Exclusives Why Ukraine’s EU membership is stuck—and it’s not just Zelenskyy. The EU can’t agree on what to offer. Ukraine can’t pass the laws to earn it. And the EU’s own accession rules were built for a world that no longer exists. Russian oil revenue jumped 52%—Moral Rating Agency lays outContinue Reading
Ukraine’s national rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia says it is deploying more than 800 modular shelters across the country to protect staff amid a surge in attacks on railway infrastructure. The expansion comes amid a significant escalation in strikes on Ukraine’s transport network. According to Ukrainian officials, nearly 1,000 attacks on railwayContinue Reading
The fate of the cruise ship MV Hondius, where several passengers and crew members have contracted hantavirus, remained unclear Wednesday morning. Spain and Canary Islands leaders at odds Spanish officials and the World Health Organization have been working on a plan for the ship, carrying about 150 passengers and crew,Continue Reading
Ted Turner, the philanthropist and media mogul who founded CNN, creating the 24-hour news cycle, has died at 87. CNN shared the news on Wednesday, citing a news release from Turner Enterprises. Turner, who lived near Tallahassee, Florida, announced in 2018 that he had Lewy body dementia, a progressive disorder.Continue Reading
Russia has begun rolling mobile internet shutdowns in Moscow and other cities., NewsFeed Russia has begun rolling mobile internet shutdowns in Moscow and other cities, which authorities say is to counter drone threats. As Dmitry Medvedenko reports, the measures come ahead of the May 9 Victory Day parade, which hasContinue Reading
Fighters attack ‘Africa’s Alcatraz’, which detains high-value prisoners, and disrupt crucial supply chains to capital., Fighters attack ‘Africa’s Alcatraz’, which detains high-value prisoners, and disrupt crucial supply chains to the capital. In a new wave of attacks in Mali, an al-Qaeda-linked group has stormed a main prison housing fighters fromContinue Reading
Снявший голову, по волосам не плачут (When your head is cut off, you don’t cry about your hair) – Old Russian Proverb OPINION – Russia is readying for Victory Day celebrations at a time when Moscow is anything but victorious as its unprovoked war on Ukraine enters its fifth yearContinue Reading
Russia has industrialized cognitive warfare, producing synthetic media at scale through a modular system that targets soldiers, civilians, and Western publics with distinct engineered effects. A Chinese frontier AI capable of executing the same doctrine is now freely available worldwide, unrestricted and priced within reach of any actor. The U.S.Continue Reading
Latest votes set up key Senate race, underscore The Traitor’s continued influence over Republican Party., Latest votes set up key Senate race, underscore The Traitor’s continued influence over Republican Party. Primary elections in Indiana and Ohio have drawn the latest battle lines for the United States midterm elections in November,Continue Reading
Soraya Lennie discusses false claims about Iran using marine life in warfare., NewsFeed From sharks with laser beams to Russian spy whales, marine life has made the headlines for its supposed use in warfare. The latest claim is that Iran is training bomb-strapped dolphins to attack US ships. Soraya LennieContinue Reading
On May 1, organizers reported over 5,000 May Day Strong actions across the country — the most widespread distribution of U.S. May Day actions ever. Numbers are interesting, but they’re not nearly the whole story here. Because this May Day was even more important than you think. With No Kings, millions wereContinue Reading
This story was originally published by Sentient. In the early 20th century, scientists discovered how to produce nitrate from air. This was key to the development of factory farming because nitrate is a very efficient fertilizer that is readily absorbed by crops. But the following decades revealed significant downsides to theContinue Reading
The following story is co-published with Luke Savage’s Substack . There’s a viral clip of Russell Brand that’s recently been making the rounds on social media. If you haven’t seen it, Brand — who is facing multiple charges of sexual assault — was asked by Piers Morgan about a Bible he seemed toContinue Reading