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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei confirmed on Friday that several military commanders and scientists were “martyred” in Israeli strikes on Tehran. In a statement carried on state television, Khamenei warned that Israel will not go unpunished for its attacks. State television earlier said that Hossein Salami, the chief of the
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The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide has dropped slightly from a record high but remains “untenably high,” the United Nations said Thursday. A record 123.2 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes at the end of 2024, said UNHCR, the UN refugee agency.
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President Donald Trump said on Monday he has no plans to discontinue Starlink at the White House but might move his Tesla off-site, following his announcement over the weekend that his relationship with Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of both companies, was over. “I may move the Tesla around a
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On a small farm in India’s Maharashtra state, Mirabai Khindkar said the only thing her land grew was debt, after crops failed in drought and her husband killed himself. Farmer suicides have a long history in India, where many are one crop failure away from disaster, but extreme weather
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A small charity on the Kenyan coast has become vital to the region’s majestic turtle population, saving thousands from poachers, fishermen’s nets and ever-worsening plastic pollution. On the beach of the seaside town of Watamu, it takes four men to heave the huge Loggerhead sea turtle into the
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In an unusually revealing article published May 29, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) media outlet Javan Online offered a window into the regime’s deepening anxiety over the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), highlighting both its domestic presence and expanding international influence. While the headline attempts
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Paris, France – May 2025 In a powerful address at the Second Free Iran 2025 Conference titled "Regime Change for a Democratic Republic," Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), emphasized that the only viable solution to Iran’s deepening crises—including its nuclear
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Half the global population endured an additional month of extreme heat over the past year because of manmade climate change, a new study found Friday. The findings underscore how the continued burning of fossil fuels is harming health and well-being on every continent, with the effects especially under-recognized in developing
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In a rare tone of urgency masked as advice, the Iranian regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has called on officials to “go among the people” and “listen patiently, even if their words are harsh.” But this uncharacteristic appeal is less a sign of openness—and more a veiled admission
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The arrest of Gholamreza Ghasemian—an influential Iranian cleric with ties to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s inner circle—by Saudi authorities during the Hajj pilgrimage has exposed not only the regime’s long-standing double standards, but also the fragility of its recent diplomatic overtures toward Riyadh. According to multiple
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Rouzbeh Parsi, the director of the Middle East program at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI), has stepped down following months of public scrutiny and institutional pressure over his connections to a covert influence network tied to the Iranian regime. Parsi’s resignation comes despite the findings of an
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In the early months of 2025, Iran finds itself gripped by a convergence of deepening crises that are affecting every layer of society. From water shortages in rural areas and widespread electricity blackouts to skyrocketing prices of food and medicine in cities, the country is showing alarming signs of systemic
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The United States is being asked to explain why it appears to be deporting migrants from as far away as Vietnam and Cuba to South Sudan, a chaotic country that’s once again in danger of collapsing into civil war. A US judge ordered Trump administration officials to appear at
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Paris, France – On Saturday, May 17, 2025, an influential international conference convened in Paris, uniting parliamentarians and prominent political figures from a wide array of countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Malta, Switzerland, Romania, Portugal, and the Netherlands. The central theme of the gathering was the urgent need for
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Joe Biden’s diagnosis with an aggressive form of prostate cancer has spurred some prominent conservatives to accuse the former president of a cover-up, but oncologists told AFP that screening limitations could very well have left his condition undetected until now. The 82-year-old received the diagnosis last week after he
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Britain is poised to agree the most significant reset of ties with the European Union since Brexit on Monday, seeking closer collaboration on trade and defense to help grow the economy and boost security on the continent. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who backed remaining in the EU, has made a