commentary With Karoline Leavitt on leave, The Traitor-era briefings have gone from godawful to completely dysfunctional Published June 12, 2026 9:00AM (EDT) Secretary of State Marco Rubio before a White House press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House, May 5, 2026. (Tom Brenner for The WashingtonContinue Reading
Thousands of people joined the Tel Aviv Pride parade on 12 June, filling the city’s seafront with rainbow flags, music and calls for greater LGBTQ+ rights in a region where equality remains limited.Continue Reading
The numbers of dead and missing were considerably lowered after multiple verifications, the Office of Civil Defence said in a statement.Continue Reading
Ukraine says its ‘lockdown’ strategy is working as it disrupts Russian supply lines., Ukraine said it reclaimed more of its territory than it lost during May, reversing a Russian trend of monthly net gains. “The ratio of liberated and lost territories is almost 100 square kilometres (40 square miles) inContinue Reading
Scuffles broke out as some demonstrators attempted to break through the police lines and metal barricades., Demonstrators are asking for lower fuel and food prices, and the cancellation of ‘wasteful’ welfare programmes. Some 1,500 Indonesian students have taken to the streets of the capital to protest against a series ofContinue Reading
Intense heat and severe storms are continuing to make their way through the United States this week and will creep into next week as summer temperatures officially take hold across the nation., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Families of victims still await a final report about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed in Ahmedabad last year., Friday marks one year since a deadly Air India Boeing crash, which killed 260 people in a densely populated suburb of the city of Ahmedabad in India’s western state of Gujarat.Continue Reading
Despite the collapse of European fighter jet venture, there is optimism about the future of Europe’s strategic autonomy., France and Germany have announced this week that they are ditching a landmark project to jointly develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Monday that the project isContinue Reading
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 12 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. CNN reports that Traitor 47Continue Reading
President Traitor 47 nominated former Securities and Exchange Commission chair Jay Clayton for the position of director of National Intelligence on Thursday. The president’s decision comes after his nomination of Bill Pulte, a top federal housing official, sparked bipartisan controversy. Clayton currently serves as the U.S. Attorney for the SouthernContinue Reading
Danny Bible was shaking when he was wheeled into the Texas execution chamber on June 27, 2018. The 66-year-old convicted serial killer suffered from Parkinson’s, a disease his attorneys hoped would prevent the state from carrying out his sentence. It did not. At 6:17 p.m., prison staff injected Bible withContinue Reading
Israeli zone extends into Lebanon’s maritime territory, raising fears that it could become a long-term ‘resource grab’., Israel’s imposition of a “security buffer zone” in southern Lebanon that extends into Mediterranean waters has alarmed experts who say it’s a bid to occupy Lebanon’s maritime territory, which has potential oil andContinue Reading
What’s it like supporting your team in a World Cup hosted by a country that’s at war with yours?, Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion World Cup Video Features Economy Sport Human RightsContinue Reading