World

Immigration

Inside ICE Air

McKenzie Funk / ProPublica Apr 3, 2025 Attendants hired by GlobalX to staff deportation flights say disaster is “only a matter of time." Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Middle East

‘If You’re Reading This, It Means I Have Been Killed’

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / DemocracyNow! Mar 28, 2025 Palestinian journalists Hossam Shabat and Mohammed Mansour are the latest victims of Israel's war on the press. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

Signal Mishap Shows Just How Little Trump World Cares About Dead Yemeni Children

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 26, 2025 In the messages, the U.S. defense secretary seems more concerned with appearances than the realities or even strategic value of dropping bombs. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Pam Bondi Invokes ‘State Secrets Privilege’ in Venezuelan Deportation Case

Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom Mar 25, 2025 The move is an attempt to block information on the exact timing and location of the flights in question as Judge James Boasberg issued an order to halt the flights. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

Turkey’s Autocratic Descent Serves as a Warning for the U.S.

Barış Özkul / OpenDemocracy Mar 25, 2025 The erosion of democracy happens bit by bit and then all at once. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Asia Pacific

The U.S. Bankrolled Duterte’s Alleged Crimes Against Humanity

Gideon Pardo / Responsible Statecraft Mar 21, 2025 The former Philippine president awaits trial for his brutal war on drugs. He waged it with our help. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

Fasting While Starving, Gazans Struggle To Mark Ramadan

Ruwaida Kamal Amer, Ibtisam Mahdi / +972 Magazine Mar 20, 2025 Palestinians gather with surviving family members to observe the holiday in the rubble, even as Israel prevents the flow of food into the Strip. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Use of Alien Enemies Act Likely Headed to Supreme Court

Ariana Figueroa / Michigan Advance Mar 19, 2025 Meanwhile, the Justice Department refuses to provide details to a federal judge about deportation flights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Trump’s Halt of an Agent Orange Cleanup Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk

Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Brett Murphy, Le Van / ProPublica Mar 17, 2025 After losing several weeks because of the administration’s orders, companies are scrambling to secure the site before Vietnam’s rainy season. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Europe

Heritage Foundation and Its Eastern European Allies Discuss Dismantling the EU

Sam Bright / DeSmog Mar 17, 2025 The group behind Project 2025 turns its attention to Europe, pow-wowing with hard-right factions in Poland and Hungary. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Activism

ICE Arrests Palestinian Activist Involved in Columbia Protests

Michael Arria / Mondoweiss Mar 10, 2025 ICE agents raided the home of Mahmoud Khalil and detained the activist, who had been among the leaders of Gaza protests at Columbia University. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

Fareed Zakaria Is Stuck Somewhere Between 1950 and 1995

Anatol Lieven / Responsible Statecraft Mar 10, 2025 Like many foreign policy elites, the commentator cannot grasp that the multipolar world is here to stay. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )