Category: Trending
Trump and Xi meet on a ‘rotting’ diplomatic foundation
As Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for his third meeting in less than a year with U.S. President Donald Trump, calm…
Does Mecca Pact demand Pakistan enter Yemen conflict?
In August, the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed the Mecca Joint Defense Alliance, heralding a new chapter in regional security…
Police hugging AI so tight, soon we’ll all be pre-crime suspects
Earlier this month, an announcement by an Anthropic researcher that so-called “Superintelligent AI” has a greater than 10% chance of destroying humanity over…
Why Trump won’t ‘blow the sh*t out of’ Oman today
The Sultanate of Oman’s willingness to engage all actors in the Middle East and beyond has long been a pillar of Muscat’s foreign…
Trump’s ‘me’ monument to serve as domestic military staging ground
A “Triumphal Arch” to be built at the entrance of sacred ground — Arlington Memorial Cemetery, where generations of U.S. military servicemen, women…
This isn’t sci-fi, AI is already killing people
Palantir CEO Alex Karp proclaimed on a panel in 2024 that “technology should be able to reduce drastically the amount of collateral damage,…
After Macklemore sacking, Ed Sheeran enters a ‘Sun City’ moment
In recent years pro-Israel advocates have aggressively sought to censor and control speech surrounding the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, particularly in the United States,…
The Houthis could tip the Iran war in Tehran’s favor
The conflict between the United States and Iran has become a contest in enduring economic pain and the political consequences that may flow…
Chinese missile tests cast long shadow over Pacific Islands
This year’s annual summit of Pacific Island Forum (PIF) leaders, occurring less than two months after China fired a long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile…
New Russia sanctions amid war risk even higher gas prices
The House voted Thursday to pass legislation that would place a new set of sanctions on Russia, drawing significant Democratic support despite opposition…
