Hamas has one top strategy: End the war and survive
Hamas fighters patrol a street before they hand over three Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, on Feb. 8. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images…
Trump D.C. Takeover Escalates with National Guard from Red States
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Trump’s deepening takeover of Washington D.C. as National Guard troops from red states arrive, what if anything was accomplished in…
Plane suddenly vanishes over large body of water in ‘new MH370’ mystery
The small plane was carrying two passengers, including an experienced’ pilot and his partner, when it suddenly vanished in the middle of a journey over the Bass Strait 20:44, 21…
Florida Tried to Ban Literary Classics as “Pornography.” What Does the Supreme Court Think?
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Ben Franklin is famous for his love of books,…
Monsoon floods kill more than 700 in Pakistan, with heavy rains set to continue
The National Disaster Management Authority has also reported 978 injuries and the destruction or damage of more than 2,400 houses, while over 1,000 livestock have been lost as of Thursday,…
Syria: Political transition on ‘a knife-edge’ amid military skirmishes
Geir Pedersen told ambassadors that in Sweida governate, where sectarian violence in July also spurred conflict in the capital Damascus, the 19 July ceasefire has come under strain, but the…
UN rights chief decries ‘relentless intensification’ of US sanctions against International Criminal Court staff
His call comes a day after four more Court personnel – two judges and two deputy prosecutors – were slapped with sanctions in connection with efforts to investigate alleged war…
Gazans face a future of pain and prosthetics
At the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, a small child, Maryam Abu Alba, is crying in pain. “The neighbour’s house was bombed, and their home was hit,” says her grandmother.…
Amid massive destruction of Gaza City, UN chief renews ceasefire call
“It is vital to reach immediately a ceasefire in Gaza,” the Secretary-General told reporters on the sidelines of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), “and the unconditional…
Russia must ‘expand nuclear shield’ over ‘colossal threats’ in chilling warning
Alexei Likhachev, the chief of Russia’s state atomic energy agency, has said the “colossal threats” Russia is facing means it must improve its nuclear capabilities in the coming years 16:50,…