Voices
At the Height of Putin’s Aggression, Marine Le Pen Victory Would Threaten European Alliances
The far-right French presidential candidate has a warm relationship with Vladimir Putin and is skeptical of the EU and NATO.
World
Noam Chomsky and Jeremy Scahill on the Russia-Ukraine War, the Media, Propaganda, and Accountability
Noam Chomsky spoke with The Intercept’s Jeremy Scahill in a wide-ranging discussion on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Women and Journalists Are Targets of Violence in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan, Report Says
Violence between the Taliban, the Islamic State, and other armed groups is also on the rise, according to the report from two NGOs.
Facebook's Ukraine-Russia Moderation Rules Prompt Cries of Double Standard
Critics point out that Facebook's human rights and free speech rules tend to match up with U.S. policy preferences.
House Democrats Will Urge Biden to "Rebalance" Saudi Relationship
Members of Congress drafted a letter demanding information on an unprecedented but little-known report reconsidering U.S.-Saudi relations.
Russian TV Is Filled With Images of Bucha's Dead, Stamped With the Word "Fake"
Instead of trying to suppress apparent evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, Russian state television inundated viewers with video of the Bucha massacre it calls a hoax.
Voices
Zelenskyy Is Absolutely Right: The U.N. Must Be Reformed. But It Never Will Be.
The veto wielded by Russia — and the U.S. — in matters of war should be eliminated. But Russia and the U.S. will never permit that.
U.S. Didn't Expect Major Explosions When an ISIS Bomb Factory Was Bombed
Military documents reveal a flawed "collateral damage estimate" before an airstrike that killed scores of Iraqis in 2015.
Targeting Iran
Conscription Into Revolutionary Guards Haunts Iranian Dual Nationals Decades Later
The designation of Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terror group hangs over nuclear talks — and the lives of countless former draftees.
Ukraine War Sparks Fears of More Gas Extraction in Quake-Prone Region
Drilling in the Dutch province of Groningen has caused over 1,000 earthquakes since 1963.