In his seven months back in office, President Trump has declared nine national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used to justify hundreds of actions — including immigration measures, sweeping tariffs and energy deregulation — that would typically require congressional approval or lengthy regulatory review, according to a New York Times analysis of presidential documents.
Trump’s confirmation this week that any security guarantees would not involve any US troops on the ground was just one of the sorts of noises that would be music to Putin’s ears.
If nothing else, this week’s roundtable may have started the long overdue debate on difficult topics that was sorely absent during the election campaign.
‘War dashboard’ showing number of militants killed was objective in itself with no plan for how Gaza could be governed afterwards, say sources in elite Unit 8200As Israel gears up for a new offensive in Gaza, figures from a classified database suggest the country’s political and military leadership has for two years misled their country and the world about a war that has overwhelmingly killed civilians.In May this year, Israel’s military intelligence database of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters had 47,653 names. Of them, 8,900 were marked as killed, or probably killed, a joint investigation by the Guardian, the Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine and the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call has found. Continue reading…
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has signed an order authorizing roughly 2,000 of the National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C. to carry weapons, two U.S. officials told NBC News
The family of the late famous Mexican artist is struggling to reach a legal agreement with the corporation that has long controlled products sold in the United States.
We asked ChatGPT to create authentic Indigenous artworks and stories. Experts say what it produced — while ‘quick, easy and cheap’ — represents a profound threat to First Nations cultures.
Samoans will vote for their next government on August 29 in elections that have been defined by soaring cost-of-living pressures, blackouts and political turmoil.
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Multiple fires have ignited this week with searing heat expected to last days and extend to Pacific north-westMultiple wildfires have ignited across California as the state continues to scorch in a multi-day heatwave that is expected to last through the weekend.The largest this week, named the Pickett fire, exploded in size on Thursday as it burned in a remote area of Napa county, and covered more than 2,100 acres (850 hectares) by Friday morning. Evacuation orders and warnings have been issued Thursday for hundreds of residents around Calistoga, a small city in the region known for its wine, as firefighters faced challenging conditions, working through dangerously high temperatures and rugged terrain. The fire’s perimeter is 0% contained. Continue reading…