2026 RSF Index: press freedom at a 25-year low  RSF.ORGPress freedom worldwide is at lowest level in 25 years, watchdog group warns  CBS NewsPress freedom worldwide falls to its lowest level in 25 years  Al JazeeraWorld pr…

2026 RSF Index: press freedom at a 25-year low  RSF.ORGPress freedom worldwide is at lowest level in 25 years, watchdog group warns  CBS NewsPress freedom worldwide falls to its lowest level in 25 years  Al JazeeraWorld pr…

Trump claims Netanyahu pardon would make Israeli president “national hero”  AxiosIsaac Herzog leads Israel toward closure with plea deal in Netanyahu’s case  The Jerusalem PostHerzog’s office invites Netanyahu’s lawyer, AG to discus…

“If I were to speak to the king separately from that, I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor Diamond,” New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said

Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
How US schools’ overreliance on YouTube for educational content encourages students to drift into endless video scrolling on school-issued devices  —  Parents find their kids captive to the …

Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
How US schools’ overreliance on YouTube for educational content encourages students to drift into endless video scrolling on school-issued devices  —  Parents find their kids captive to the …

Iranian football federation officials have been denied access into Canada for a FIFA meeting just weeks before the start of the World Cup. 

Iran and the US remain locked in a standoff, with Iran effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz and the US imposing a naval blockade. Both actions disrupt global commons, while escalating rhetoric and social media influence commodity prices worldwide. …

BBC reports from Kenya, home to Sabastian Sawe, the first man to run a marathon in under two hours.