On Monday, the State Dept. issued a 100-page report denouncing Zohran Mamdani, Hasan Piker, and several activists and organizations as “front groups and fellow travelers” for Cuba. / The Guardian So far this year, an unusually high number of gray whales have been found dead on North America’s Pacific
Taylor Farms’ cyclospora was a false positive, but the FDA still links the company to the outbreak. “Absence of evidence is never evidence of absence.” / The Washington Post [$] A new lawsuit alleges the Dept. of Homeland Security has been holding immigrant children in Texas for hundreds of days, well over
Canada, Turkey, Ukraine, and other countries are creating a World Bank for military equipment. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Pakistani officials say the objectives of Iran's political leaders increasingly differ from those of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards. / Reuters Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” shrinks its Gaza reconstruction program
The House passes a bill to make daylight saving time permanent—at the behest of President Trump, whose golf courses stand to profit from later evenings. / The Washington Post [$] See also: A look at what permanent daylight saving time will do to the sunrise and sunset times in your area
Sudan is said to be headed for de facto partition—a genocide that could end if the Emirates wanted it to stop. / World Politics Review, The New York Times [$] Israel repackages its ethnic-cleansing plan in Gaza as “free movement,” not “voluntary migration.” / The New Arab The United States is
To push Cuba toward regime change, the White House is pressuring other nations to curb their use of one of Cuba’s most valuable exports: medical personnel. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Refusing to normalize the pain of IUD insertions, a medical startup has created a suction-based device to replace
An American congressman needs to be rescued after being detained by armed settlers in the West Bank. / Al Jazeera The United States and Iran exchange attacks for a third weekend in a row. / The Guardian One way to limit downsides to our immigration problem? Build more homes. / Vox [$] In Afghanistan,
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the fastest-growing ever. / ABC News Mapping the armed groups active in the conflict in Sudan. / Africa Center for Strategic Studies The president of Zimbabwe signs a bill extending his party’s control over the country. / rfi In a
“As a geopolitical actor, the United States has become a kind of lumbering zombie—a beast that can be startled into reflexive actions but lacks higher functions.” / The New York Times [$] How Trump’s arch doesn’t fit the intent—architecturally or symbolically—of the bridge he cites that congress
President Trump is expected to lift Syria’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. / Semafor Two bombs explode near a Four Seasons in Damascus where France’s Macron spent the night. / Reuters If Europe is expected to carry more of the security burden in NATO 3.0, will it
