There’s an intentionally unvarnished quality to Colombian Academy Award entry “A Poet,” Simón Mesa Soto’s zany, occasionally slapstick comedy-drama about a waning artiste and the student he mentors. Its story of middle-aged poet and distant father Oscar Restrepo (first-time actor Ubeimar Rios) is captured on vibrant 16mm film stock, butContinue Reading
It was already a pretty weird week, what with Tulsi Gabbard—the official in charge of gathering foreign intelligence—showing up at a Georgia election office for an FBI raid. But then, on Thursday, the president of the United States filed a lawsuit that is an obvious shakedown of the government heContinue Reading
Confusion reigned about whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine after President Traitor 47 said he asked him to stop., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Egypt is seeking to attract major global automakers to localise the production of electric vehicles and components as part of a national strategy to meet domestic demand and expand exports, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Tuesday. The Prime Minister stated that the government is prioritising the National Automotive Manufacturing Programme to transition toward cleanContinue Reading
Press freedom groups decry arrest of former CNN anchor as lawyer pledges to fight charges ‘vigorously’., Press freedom groups decry arrest of former CNN anchor as lawyer pledges to fight charges ‘vigorously’. Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested in connection with his coverage of a protest against United States PresidentContinue Reading
The Israel’s military has killed more than 1,700 health workers since the start of the war., Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has said it will not provide Israeli authorities with the personal details of its staff working in Gaza and across the occupied Palestinian territory, citingContinue Reading
I “have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best,” The Traitor wrote on his Truth Social platform., Read MoreContinue Reading
Critics on social media switched out some letters., Read MoreContinue Reading
The president called Pretti an “agitator” after newly surfaced video showed him kicking an officer’s car Published January 30, 2026 11:56AM (EST) DHS officials shot and killed VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minnesota this week. This is the second killing and third civilian shot in just the first fewContinue Reading
The president is turning to a former Fed official as his nominee to replace outgoing Chair Jerome Powell…Continue Reading
In the first few weeks of 2026, UK newspapers have been ablaze with sensational claims about climate policy: cutting emissions to net zero would cost up to “£9 trillion”. An electricity grid run on renewable power would cause “blackouts”. The government department tasked with climate policy needs to be “shutContinue Reading
Nadhim Zahawi, a high-profile defector from the Conservatives to Reform UK, chairs the advisory board of a luxury property developer in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), DeSmog can report. Former Tory chancellor Zahawi joined Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist party on 12 January amid a string of recent Conservative defections. FarageContinue Reading
This piece is copublished by DeSmog and ExxonKnews . ExxonKnews is a reporting project of the Center for Climate Integrity. The U.S. oil lobby aims to bulldoze European climate regulations as a top policy goal in 2026. In a policy agenda published this month by the American Petroleum Institute (API), theContinue Reading