The Islander writes… As it became known following five hours of tense negotiations with the American delegation inside the Kremlin’s stone walls, one issue, unsurprisingly remained a gaping wound, the territorial question. And Washington, true to form, came with its recycled 28 point plan. Dusting off pages from the 28-point “Trump […]
A recent study co-led by Irena Chen at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) warns that the true human cost of the war in Gaza may be vastly undercounted. Using a Bayesian model that accounts for unreported deaths, missing demographic data, and measurement uncertainty, the researchers estimate that […]
The long-running legal saga surrounding the Nord Stream explosions took a dramatic step forward on Wednesday. Italy’s Corte di Cassazione ( Court of Cassation ) has rejected the final appeal lodged on behalf of Serhii Kuznetsov, the 49-year-old former Ukrainian military officer wanted in Germany for his alleged role in […]
Human Rights Watch’s latest investigation lands like a jolt: a detailed, unsettling account of entire Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank being emptied under Israeli military orders. Drawing on satellite imagery, field research, and dozens of firsthand testimonies, the investigative report exposes a pattern of forced displacement so sweeping and so […]
IMAGE: Chairman of the NATO Support and Procurement Organization Agency Supervisory Board (NSPO) Per Christensen (left), and General Manager of NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) Stacy Cummings (right). A new investigation has cast an uncomfortable spotlight on NATO’s procurement machinery, revealing a corruption scandal that reaches deep into the […]
UN Security Council Resolution 2803 arrives in Gaza at a moment of exhaustion and uncertainty, offering the promise of stabilisation and a blueprint for rebuilding after months of devastation. Backed by major powers and framed as a route out of conflict, it introduces an international force and a U.S.-led board […]
For decades, displacement has been woven into the fabric of Israeli policy toward Palestinians, resurfacing today in a new, polished guise. Ultranationalist figures like Itamar Ben Gvir have openly celebrated the idea of “voluntary migration,” urging foreign governments to absorb Palestinians while insisting the plan is humanitarian. Yet behind this […]
The U.S.-backed National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has released the results of a corruption investigation that has sent Kiev reeling: with Ukrainian Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk resigning, and Zelensky’s former business partner and Israeli dual-citizen, Timur Mindich, fleeing the country. The scandal is said […]
This program was broadcast on Wednesady November 12, 2025. Here are the main stories… – Prison ‘Releases’: A new excuse for Digital ID and infrastructure– BBC: Beleaguered Bedlam Chaos over Trump bias– Jolani: Al Qaeda at The Whitehouse– Organ Donation: The state owns your body after you die. But you […]
Israel has ramped up efforts to shape public opinion in the United States, pouring millions of dollars into campaigns that strategically target both faith communities and digital platforms. Central to this initiative are U.S. evangelical Christians, who have long been considered staunch allies, and emerging technologies like ChatGPT, which are […]