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MAGA should be properly understood as the product of a bored and restless middle class. They did not come from the factory floor or coal mine but the real estate brokerage and suburban split-level. By
NEW: In late March Princeton graduate student and New Lines scholar Elizabeth Tsurkov disappeared in Iraq. She deserves America's every effort to bring her to safety.
“I sat down and started to tell him — 'There was this bird —,' He interrupted me. ‘What is a bird?”
Watch this short video interview — about a child discovered in a notorious Syrian prison — from beginning to end.
NEW: While Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest has raised concerns about India’s ability to host free and fair elections, it has also put a spotlight on the meteoric rise of the Aam Aadmi Party in the country, writes
obtained a recording of an oligarch close to the Kremlin saying Vladimir Putin is “very ill with blood cancer.” Is this the truth, a rumor or clever disinformation intended to make a paranoid dictator look ripe for removal?
NEW: Memos apparently belonging to the former Syrian regime reveal a covert Israel-Russia back channel aimed at curbing Iranian and Hezbollah arms smuggling and military buildup in Syria, report
obtained documents showing $1 billion in Russian loans issued to the Assad regime, which will largely benefit Gennady Timchenko and Yevgeny Prigozhin, two sanctioned oligarchs.
NEW: While he was also an anti-corruption crusader, Alexei Navalny was a staunch nationalist who engaged in far-right discourse. His popularity can be understood only through both facets of his politics, argues
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NEW: Thousands of Indians fall for rumors and misinformation circulated online that confirm their biases, often leading to physical violence against unsuspecting citizens.
ICYMI: The Biden administration’s restrictions on Ukraine’s use of U.S.-made artillery inside Russia is outmoded, illogical and contradicts Washington’s broader security assistance policy, argue
Last week, Sheikh Walid Mehsas and an unlikely worshipper went viral from this clip during the Ramadan taraweeh night prayer. Within days, many immortalized the endearing moment with sketches, and the Algerian government honored the sheikh.
In India's Manipur, Meitei Christians have faced attacks on their churches and residences, as well as threats to convert them to Sanamahism, the indigenous faith of their ancestors, report
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