The Militia and the Mole: Reporter Josh Kaplan on How a Freelance Vigilante Infiltrated U.S. Militias
We speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Joshua Kaplan about his latest blockbuster article for ProPublica chronicling ...
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Is the Wirkin debate ethical? Walmart making Hermès' luxury staple Birkin 'accessible' has the one-percenters fuming
The Wirkin is storming the market and the nightmares of one-percenters: What is it and why are Hermès Birkin patrons so dearly offended?(Photos: X) But those who even know of the Birkin ...
The Hill25d
Trump’s ‘5 percent down’ plan for Europe
To get there and to win the war in Ukraine, Moscow announced in September that it was raising defense spending by 25 percent in 2025, to 6.3 percent of its GDP. That is 1.5 times current U.S ...
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Israel Bombs Yemeni Airport and Ports After Houthi Missile Launches
The strikes came after a week of attacks by the Iran-backed militia. By Isabel Kershner and Ismaeel Naar Isabel Kershner reported from Jerusalem, and Ismaeel Naar from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
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Kurdish militia in Syria will be buried if they do not lay down arms, Turkey’s Erdogan says
Following Assad’s departure, Ankara has repeatedly insisted that the Kurdish YPG militia must disband, asserting that the group has no place in Syria’s future. The change in Syria’s ...
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Kurdish militia in Syria will be buried if they do not lay down arms, Turkey's Erdogan says
Following Assad's departure, Ankara has repeatedly insisted that the Kurdish YPG militia must disband ... Yemeni capital in bid to quell tensions 3:25 PM UTC Middle Eastcategory ICRC to expand ...
The Diplomat27d
Missing in the Gray Zone? China’s Maritime Militia Forces Around Taiwan
and Beijing claims jurisdiction over most of it (3.0 million sq km). Although the PRC operates the world’s largest coast guard, it cannot be everywhere at once. Militia forces can fill the ...
The New York Times27d
Behind Afghanistan’s Fall, U.S.-Backed Militias Worse Than the Taliban
A member of the Afghan Local Police, a militia organization formed to fight the Taliban, outside the unit’s hilltop base in 2012 in Taloqa, Kunduz Province, Afghanistan.Credit... Supported by By ...
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Women Raped In Front Of Families, Children Killed: A Militia On Rampage In Africa
The M23 militia continues to be on a rampage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with testimonies detailing mass killings, rapes, and forced displacements. In April, in Rubaya, six children ...
The Verge28d
X raises Premium Plus subscription pricing by almost 40 percent
X has substantially raised the price of its top-tier user subscription in multiple regions to help bolster the platform’s creator payouts. The increase for Premium Plus came into effect on ...
The Daily Telegraph28d
Sudan’s RSF militia ‘target minorities with campaign of gang rape’
Researchers from Human Rights Watch recorded dozens of attacks carried out by Sudan’s Rapid Support Fighters (RSF) or allied militia groups, who have been fighting the Sudanese national army for ...
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Turkey will do 'whatever it takes' if Syria government cannot address Kurd militia issue, minister says
ANKARA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Turkey will do "whatever it takes" to ensure its security if the new Syrian administration cannot address Ankara's concerns about U.S.-allied Kurdish groups it views as ...