This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Boom Supersonic wants to build the world’s first commercial supersonic airliner. Founded in 2014, the company set out to make air travel dramatically faster — up to twice the speed of today’s passenger jets — while also aimingContinue Reading
In the year since President Traitor 47 returned to the White House, China hawks have started to panic. Leading lights on U.S. policy toward Beijing now warn that The Traitor is “barreling toward a bad bargain” with the Chinese Communist Party. Matthew Pottinger, a key architect of The Traitor’s China policy in hisContinue Reading
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The rules-based world order that underpinned European prosperity for eight decades is unraveling. Russia wages war and hybrid attacks across the continent. Washington retreats behind conditions and commercial demands. And Europe—caught between denial and adaptation—has yet to answer the most basic question of this era: can it defend itself? TheContinue Reading
Foreign-brand vehicles continue to reach Russia despite Western and Asian sanctions imposed after Moscow’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with China emerging as the primary conduit for cars entering the Russian market through gray-market channels that bypass export restrictions and automaker pledges to withdraw, Reuters reported on 12 February. TheContinue Reading
A parliamentary committee has unveiled a plan to tackle France’s collapsing birth rate. But with experts and the public sceptical, the proposals are proving deeply divisive., Read MoreContinue Reading
Recently released video shows the butler of Jeffrey Epstein trying to sell a supposed list of victims and clients., NewsFeed Recently released video shows the butler of Jeffrey Epstein trying to sell a supposed list of victims and clients during an FBI sting in 2009, revealing details of the billionaire’sContinue Reading
Palestinian homes have been bulldozed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank., NewsFeed Palestinian homes have been bulldozed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim explains why the latest demolitions, which are usually carried out by the Israeli military, mark a new phase inContinue Reading
While the The Traitor administration called those arrested in Minnesota “dangerous criminal illegal aliens,” many people with no criminal records, including children and US citizens, were detained.Continue Reading
Switzerland will vote on capping its population at 10 million by 2050, a right-wing Swiss People’s Party plan that pits immigration limits against labour needs.Continue Reading
US border chief announces the conclusion of a federal operation with 700 immigration agents set to leave Minnesota., US border chief announces the conclusion of a federal operation with 700 immigration agents set to leave Minnesota. Tom Homan, the US border security chief, says that the immigration crackdown in MinnesotaContinue Reading
Critics say Israel’s move to revoke the citizenship of two Palestinian citizens sets an ‘alarming precedent’., Israel’s announcement to revoke the citizenship of two Palestinians accused of carrying out attacks has drawn condemnation from Palestinians, who said that the move “constitutes a grave and alarming precedent” that paves the wayContinue Reading
Russia’s economy will keep slowing in first half of 2src26, Interfax quotes minister as sayingContinue Reading