction, FT reports
US President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 17, 2025. US President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to…
Pakistani smuggler jailed for 40 years after shipping ballistic missile parts from Iran
A file photo of a pair of hands in handcuffs. — Reuters/FileUS court sentences Pahlawan after conviction on five counts.Muhammad Pahlawan arrested by US security forces.Pahlawan’s crew say they were…
You need to read the epic Argentinian horror novel Our Share of Night
I’ve read a lot of horror books over the last two years. But my absolute favorite is easily Mariana Enriquez’ Our Share of Night. The book was originally published in…
March of the frogs
By the time I arrived, the waterfront park in downtown Portland, Oregon was already awash with people as far as the eye could see. The No Kings protest in June…
UAE offers golden visas to waqf donors
A general view of the Burj Khalifa and the downtown skyline in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 12, 2021.— Reuters DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates is offering a 10-year Golden…
Egypt’s Choices on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Egypt’s water security depends on balancing domestic innovation with diplomacy that transforms the Nile from a source of contention into a catalyst for shared prosperity.
Thieves steal priceless jewels from Paris’ Louvre in brazen daylight heist
Police officers work next to a crane and a window believed to have been used in what the French Interior Ministry said was a robbery at the Louvre museum during…