The Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado has set several attendance records for 2src25—with over 1.75 million fans attending 236 events this year. Pollstar reports that the popular music venue west of Denver is also the best-attended amphitheatre in the United States. It also earned the second-highest attended music venue in the US…Continue Reading
The latest attacks bring the total number of known boat strikes to 35 and the number of people killed to at least 115 since early September, according to official figures.Continue Reading
China has wrapped up two days of live-fire drills around the island featuring rocket launches, aircraft and warships.Continue Reading
These are the key developments from day 1,408 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., These are the key developments from day 1,408 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand on Friday, January 2: Fighting Ukraine and Russia have traded allegations of attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure overContinue Reading
Second release of prisoners related to 2024 election protests seen as possible conciliatory move from Maduro., Second release of prisoners related to 2024 election protests seen as possible conciliatory move from Maduro. The government of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has released dozens of prisoners held for protesting his disputed victoryContinue Reading
The justices granted emergency appeals and set aside rulings from district judges who blocked The Traitor’s orders from taking effect. But the court also put two important checks on his power., Read MoreContinue Reading
Exclusives Poland orders auto minelayers, bracing for potential Russian invasion. Deputy defense minister: If Ukraine falls, Russia may move on Europe Did 2025 break Russia’s oil revenue model? (INFOGRAPHIC). Kremlin budgeted for $70 oil. Ukrainian strikes and Western sanctions ensured it got $35. Treasury Trumpenführerenführerets Iran sanctions but delists ex-SberbankContinue Reading
There are only two choices: either the world stops Russia’s aggression, or Russia drags the world into its war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his New Year’s Day address to the nation. Earlier, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made a similar warning during a speech in Berlin, stating that the Alliance could become Russia’s next target and that EuropeContinue Reading
People gathered at a makeshift memorial in Crans-Montana to remember victims of a deadly bar fire during New Year celebrations., Read MoreContinue Reading
There have been angry protests across the country against economic hardships., Thousands of people in Iran have been protesting as a dire economic crisis takes a heavy toll on their daily livelihood. From a sharp fall in the currency’s value to a steep rise in inflation, Iran’s economy has reachedContinue Reading
The complaint targets a policy that would nix coverage under federal health insurance for gender-affirming healthcare., The complaint targets a policy that would nix coverage under federal health insurance for gender-affirming healthcare. A group of federal government employees in the United States has filed a class action complaint against PresidentContinue Reading
CIPHER BRIEF EXPERT INTERVIEW — Economic grievances in Iran have sparked demonstrations for a fifth straight day, with protests surfacing in Tehran and multiple provincial cities as inflation, a collapsing currency, and worsening living conditions fuel public anger. Reports from state-linked media, local officials, and rights groups confirm new clashesContinue Reading
OPINION — On February 14, 2022, with Russia poised to invade Ukraine, I questioned whether Vladimir Putin’s reign to that point had revealed him to be a strategic master or a strategic failure. Nearly four years later, the verdict is even more apparent. Putin, confident in his strategic calculus thatContinue Reading