In Honduras Land Battles, Paramilitaries Infiltrate Local Groups — Then Kill Their Leaders
The paramilitaries are targeting campesinos who are battling a corporate palm oil giant. But the armed groups, residents say, don’t act alone.
World
We've All Pretended About Taiwan for 72 Years. It May Not Work Any Longer.
The situation is genuinely ominous, especially since there has never been a direct confrontation between the U.S. and another nuclear-armed power.
Voices
U.S. Absolves Drone Killers and Persecutes Whistleblowers
A Pentagon report treats the killing of an Afghan family as an innocent mistake -- and upholds a U.S. tradition of excusing war crimes.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Secret Israeli Document Offers No Proof to Justify Terror Label for Palestinian Groups
When presented with the dossier, which was produced by Israel’s Shin Bet, European governments declined to cut funding to the groups.
Origins of Covid
NIH Officials Worked With EcoHealth Alliance to Evade Restrictions on Coronavirus Experiments
Emails show that NIH officials allowed EcoHealth Alliance to craft oversight language governing its own gain-of-function research.
Julian Assange’s Health Is Central to Upcoming Ruling on Extradition to the U.S.
In a case that puts press freedoms on trial, a British appeals court is considering the suicide risk should Assange be sent abroad.
Drone Wars
The Psychological Tolls and Moral Hazards of Drone Warfare
Two new books shed light on what remote warfare does to military operators, the standing of the U.S., and societies abroad.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Palestinian Rights Groups That Document Israeli Abuses Labeled "Terrorists" by Israel
Israel designated six leading Palestinian human rights groups "terrorist organizations," but refused to reveal any evidence to prove the accusation.
Origins of Covid
EcoHealth Alliance Conducted Risky Experiments on MERS Virus in China
Documents released by the NIH contradict previous assertions by EcoHealth Alliance about its experiments on bat coronaviruses in Wuhan.
The Kingdom's Intelligence Apparatus Fuels a Crackdown on Dissent
Dozens of Moroccan journalists were listed as potential targets of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware — just one instrument in the kingdom’s expanding surveillance toolbox.