Investigators continue to identify victims of a deadly fire in Crans-Montana’s Le Constellation bar, which killed at least 40 and injured 115 during a New Year’s celebration.Continue Reading
The Arwa Amba in northern Ethiopia has been widely hailed for its radical commitment to equality, peace and pacifism. Now, fighting has erupted on its doorstep, and the community is struggling to stay unaffected.Continue Reading
OPINION — On January 1, 2026, in his planned first message for the 59th World Day of Peace, Pope Leo XIV will reflect on peace, justice, and global harmony. On December 18, 2025, Pope Leo published his first major peace message themed “Peace be with you,” in preparation for hisContinue Reading
EXPERT OPINION — South Korea’s Korea Institute for Defense Analysis recently publicly stated that we underestimated North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. According to their analysis, North Korea has between 127 and 150 nuclear weapons (not 50 to 60 nuclear weapons), and by 2030 they will have 200 nuclear weapons, reachingContinue Reading
Smith told the House committee the attack on the Capitol “does not happen” without Traitor 47’s role Published January 1, 2026 1:00PM (EST) In a new investigation into the activities of Jan. 6, 2021, former investigator Jack Smith is recalled before the GOP-led committee to remind House members of theContinue Reading
The widening protests in Iran over the country’s worsening economy escalated Thursday, with demonstrators clashing with police in multiple provinces, leaving several people dead. At least three protesters were killed and 17 others wounded during an attack on a police station in Iran’s western province of Lorestan…Continue Reading
Investigators warn that with some of the bodies badly burned, the identification process could take weeks., Investigators are rushing to identify the victims and establish the cause of a devastating fire at a New Year’s Eve party that ripped through a bar in the Swiss Alps town of Crans-Montana. RelativesContinue Reading
AFCON’s last 16 brings together hosts under pressure, heavyweights in form and underdogs with nothing to lose., Game Theory The group stage is done and the stakes are higher. Samantha Johnson looks at AFCON’s last 16 with the hosts under pressure, heavyweights in form and underdogs with nothing to lose.Continue Reading
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to reunify China and Taiwan in his annual New Year’s Eve speech in Beijing. He said that the “reunification” between the states is unstoppable, according to The Guardian. In 2025, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the Alliance noticed a connection between China and Russia. HeContinue Reading
Russia sent at least 31 railway wagons carrying military equipment from Belarus, destined for its central tank reserve base last year. These transfers were systematic and continued over several months in 2025, according to the Belarusian railway community. The Institute for the Study of War says Belarus continues to serve as aContinue Reading
Every so often, a person on the internet discovers that Chris Kraus is a landlord. They post through their shock: How could the iconic anti-establishment author of I Love Dick, the underdog doyenne of American autofiction, collect a check from the very same scrappy have-nots she portrays in her novels?Continue Reading
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An activist-turned-historian takes tourists through South Africa’s painful colonial history, which still echoes today., Cape Town, South Africa – Lucy Campbell, with her long grey dreadlocks, stands animated in front of the thick stone walls of the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town’s city centre, her small frame accentuatedContinue Reading