Tajikistan Punishing Citizens for ‘Alien’ Islamic Headscarves and Beards
The Central Asian nation of Tajikistan is majority Muslim, but its government has launched a crackdown against Islamic headscarves. The…
Iran Admits to Major Infrastructure Damage from U.S. Strikes
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian toured transportation and logistics sites damaged by U.S. airstrikes over the weekend. The post Iran Admits…
Iran Focuses Attacks on Saudi Arabia and Red Sea Shipping Lanes
With a pause in U.S. attacks stretching into a fourth day on Monday, Iran has shifted its aggression toward Saudi…
South Africa Faces International Criminal Court Complaint over Anti-Migrant Riots
A former spokesman for the government of Ghana named Palgrave Boakye-Danqah, joined by security analyst Emmanuel Kotin, has submitted a…
Canada: Doctors Propose Harvesting Organs from ‘MAID’ Euthanasia Victims While Still Alive
A paper published by the New England Journal of Medicine suggested that Canada should take advantage of the bumper crop…
‘Incomprehensible’: Congress Condemns Ford Deal Allowing Chinese EVs to Be Built in Its Factory
Rep. John Moolenaar, chair of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese…
State Department: Turkey ‘Has Not Yet Met Conditions’ for Rejoining F-35 Program
The State Department wrote a letter to Congress on Wednesday that said Turkey has not met the legal “conditions” for…
Gulf Nations Accelerate Efforts to Bypass Iran and Strait of Hormuz
The oil-producing nations of the Persian Gulf are stepping up their efforts to divert shipping away from the Strait of…
China Boasts AI Talent Is ‘Opting to Return Home’ from the U.S.
China’s state-run Global Times on Monday published a gloating editorial about “shifting global talent flows” that are leading a “growing…
U.N. Report: Transnational Gangs Use Drugs, Cybercrime, and Slavery to Loot Southeast Asia
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) published a report on Tuesday that found transnational gangs looted at…