U.S. Secret Wars in Africa Rage on, Despite Talk of Downsizing
Special Operations forces in Africa are supposed to be training and advising, but they keep ending up in situations that are indistinguishable from combat.
World
Cameroon Is a Close U.S. Ally — and Its Soldiers Carried Out a Shocking Execution of Women and Children
Soldiers in Cameroonian military garb executed two women and two children. The Intercept is publishing a full video of the killing.
Swedish Woman Shows Quiet Power of Civil Disobedience as She Blocks a Deportation
Elin Ersson, a Swedish student, refused to take her seat on a commercial flight unless a man being deported to Afghanistan was removed from the plane first.
Attacks on Kurds in a Greek Camp Raise Fears That Conflict in Syria Has Followed Refugees Abroad
Some 7,000 refugees are trapped in a camp on Lesbos, where harsh conditions create tensions that are ripe for exploitation by extremist factions.
Voices
Ecuador Will Imminently Withdraw Asylum for Julian Assange and Hand Him Over to the U.K. What Comes Next?
Will journalists, due to hatred of Julian Assange, unite behind Trump Justice Department in support of one of the gravest threats to press freedom in years?
Making a Killing
How a One-Word Loophole Will Make It Easier for the U.S. to Sell Weapons to Governments That Kill Civilians
The change could benefit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — top U.S. weapons clients that are engaged in a destructive bombing campaign in Yemen.
Putin Says He Misspoke Too, Withdrawing Claim Clinton Got Millions Stolen From Russia
Like Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin said he got just one tiny word wrong during their news conference, but it was enough to dash the hopes of Trump supporters.
The War on Immigrants
Her 13-Year Old Son Is in America. She Is Stranded in Djibouti. What Can a Yemeni Mother Do?
Hundreds of Yemeni-Americans who can't get visas under Trump's travel ban have to decide if they will risk returning to a war zone. Many already have.
Trump and Putin Met in Helsinki's Hall of Mirrors. Here Are the Highlights.
The Intercept followed the summit meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland as it unfolded. It never stoped getting crazier.
Son of Jair Bolsonaro, Fascist Leading Brazil's Presidential Polls, Tweets Fake Poster Linking LGBT People to Pedophiles
Four months after the still-unsolved murder of Marielle Franco, the growing Bolsonaro movement stokes the flames of hatred.