Events have moved faster than doctrine. Part 1 of this series diagnosed the rise of synthetic asymmetry, an era where technological convergence allows small actors to impose disproportionate costs on states and institutions. Unlike the guerrillas of the past, today’s asymmetric threats are engineered by design. This essay asks theContinue Reading
analysis CBS News is pushing out dissenters, replacing them with inexperienced hires Published June 1, 2026 12:30PM (EDT) Updated June 1, 2026 1:52PM (EDT) Bari Weiss, head of CBS News, has led an overhaul of the division (Caroline Gutman for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Bari Weiss is runningContinue Reading
The most populous US state has attracted attention for its contentious gubernatorial race with 61 candidates., Few states are as synonymous with left-wing politics in the United States as California. On Tuesday, the western state is headed to the polls to vote in primary elections, ahead of November’s midterms. ButContinue Reading
Iranian officials demand ‘ceasefire on all fronts’ as Israel deepens Lebanon invasion and threatens to bomb Beirut., Iranian officials demand ‘ceasefire on all fronts’ as Israel deepens Lebanon invasion and threatens to bomb Beirut. Iranian officials have warned that Israel’s escalating attacks on Lebanon and ongoing hostilities in Gaza threatenContinue Reading
Anthropic said it filed for an initial public stock offering, a surprise start in its race with OpenAI to be the next trillion-dollar AI startup to go public., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Fresh inflation data now suggests the challenge may be deeper and longer lasting than many expected…Continue Reading
Democratic billionaire Tom Steyer and GOP strategist Steve Hilton are battling for second place in Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary after former Biden Cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra surged to the front of the field., Read MoreContinue Reading
A Russian drone struck the maternity ward of the city hospital in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa Oblast, on the morning of 1 June — International Children’s Day. Six new mothers with their newborns were inside the building, along with one woman in active labor, Odesa Regional Military Administration head Oleh Kiper reports.Continue Reading
More than half of the world’s fleet of sanctioned oil tankers is corroding and could cause a major environmental disaster, the head of the world’s largest ship-recycling company warned the Financial Times. These are the ships that keep sanctioned oil flowing despite Western restrictions. This week, US authorities cleared the first four suchContinue Reading
As he announced his country’s candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev called for its reform to include greater representation from Asia, Africa and South America., Read MoreContinue Reading
Mark Bonnick is suing Arsenal football club for unfair dismissal, saying he was sacked for supporting Palestine., NewsFeed Former Arsenal kit manager Mark Bonnick is suing the football club for unfair dismissal, saying he was sacked for social media posts expressing solidarity with Palestine. He tells Al Jazeera the moveContinue Reading
A large explosion has torn through a fireworks factory in northern Malta, damaging buildings several kilometres away., NewsFeed A large explosion has torn through a fireworks factory in northern Malta, damaging buildings several kilometres away. No workers were inside at the time, but authorities reported two men in nearby fieldsContinue Reading
Russia must face more pressure to fulfil its legal obligations to return the Ukrainian children., It has been more than four years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, expanding its occupation of Ukrainian lands, which started in 2014. In the chaos and violence of the first months ofContinue Reading