Syria Wants to Replace the Strait of Hormuz
The country hopes to fund its reconstruction by serving as the Middle East’s new transit and logistics hub.
Everyone’s Fleeing Trump’s Freedom 250 Concerts
It hasn't even been two days since Freedom 250, the Trump-tied group organizing a bunch of celebrations ostensibly in honor of America's 250th birthday, announced the lineup for its Great American State Fair concert series.
SZ am Abend: Nachrichten vom 29. Mai 2026
und Leon Wenz Ex-Minister Scheuer soll nach Maut-Debakel vor Gericht. Das Landgericht Berlin hat eine Anklage gegen Ex-Verkehrsminister Andreas Scheuer im Maut-Untersuchungsausschuss zugelassen.
The going away of silence: A tribute to Ngugi
One year after his passing, how should we remember Ngugi? 1. The early years At first, it was just enough to write. Because the silence had gone on for too long.
A tentative Iran deal, Israel’s escalation in Lebanon, and mercenaries in El Fasher: The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
»Lackaffen«-Beleidigung von Friedrich Merz: Schluss mit diesem Sonderrecht
Ein Mann hatte den Kanzler als »Lackaffen« bezeichnet – und muss dafür nun Strafe zahlen. Grundlage ist der Paragraf 188. Er sollte dringend reformiert werden.
„Saraya al-Salam“ wird staatlich... Beginnt al-Sadr damit, die schiitische Landschaft im Irak neu zu gestalten?
Die Entscheidung des Führers der Sadr-Bewegung, Muqtada al-Sadr, die „Saraya al-Salam“ von der Bewegung zu trennen und ihre Mitglieder in die offiziellen irakischen Institutionen zu integrieren, …
The Vatican’s Man Inside Anthropic
Pope Leo XIV may not be able to disarm AI, but he’s got the attention of the industry.
Trump’s Violent Threats Can't Hide the Truth: He’s a Humiliated Bully
Under Trump, the United States is looking for weaker and weaker victims in order to mask its own fragility.
Inside Graham Platner’s Plan To Wield Power
The oysterman-turned-Senate candidate is plotting a political revolution against oligarchs and leaders of both parties.
Workers, students, and indigenous movements shut down Bolivia in popular rebellion
The popular revolt has mounted a broader challenge to neoliberalism, austerity, and US imperialism in Latin America.
Hunger in US Under Trump Reaches Levels Not Seen Since Peak of COVID Pandemic
A new analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reveals the fallout from cuts to federal food aid programs.
Annelle Sheline on Iran War Questions
Why is the US at war with Iran? What is the hoped-for outcome? Who is hoping for it? And what of the millions who got something they didn’t hope for?
Iran International: Iranischem Exilsender wurden Schulden in Millionenhöhe erlassen
Der Exilsender Iran International hat großen Einfluss auf die Meinungsbildung in Iran. Jüngst wurden ihm Schulden in Millionenhöhe erlassen.
Not dying yet, the Quad even with Trump has a vital role to play
Analysts have tried to make sense of US President Donald Trump’s second term with countless, sometimes contradictory, labels. He’s isolationist and transactional. He’s a populist. Or, more recently, a neoconservative.
‘Tony Blair Is Offering a Victorian Answer to a 21st Century Crisis’
Britain is living through five interlocking technological revolutions and the former Prime Minister has only noticed one of them, argues Nafeez Ahmed
Eine Kriminologin erklärt: Bei Sexualkriminalität kann ein Täter-Opfer-Ausgleich helfen
Der klassische Umgang der Justiz mit Sexualkriminalität stößt an Grenzen, so „True Criminology“-Podcasterin Gina Rosa Wollinger: Darum will die Restorative Justice auch Vergewaltigern ermöglichen, Verantwortung zu übernehmen. Und die Opfer?
ICE Pepper-Sprayed, Beat Detainees for Protesting “Horrific Conditions” In Delaney Hall Jail
Detainees told a visiting member of Congress that the attacks were “retribution for the ongoing hunger strike. ”
