War has given Iran new leverage for nuclear programme, say US former envoys Negotiators of 2015 deal say Tehran has seen how cutting off Hormuz strait can help it counter asymmetry of power The Guardian - UK · Apr 10
Trump to break bread with journalists at annual dinner amid threats to jail them Trump to attend correspondents’ dinner for first time as president, while some newsrooms ‘wrestle’ with whether to go The Guardian - US · Apr 10
How the Iran war could create a new global order in oil Changes in the global market could keep oil prices higher and in the long term even shake the foundations of U.S. power. Axios · Apr 10
FBI Goes After Whistleblower Who Helped Unmask the 'Fort Bragg Cartel' The feds have arrested an Army staffer who spoke to a journalist for a book about special operations. The journalist says it's retaliation for exposing corruption. Reason · Apr 9
Presidential words can turn the unthinkable into the thinkable − for better or for worse Among the most disorienting things about President Donald Trump’s public language is how easily it can feel numbing and shocking in the same moment. He says something outrageous, the country recoils, and then the recoil itself begins to feel familiar. The Conversation · Apr 8
The Rise of the Information State Jacob Siegel discusses how the internet reshaped political power, the rise of technocratic rule, and why information control keeps failing. Reason · Apr 8
Trump's Ideology Labeled Near Hitler in Textbook, Sparking Outrage Over Authoritarian Comparison The controversy over an AP Government textbook's political compass exercise, which places Trump near Hitler on an authoritarian scale, has sparked debate over educational content and political bias. International Business Times UK · Apr 8
Trump just TACO’d away American credibility as he backs down on Iran threats ANALYSIS: Trump used to rail against presidents not showing ‘backbone,’ Eric Garcia writes. Now, he has pulled another ‘TACO’ The Independent UK · Apr 8
Cursing at Iran won't reopen Strait of Hormuz: Ro Khanna says Obama-like statesmanship needed now Democratic Rep Ro Khanna expressed shock at President Donald Trump's Truth Social Post laden with abusive words for Iran and said the president is failing US troops in Iran. On NBC's Meet the Press, Khanna said he would not vote for any additional funding for the war. In a Truth… The Times of India · Apr 5
I was the US soft power czar. Our reputation may never recover from this Trump’s venal persona and his war on Iran will do untold damage to America’s ability to make a positive difference in the world The Guardian - US · Apr 5
‘I’m not suicidal’: US congressman says UFO secrets he knows could keep Americans ‘up at night’ and ‘country unglued’ Rep. Tim Burchett says classified UFO briefings contain information so disturbing it could “set the country unglued” and keep people “up at night.” Though he claims to have been briefed by multiple agencies, he refuses to share details, citing potential risks. He continues to push for full disclosure while warning… The Times of India · Apr 4
Nearly a century of wondering: The American UFO saga, in reality and in fiction UFOs have intrigued people for decades, with sightings and investigations dating back to the first widely reported one in 1947 The Independent UK · Apr 4
Hollywood's narrative on UFOs and ETs reaches back many decades Hollywood has driven how Americans envision little green men with big eyes and bigger heads The Independent UK · Apr 4
Trump administration to rejoin offshore drilling agencies separated after 2010 Gulf oil spill The Trump administration said Friday it is rejoining two agencies that were split up in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill The Independent UK · Apr 3
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3 ‘Vegas hotel meets aerospace bling’: Trump’s presidential library plan is a gaudy, self-glorifying monstrosity From JFK’s modernist concrete to Obama’s ‘Tatooine sandcrawler’, the presidential library is where egos burnish their legacies. But the brash, bookless vibe of Trump’s, complete with giant golden statue, makes for the ugliest yet
The Times of India · Apr 3 Who is Amit Mehta? Indian-origin US judge at the centre of Trump immunity case linked to January 6 attack Amit Mehta is an Indian-origin judge serving on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He was nominated by Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by the US Senate the same year.
International Business Times UK · Apr 3 JD Vance's Shocking Take on UFOs Ignites Religious and Political Clash, Says Aliens Are 'Demons' US Vice President JD Vance discusses his UFO obsession, framing aliens as 'demons' amid ongoing US crises. His comments spark debate on government transparency and religious interpretations.
The Guardian - US · Apr 2 Trump’s surreal speech on Iran shed no light on his goals The US president couldn’t give a single coherent reason for why this aggressive war of choice must still be prosecuted
The Guardian - UK · Apr 2 To a world at a loss as to how to handle Trump, I say this: the only answer may be to wait him out A great effort will be needed to undo the damage once the US president has gone. But with the constitution unable to bring him to order now, that is what we must do, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Woman & Home · Apr 2 New Queen Elizabeth film starring Helen Mirren, Barack Obama and David Attenborough will mark royal milestone A BBC documentary is set to be released on what would have been the 100th birthday of Britain’s longest reigning monarch
The Independent UK · Apr 1 Matt Gaetz claims military once briefed him on alien breeding program involving humans when he was in office Matt Gaetz says he was told that humans involved in the alleged breeding program had been kidnapped from war zones and migrant caravans
Salon · Apr 1 The strategy behind Vance’s demon talk Hopping on the "KPop Demon Hunters" trend won't save the vice president's career
The Independent UK · Apr 1 Voices: ‘An absolutely impossible situation’: Readers clash over King Charles’ US state visit YOUR VIEWS: Our community is sharply divided over the King’s US visit. While some have called it an ‘embarrassment’ amid Donald Trump’s attacks on the UK, others have urged diplomacy to ‘calm the waters’
International Business Times UK · Mar 31 Italygate Conspiracy Theory Explained: Inside the Debunked Claims Resurfaced by Donald Trump President Trump has dusted off the long-debunked Italygate theory, claiming Italian satellites rigged the 2020 US election while swearing he does not buy it. The revival stirs old divisions amid fresh FBI scrutiny in Georgia, raising questions about evidence and motives.
The Conversation · Mar 31 Artemis II’s long countdown – a space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: “Why has it taken so long to return to the Moon?”