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The following story is co-published with Nolan Higdon’s Substack. “Tel Aviv, stripped of illusion, as you have never witnessed it,” read the caption above a viral March 2026 video showing missiles hammering the Israeli city as explosions burst across the night sky. To the casual scroller, it appeared to be a harrowing documentContinue Reading

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ZURICH — Walk into the Palais des Nations in Geneva these days and one of the first things you’ll notice is a sign informing visitors that the power will be shut off between 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. The home of the United Nations Office and the site of thousandsContinue Reading

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ‘clear dates’ needed as Ukrainian negotiators prepare for discussions in US., Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ‘clear dates’ needed as Ukrainian negotiators prepare for discussions in US. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian negotiators will push for a clear timeframe for the next round of Russia talks, as diplomaticContinue Reading

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Slovenia’s election sees the centre-left coalition take on the populist right amid claims of foreign meddling., Slovenia heads to the polls on Sunday in a closely contested race between incumbent Prime Minister Robert Golob and right-wing former Prime Minister Janez Jansa. Opinion polls currently suggest no clear winner between Golob’sContinue Reading

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commentary Young conservatives’ anger at women is taking a nihilistic turn Published March 20, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) In the chauvinist world of the online right, OnlyFans and solitary sex in front of a phone or computer are major obsessions (Getty Images) James Fishback is almost certainly not going to winContinue Reading