Marine Le Pen Is Holding France Hostage
The government’s fall shows the strength of the far right.
France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier Loses No-Confidence Vote
Prime Minister Michel Barnier will most likely remain as a caretaker until a replacement is named. But the vote could create a wider opening for the far right.
The Civil War in Ethiopia That Never Really Ended
A rare look inside a region still reckoning with the toll of war crimes, even as new conflicts roil the nation.
Trump’s FBI nominee Kash Patel targeted in Iran-backed hack, reports say
Getty Images US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI was reportedly one of the targets of a recent cyberattack backed by Iran. The FBI informed Kash Patel that…
NATO Pledges Urgent Support for Ukraine’s Battered Infrastructure | naked capitalism
Yves here. Below is yet another example of continuing Collective West delusion. As most regulars know well, the US and Western weapons stocks have been badly run down over the…
France’s Prime Minister Could Be Forced to Resign This Week. Here’s What Could Happen Next.
France’s prime minister, Michel Barnier, is facing a no-confidence vote that is very likely to topple him and his cabinet, leaving the country without a functioning government or a budget…
Antidoping Agency Froze Out Investigators Who Warned About China
In the middle of 2020, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s investigative unit sent the agency’s top officials a report containing a stark warning based on an interview it had conducted with…
How Bangladesh’s Economy Was Siphoned Dry
The new governor of Bangladesh’s central bank, Ahsan Mansur, calculates that about $17 billion was siphoned from the country’s financial system in the 15 years before the government of Sheikh…
Man in California charged with allegedly shipping weapons to North Korea
A Chinese national living in California has been arrested and charged with illegally sending weapons and ammunition from the US to North Korea, the justice department has said. Shenghua Wen…
Why South Korea’s Leader Made Such a Fateful Decision
For Yoon Suk Yeol, the unpopular president of South Korea, things appeared to worsen with each passing day. Thousands of doctors had been on strike for almost a year to…