Foreign Affairs
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America and Mexico will produce 100 million sterile flies to fight screwworms that feast on living flesh
“The US and Mexico took a major step in the battle against New World screwworm, opening a facility in Metapa,…
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Peruvians were promised good jobs in Russia, but then sent to die on the front lines in Ukraine
Gullible people from Peru go to Russia after being promised well-paying jobs there as cooks or drivers, only to be…
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‘Like Feudalism’: Eurocrats Cut Air Conditioning For Staffers – But Not Elite Officials
By Mark Tanos The European Commission switched off air conditioning for its lower-floor workers during a brutal heatwave while the…
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Iran And The U.S. Attack Each Other After Trump Claimed Ceasefire Was Violated
By Ireland Owens Iran claimed Saturday it conducted strikes against U.S. military targets in the Middle East following the U.S.’s…
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Over 900 Believed Dead Days After Twin Earthquakes Rock Venezuela
By Mark Tanos The death toll from the back-to-back earthquakes that flattened buildings across northern Venezuela has climbed past 900,…
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Trump Claims Iran Broke Ceasefire Agreement
By Ashley Brasfield President Donald Trump claims that Iran violated the ceasefire agreement in a post on Truth Social on…
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Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution With No Teeth
By Nicole Silverio The Senate passed a non-binding war powers resolution Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to remove U.S. forces…
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Heat wave strikes France, where most people lack air conditioning, leading to drowning deaths
A heat wave is producing a red alert all over France, with record-breaking temperatures, notes NPR. Temperatures are expected to…
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Couple sentenced to 50 days behind bars for homeschooling their children
“A Brazilian couple was sentenced to 50 days behind bars for the ‘crime’ of homeschooling their children — despite the…
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Iran Declares Strait Of Hormuz Closed Amid Alleged Israeli Ceasefire Violations
By Francis Kapper Iran announced Saturday it will close the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Israel of launching strikes in Lebanon…
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Shelling by genocidal militia knocks out hospitals and water supply in besieged city
Earlier this year, a militia took control of the city of El Fashir, killing most of the tens of thousands…
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Iran re-closes the Strait of Hormuz UPDATE: ceasefire agreed to in Lebanon
“Iran re-closed the Strait of Hormuz Friday instead of heading to Switzerland for nuclear negotiations, citing Israel’s refusal to pull forces…
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Trump Admin Yanks South Africa’s AIDS Funding After Government Failed To Protect White Farmers
By Reagan Reese The Trump Administration has notified South Africa that it is ending the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for…
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Tourism expands between African countries, reflecting growing middle class
A growing intra-African tourism industry is “made possible by rising incomes, growing flight coverage, and loosening visa requirements,” reports The Doomslayer. The…
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Nation bans both homosexuality and ‘asexual’ acts, with penalties ranging from 5-10 years in prison
“Niger’s military junta announced a new penal code that criminalizes homosexuality,” reports the Associated Press. Oddly, it punishes “asexual acts”…
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Country violates international law by using Russian cluster bombs on civilians
The nation of Mali signed an international treaty banning the use of cluster bombs. But it is now using cluster…
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The Red Sea Is Closed For Business
By Francis Kapper As Iran-backed Yemeni Armed Forces threaten Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, shipping companies steer clear. Major…
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Drone attacks kill hundreds more
A drone strike killed 14 people and injured dozens more in an attack Saturday on a market in central Sudan.…
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38 Senators Aren’t Buying Trump’s Claim That Iran War Is ‘ Terminated.’ They Want To See Receipts
By Nicole Silverio Thirty-eight Senate Democrats demanded more information in a Sunday letter about President Donald Trump’s claim that the…
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Cenk Uygur And Hasan Piker Banned From United Kingdom
By Abigail Archer Britain’s Labour government has banned Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur, American leftist commentators, from entering the U.K.,…
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Ghana’s parliament passes bill criminalizing gay identity and punishing gay ‘allies’; citizens must report gay acts
Ghana’s parliament “has approved a new bill criminalizing homosexuality and the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities,” the BBC reports. It proposes…
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International power grid begins to take shape in West Africa
“West Africa is making progress toward a regional power grid. A World Bank-financed program has built more than 4,000 kilometers…
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Canada tells Africans from Ebola countries not to leave Canada and then return
“Ugandans, Congolese and South Sudanese nationals who were already in Canada when the federal government brought in Ebola virus-related travel…
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‘Allahu Akbar!’: Man Stabs Three In ‘Act Of Terror’ At Train Station
A Turkish man stabbed three people in front of a class of children outside a Swiss train station Thursday before…
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Gas price rise was less than expected
If exports of oil from the Persian Gulf region had been cut off 20 years ago, gas prices in the…
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Spain’s Cops Raid Ruling Socialist Party HQ Amid Corruption Scandal
By Mark Tanos Spain’s elite anti-corruption unit raided the Socialist Party’s Madrid headquarters Wednesday, collecting evidence as Prime Minister Pedro…
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Ban on livestock exports harms traders, but is welcomed by consumers
Burkina Faso is a poor African nation that has little industry. So it exports things like gold, raw cotton, and…
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Colombian mercenaries commit atrocities in Sudan, even though cheaper mercenaries were likely available
Colombian mercenaries recently carried out massacres and rapes in Sudan, but so did Sudanese militiamen they were allied with. Why…
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France Bans Nicotine Pouches In Latest Assault On Freedom
By Justin Bailey France’s health ministry banned multiple nicotine products, with potential violators facing large fines and jail time. The…
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Iran war could cut food production 40% in war-torn Sudan
Farmers in the war-torn African nation of Sudan say the big increase in global fuel and fertilizer costs resulting from…
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African prime minister says ‘tyrannical’ West wants to ‘impose’ homosexuality on his country
“Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Friday condemned Western ‘tyranny’ in wanting to ‘impose’ homosexuality, and rejected any attempt to…
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Crowd sets hospital on fire in response to anti-Ebola measures
“An angry crowd set alight a section of a hospital at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern…
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America and 18 other nations agree to free digital trade agreement
“For years, governments have mostly agreed not to put tariffs on digital trade, meaning countries do not tax cross-border downloads,…
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Drone strikes crowded market
At least 28 civilians were killed and dozens wounded on Tuesday when a drone operated by the Sudanese Armed Forces…
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Trump’s Shipping Insurance Flops As Iran Reportedly Launches Bitcoin-Based Insurance For Hormuz
By Francis Kapper President Donald Trump’s effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with a multibillion-dollar maritime insurance program has…
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Cuba’s Officially Out Of Oil. Here’s What Happened
By David Blackmon Cuba’s communist government confirmed on Friday what many of us predicted months ago: The island nation has…
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