us.-media:-maybe-iran-didn’t-want-nukes,-after-all

The following story is co-published with Matt Bivens’ Substack newsletter,  The 100 Days. Over his decades as Iran’s religious and government leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had consistently rejected nuclear weapons. Khamenei ruled that these ridiculously violent explosives, with their promise of indiscriminate killing and environmental poisoning, were simply incompatibleContinue Reading

roundup’s-surprising-connection-to-industrial-meat

This story was originally published by Sentient. For years, Bayer and the biotech giant it purchased, Monsanto, have faced allegations that glyphosate, the active ingredient in its popular herbicide Roundup, causes cancer. The saga has resulted in over 100,000 lawsuits, billions of dollars in settlement funds, a Supreme Court case andContinue Reading

iraqi-pm-visits-turkiye-to-boost-ties-despite-complex-challenges

Discussions to focus on ‘strategic cooperation’, as well as issues related to security, water and the economy., Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is leading a high-level delegation to Turkiye, in his first visit to the neighbouring country since taking office in May. Accompanied by ministers and senior officials, al-Zaidi’s visitContinue Reading

live:-aerial-views-of-wildfire-in-southwestern-france

Aerial views of wildfire as firefighters battle blaze in southwestern France. The country is bracing for its fourth major heatwave of the year as soaring temperatures and tinder-dry conditions across the southwest piled pressure on crews ‌battling a giant wildfire in the Bordeaux region. #europe #wildfire #france #bordeaux #climatecrisis #liveContinue Reading

how-much-an-airbus-a380-actually-costs-per-flight-hour-in-2026

The operational costs of the Airbus A380, with its massive seating capacity, make it very difficult for airlines to operate economically. The aircraft can operate economically on select thick routes, especially when airports are heavily slot-constrained, such as London Heathrow. Their high fuel use is also partly compensated by theContinue Reading