Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
Politics / September 12, 2025 The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division Ad Policy Charlie Kirk speaks at Turning Point…
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: NATO allies rally round Poland in face of Russian incursion, as drone warfare takes centre stage
Friday, September 12, 2025 UN News The Security Council is meeting in emergency session at Poland’s request at 3pm in New York, after some 19 Russian drones violated their and…
General Assembly endorses New York Declaration on two-State solution between Israel and Palestine
The New York Declaration is the outcome of an international conference held in July at UN Headquarters, organized by France and Saudi Arabia, which resumes later this month. The General…
Brit Mia O’Brien jailed in Dubai faces 25 years for ‘single line of cocaine’
A woman who shared a cell with Mia has spoken out about the details the Brit student shared with her while the two of them were locked up in Dubai’s…
Security Council to meet following Russia’s violation of Polish airspace, as concern mounts over drone warfare
The meeting was requested by Poland after reporting that at least 19 violations by Russian drones of its territory overnight into Wednesday during a large-scale missile and drone strike against…
‘Peace is the most powerful force for a better future’: Guterres
António Guterres issued the call during the annual ceremony on the grounds of UN Headquarters in New York to ring the Peace Bell. Pursuing the cause of peace is “the…
Nepal appoints a former chief justice as interim prime minister and first woman leader
Nepal’s then-chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Sushila Karki (right), observes a minute’s silence during Democracy Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 18, 2017. Niranjan Shrestha/AP hide caption toggle caption Niranjan…
Charlie Kirk’s Murder Illustrates How the Second Amendment Is Swallowing the First
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The assassination of Charlie Kirk on Wednesday fueled an…
How to Canonize a White Supremacist
Politics / September 12, 2025 On the brutal murder of Charlie Kirk, the certain blowback, and this country’s raging gun problem. Ad Policy A makeshift memorial is set up at…
The GOP’s Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Indefensible
Politics / September 12, 2025 The House just approved $892.6 billion in military spending—continuing the march toward $1 trillion defense budgets. Ad Policy Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA)…