Trump looks to buy stakes in military corps raising concerns about private contractors and war conflicts
Howard Lutnick says ‘monstrous discussion’ underway at the Pentagon
Day: August 28, 2025
Tony Blair attends White House meeting with Trump on postwar Gaza
Former prime minister in Washington DC on Wednesday for talks that reportedly also included Jared KushnerThe former British prime minister Tony Blair has attended a White House meeting with Donald Trump to discuss plans for postwar Gaza, the Guardian u…
Chinese Hacker Suspect Arrested in South Korea Over Major Financial Cyberattack
South Korean authorities have successfully extradited a key suspect in a large-scale hacking operation that resulted in the embezzlement of over 38 billion won (approximately $28.5 million USD) from high-profile victims. The individual, identified as M…
Political dissent:‘Echoes of Hitler’s SS’
Having lived in Germany through most of the Hitler years, I was taken aback at the headline “Trump directs military to expand policing of U.S. cities” (Aug. 26, A1). The expansion will include the quelling of civil disturbances as President Donald Trum…
Israel conducts landing on former air defence base in southwest Damascus – sources – Reuters
Israel conducts landing on former air defence base in southwest Damascus – sources ReutersIsrael launches new operations in Syria after strike kills soldiers Al JazeeraIsraeli drone strikes kill 8 Syrian soldiers in Damascus subur…
Florida CFO subpoenas county workers for not cooperating with state DOGE efforts
Florida’s chief financial officer has issued subpoenas to Orange County workers, saying they did not fully cooperate with the state’s DOGE audit.
General Atomics’ collaborative combat aircraft notches first flight
Competitor Anduril says their version will fly “soon.”
Trump’s approval rating is finally starting to climb – and it’s due to two recent policies
The vast majority of Republican respondents said they approved of President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in major cities
Louisiana urges Supreme Court to bar use of race in redistricting, in attack on Voting Rights Act
Louisiana is advancing a position that could allow it and other GOP-led states in the South to draw new maps that eliminate virtually all majority Black districts.
Inside eerie abandoned Japanese hotel with thousand-Buddha statue that used to be religious-themed amusement park
THIS is what inside Japan’s largest abandoned resort looks like – fit with a thousand Buddha statues and overgrown hot springs.
The eerie pictures capture the remnants of what used to be a five-star, 1000-room hotel in the coun…