Frustration with the Palestinian Authority and Israeli occupation fuel voter apathy in local West Bank elections., Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Hani Odeh has spent four and a half difficult years as mayor of Qusra, southeast of Nablus. Surrounded by illegal Israeli settlements and outposts, the small Palestinian town ofContinue Reading
The Hengli refinery has generated hundreds of millions of dollars for Iran’s military, says US Treasury., The Hengli refinery, China’s second-largest, has generated hundreds of millions of dollars for Iran’s military, the US Treasury says. The United States has sanctioned a Chinese oil refinery for buying hundreds of millions ofContinue Reading
Maybe that’s why Tim didn’t get an invitation to the President’s tech bro club? Apple’s American Manufacturing Program (AMP) is expanding, with new suppliers signed on to produce iPhone components – though those parts will still be shipped overseas for final assembly. Tim Apple may continue avoiding tariffs but heContinue Reading
300 families undergo 6-week trial to test impact on sleep, school, and home life The UK government will trial different levels of restrictions on social media for under-16s with the help of 300 families, alongside a public consultation that has already gathered nearly 30,000 responses.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
CarStation/PlayMobile won’t hit the road after pile-up of tax and competition issues in China and the USA Sony and Honda have broken up, meaning their joint vision to deliver a revolutionary electric vehicle won’t happen.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
A Canadian who was detained in China for nearly three years warned that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s electric vehicle deal risks creating a strategic dependency that the Asian superpower can exploit for political coercion. Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat who was imprisoned from 2018 to 2021…Continue Reading
As diesel and fertilizer costs soar, farms and truckers warn consumers will soon feel the pain Published April 24, 2026 6:30AM (EDT) A drop of petrol falls from the nozzle of a petrol pump at a petrol station in Vélizy-Villacoublay, near Paris, on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Alain JOCARDContinue Reading
Intercept staffers discuss the themes emerging this midterm election season. The post “Me Too” Comes Back To Congress appeared first on The Intercept…Continue Reading
Iran’s foreign minister is in Islamabad, with US envoys also on the way., NewsFeed Iran’s foreign minister is in Islamabad, with US envoys also on the way. Iranian officials deny they plan on holding talks with US delegates, but the visits have raised hopes the two sides can break theContinue Reading
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan, as Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad., US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan, as Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad. United States envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to PakistanContinue Reading
Kubuntu is one of the longest-running Ubuntu flavors and also one of the more sensible ones to recommend. It ships the KDE Plasma desktop on top of an Ubuntu base and is maintained by a volunteer team that tracks the KDE release cycle closely and works to get the latestContinue Reading
Ubuntu doesn’t need much of an introduction. It has been a reliable starter distro for people finding their way into Linux for years, and for good reasons as well. It installs without drama, runs on most hardware, and the surrounding community is large enough that almost any problem you runContinue Reading
Traitor 47 is being sued by two watchdog groups for an internal White House memo asserting that text messages between officials could be deleted, regardless of a law stating the opposite. The lawsuit was filed Friday by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the Freedom of theContinue Reading