Smotrich urges Israel to annex southern Lebanon as assault intensifies
Israel’s far-right finance minister says Litani River must be ‘the new Israeli border’, as attacks on Lebanon ramp up., Israel’s far-right finance minister says Litani River must be ‘the new Israeli border’, as attacks on Lebanon ramp up. Israel’s far-right minister of finance, Bezalel Smotrich, has urged his country toContinue Reading
Heavy rain and thunderstorms sweep across parts of the Gulf States
UAE authorities remain on high alert as heavy rain, strong winds and dust storms are expected to hit the country this week.Continue Reading
Johannes Hahn resigns as EU special envoy for Cyprus, citing ‘other commitments’
Hahn was appointed in May 2025 to the post of Special Envoy after months of efforts by the Cypriot leadership and the President of the country.Continue Reading
MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 03/22/2026 (Weekend Edition)
Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of the International… The post MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 03/22/2026 (Weekend Edition) appeared first on Media Bias/Fact Check., Read MoreContinue Reading
LibreOffice is Adding a Donation Banner That Might Annoy Some Users
LibreOffice is the go-to for people who want a capable, no-nonsense office suite that does not phone home or push subscriptions in their face. It handles everything from text documents and spreadsheets to presentations and databases, and it does so without asking for money or peddling AI. Needless to say,Continue Reading
Someone Forked Systemd to Strip Out Its Age Verification Support
systemd is the init system and service manager that most major Linux distributions ship with by default. It boots the system, manages services, and has taken on more responsibilities over the years than a lot of people think it should. For some, running a distro that avoids it entirely isContinue Reading
WATCH: Why Mamdani is hopeful for Democrats in the midterms
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When Deepfakes Become Doctrine
OPINION — Since U.S. and Israeli strikes began against Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure in late February, two wars have been running simultaneously. One is kinetic. The other involves something the world has not fully reckoned with: the systematic use of artificial intelligence to manufacture reality, at scale, in realContinue Reading
NATO’s Fractures Are Not Its End
OPINION — For much of its history, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been portrayed as a unified military bloc bound by common values and collective defense. In reality, NATO has always been closer to a pragmatic partnership, an alliance shaped as much by disagreement and national interests asContinue Reading
ICE Invades Airports Across the US
Agents from ICE are being deployed to over a dozen airports around the country, including New York, Atlanta, and Chicago.Continue Reading
Polymarket’s Coming-Out Party in Washington Was a Disaster
At the Polymarket pop-up in DC, attendees were supposed to be able to bet on geopolitical crises in real time with their friends. That didn’t happen.Continue Reading
Defense minister: “Air defense is one of NATO’s biggest challenges”
An unidentified drone crossed the Lithuanian border from the direction of Belarus overnight on 22–23 March and crashed near the village of Lavišas in the Varėna district, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reports. The wreckage, including an internal combustion engine, has since been recovered. Surveillance footage shows the incident occurred atContinue Reading