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This week in history: May 20-May 26
World Socialist Web Site· 5 days agoIn a major escalation of the India-Pakistan conflict, on May 26, 1999 the Indian Air Force began strikes against Pakistan to strafe groups of anti-Indian insurgents entrenched ...
Alan Rusbridger: Why Julian Assange’s fate matters
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAhead of a critical extradition hearing, former Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger — who worked with Julian Assange to break bombshell stories —...
Rare photos show life inside North Korea's top-secret military
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 5 days agoNorth Korea's new "tactical nuclear attack submarine" at its launch ceremony.KCNA via REUTERS...
NBC Weapons: South Korea Goes Nuclear
Strategy Page· 7 days agoDecember 17, 2023: South Korea is again considering developing and manufacturing its own nuclear weapons. The cause is the growing instability of North Korea and South Korean ...
Cash for kids: Why policies to boost birth rates don’t work | May 25th 2024 | The Economist
The Economist· 2 days agoCash for kids: Why policies to boost birth rates don’t work – Weekly edition of The Economist for...
Iranians mourn president killed in helicopter crash
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTens of thousands mourned Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday after his death in a helicopter crash, amid political uncertainty ahead of an...
Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers ‘hard landing’: State TV
Al Jazeera· 6 days agoA helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has suffered a “hard landing”, state...
Iran’s President Raisi killed in helicopter crash, EU sends condolences
RFI via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed Sunday in a helicopter crash that appears to have been an...
How Ebrahim Raisi’s death could affect Iran’s leadership and regional ties
South China Morning Post· 4 days agoOn foreign policy, Raisi pushed hard in nuclear talks with world powers and expanded Iran’s ties...
Putin’s friends are helping Russia upend the US-led world order
Anchorage Daily News· 7 days agoVladimir Putin is wrapping up a trip to China, where his warm ties with President Xi Jinping have...