19+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1614+ words) Human Rights Watch 09/14/2026 Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Iranian authorities are unlawfully executing protesters and political dissidents on a weekly basis, a relentless attack on the right to life, Human Rights Watch and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1047+ words) By Steven Paton, Smithsonian Institution El Niño is here, and forecasters warn that it’s likely to be bigger and stronger in 2026-27 than any El Niño event recorded in at least 150 years. Those effects are already showing up in Central and…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (335+ words) Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The 19th century American naval theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan stressed that a great maritime empire needn’t control the seas but rather must establish dominance over what he called “the narrows.” We would now say “chokepoints.” The United…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (951+ words) ( Middle East Monitor ) – The US government continues to double down, even as its stubbornness costs it dearly—not only in material terms, but also in geopolitical influence. Washington is rapidly losing power and status in the Middle East, a decline…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (481+ words) This decision will be followed by several other countries. Last September, Britain together with several other European countries and Canada recognized the state of Palestine. Today, Miliband said that eleven countries, including France, Canada, Spain and Poland, will implement the…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (157+ words) Informed Comment Academics For Peace on Instagram posted my video for Historians for Peace and Democracy, protesting the refusal of the Council of the American Historical Association to allow the membership to vote on resolutions condemning Israel’s scholasticide against the…...

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6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (334+ words) ( Committee to Protect Journalists) – Amman | – The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the recent escalation in Israeli strikes on Gaza and Lebanon, which have injured at least four journalists, including three on Sunday, underscoring the fragility of the ceasefires…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (298+ words) The US Central Command released video of the strikes: CENTCOM Destroys 3 IRGC Oil Tankers After Iran Targets 2 U.S. Navy Warships The US sinking of an unarmed Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman appears to be a war crime. The…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (600+ words) This article was originally published by Truthout ( Truthout ) – On September 2, Israeli settlers and soldiers stormed the homes of Palestinian shepherds in al-Mughayyir and attempted to steal their sheep. When villagers protested, Israeli soldiers shot and killed two teenagers from the…...