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Greenland’s PM condemned an upcoming visit by U.S. officials, calling it political interference. Denmark increased security amid rising tensions.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank and later detained by soldiers. His whereabouts remain unknown.

The DOJ claims state secrets privilege to withhold info on deportation flights, as a judge probes possible defiance of court orders.

Sales of Tesla vehicles in Europe have dropped almost 45% last month due to buyer backlash over Elon Musk's controversial involvement in the Trump administration.

A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake has hit off South Island of New Zealand. at a depth of 6 miles. People have been warned to move away from beaches and marine areas.

Louis DeJoy resigned on Monday as head of the US Postal Service, which is being seen as a first step towards privatization of the agency.

BREAKING In an extraordinary breach of national security, Trump's most senior US national security officials (including Vance, Rubio and Hegseth) used the Signal app to discuss secret military plans for US attacks on the Houthis in Yemen, having accidentally added the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic magazine to the group.

Protests in Istanbul have drawn as many as 300,000 into the streets, after President Erdogan arrested his primary challenger, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. In 5 days, Erdogan has also arrested 1,133 protestors.

BREAKING The cabinet of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu voted unanimously yesterday in favor of a no-confidence motion against the widely respected Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. It is the first step toward dismissing her. Baharav-Miara is seen as the primary bulwark against Netanyahu's efforts to operate outside the law.

France’s Aix-Marseille University has launched a €15M program to offer "asylum" to U.S. scientists who have suffered from Donald Trump's research cuts. The initiative quickly drew 60 applications.

South Korea’s top court has reinstated PM Han Duck-soo as acting president after dismissing his impeachment. He was ousted weeks after replacing impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Claims of "fake news" came out of the White House and Pentagon when the New York Times reported last Thursday that Elon Musk was about to meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff for a briefing on a top-secret military plan for potential war with China. The reports changed the nature of the meeting and motivated defense secretary Pete Hegseth to investigate the source of the leaks.

After US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer caved to a GOP funding bill that paved the way for the Trump agenda, the Democratic party is facing intense anger from voters. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to step up and use his power.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a snap federal election for April 28, seeking “a strong, positive mandate to deal with President Trump and to build a new Canadian economy that works for everyone."

Thousands rallied in Istanbul as Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu faced court on "corruption" and terror-related charges seen as an effort to keep the key Erdoğan opponent from challenging President Erdoğan in the next election.

Stop Asking 'Can It Happen Here?' It Is Happening Here.

MENA

Stop Asking 'Can It Happen Here?' It Is Happening Here.

How Elon's plans for Mars threaten Earth

World

How Elon's plans for Mars threaten Earth

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Tesla, Big Oil have a weakness in common: they're both way behind the technological curve

World

Tesla, Big Oil have a weakness in common: they're both way behind the technological curve

Bill McKibben
(Ripton, Vermont)

M.Gessen: “Imperialism and Totalitarianism Go Hand in Hand"

Americas

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Can Trump Legally Deport Mahmoud Khalil? What About Free Speech?

MENA

Can Trump Legally Deport Mahmoud Khalil? What About Free Speech?

US silent as Israel heaps scorn on Arab League's Gaza ceasefire plan

MENA

US silent as Israel heaps scorn on Arab League's Gaza ceasefire plan

Middle East Eye

Inside the Israeli movement to recolonize Gaza

MENA

Inside the Israeli movement to recolonize Gaza

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"Gaza não está à venda". Campo de golfe de Donald Trump.

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Since 1975, $79 Trillion Has Flowed From Bottom 90% to Top 1% in US

Ex-Democratic Leader Schumer

The American Prospect

Trump just assaulted the independence of the nuclear regulator

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Climate Change Could Throw a Wrench in Trump’s Greenland Pipe Dream

US ICE Detention: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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Breaking Points' Krystal Ball lets loose on Bill Maher's criticism of protestors

Breaking Points

How Trump’s compulsion to dominate sabotages dealmaking, undermines democracy and threatens global stability

The Conversation

'An American President Is Not a King': Judge Reinstates Labor Regulator Illegally Fired by Trump

How the shutdown of USAID will hurt Americans and empower foreign adversaries

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Did Trump just crown Saudi with leadership of Gaza ‘day after’ plan?

Responsible Statecraft

‘Worse than the Second Intifada’: West Bank refugees reel from Israeli offensive

Trump is abandoning Europe. Europe should abandon its appeasement of Israel

Middle East Eye

ICC Asked to Investigate Biden and Blinken Over War Crimes Allegations

Israel Launches Major Air Assault on Damascus

Not So Fast on Ukraine

The American Prospect

Elon Musk’s China Threat

The American Prospect

Curfews, Roadblocks, House Raids—Israeli Military Entrenches Inside Syria

How Trump and Netanyahu forced Mohammed bin Salman to draw a line on Palestine

Middle East Eye

Hamas Report to Mediators Accuses Israel of Pervasive Gaza Ceasefire Violations

The Middle East's longest-reigning king heads into a standoff with Trump

Middle East Eye

Elon Floats Hostile OpenAI Takeover

Breaking Points

The war will only end when Israelis understand this simple truth

From Greenland to Gaza: The New American Imperialism

It's over: Biden is last gasp of failed post-Cold War internationalism

Responsible Statecraft

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