Inside Iran’s influence operation

semafor.com The Scoop In the spring of 2014, senior Iranian Foreign Ministry officials initiated a quiet effort to bolster Tehran’s image and positions on global security issues —…

The Filmmaker Amos Gitai’s View of Israel’s Democracy

nytimes.com The Israeli artist, author and movie director Amos Gitai attending presentations of his exhibition “Promised Lands” at Sala delle Armi of Palazzo Vecchio last year in…

The Palestinian dream is dying

newsweek.com Just 30 years after the Oslo Accords set the stage for the formation of the first autonomous Palestinian leadership body to be recognized by Israel, the Palestinian National…

Escobar: War Of Economic Corridors

zerohedge.com Escobar: War Of Economic Corridors - The India-MidEast-Europe Ploy Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Cradle, The India-Middle East-Europe transportation corridor may be the…

Saudi Arabia said it would agree to far greater oversight of its nuclear activities, a step that could help advance negotiations with the U.S. to set up a…

wsj.com BERLIN—Saudi Arabia said Monday it would agree to far greater oversight of its nuclear activities, a step that could help advance negotiations with the U.S. to set up a…

How Music Can Make or Break Your Investment Strategy

medium.datadriveninvestor.com How Music Can Make or Break Your Investment Strategy Why do people, when presented with the same choices, choose a different path? Traditionally we’ve focused on the…

Artificial intelligence is on the world's mind. Is the UN the place to figure out what to do about it?

pbs.org Just a few years ago, artificial intelligence got barely a mention at the U.N. General Assembly’s convocation of world leaders. But after the release of ChatGPT last fall…

Bruno Mars Talks JBL Authentics Speakers & His 5 Must-Haves for Touring

billboard.com All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the…

Merck Covid drug linked to virus mutations that can spread between people, new study says

cnbc.com A worker handles a bottle of Merck & Co. and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LPs Molnupiravir antiviral medication in a warehouse in Shoham, Israel, on Jan. 18, 2022. A fourth…

BRICS: Saudi Arabia Will Get Nuclear Weapons if Iran Does, Says MBS

watcher.guru The new BRICS members Saudi Arabia and Iran remain in diplomatic conflicts for decades. Both countries are engaged in an ongoing struggle to gain complete influence in the…

Saudi Arabia moves step closer to achieving nuclear power

financialpost.com Saudi Arabia took a key step toward advancing its nascent nuclear power program, telling international inspectors they’ll have wider access to facilities in order to account…

Exclusive from The Electric: GM’s New CTO Says the Company Should Make Its Own Batteries

theinformation.com In 2003, General Motors killed the EV1, its first electric vehicle, and it has been branded a Luddite ever since. Gil Golan, who worked on the car as a young engineer,…

‘Who wants to get involved and waste money?’ Some GOP donors give up on finding an alternative to Trump

politico.com Top Republican donors shopping for a candidate not named Donald Trump had high hopes that Ron DeSantis would be their savior. Then it was Tim Scott who caught their eye.…

Russian news outlet in Latvia believes European state behind phone hack

theguardian.com An independent Russian news outlet whose founder was hacked in Germany earlier this year through military-grade spyware has said it believes a European state was most likely…

No Red Carpets? No Problem! Party Dress Line Retrofête Is a Hit With Hollywood Stars

hollywoodreporter.com During her Renaissance World Tour stops in L.A., Beyoncé caused a run on sparkly fashion with a silver dress code directive. It’s a favored metallic the megastar also rocked…

Iran's Raisi says Israeli 'normalization' deals will fail

reuters.com Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a press conference concluding his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, U.S., September 20,…

U.S. and other Western powers are inciting Iranian unrest, president says

politico.com Western powers are behind the protests in Iran against mandatory head scarfs for women, President Ebrahim Raisi said in an interview that aired Sunday. Despite considerable…

Netanyahu's Hardline Allies Threaten To Implode Israeli Govt Over Concessions To Palestinians

zerohedge.com Netanyahu's Hardline Allies Threaten To Implode Israeli Govt Over Concessions To Palestinians Via The Cradle, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition partners insist…

Two Palestinians killed during Israeli military raid in West Bank refugee camp

pbs.org NOUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Two Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid Sunday in the northern West Bank, Palestinian health officials said,…

Is America uniquely vulnerable to tyranny?

vox.com Trump on the campaign trail in Iowa. | Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images What a brilliant new book gets right — and wrong — about America’s democracy. In The…

Etaf Rum recommends 6 empowering reads centered around women

theweek.com Etaf Rum’s best-selling first novel, "A Woman Is No Man," focused on three Palestinian- American women pushing against tradition. "Evil Eye," her follow-up, is narrated by a…

Two Palestinians killed in Israeli forces' incursion in West Bank -report

reuters.com [1/5] Palestinians check a damaged house following an Israeli raid in Tulkarm in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 24, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Sawafta Acquire Licensing…

Israeli military raid kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank. Israel says its troops came under fire

nbcnews.com Two Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid Sunday in the northern West Bank, Palestinian health officials said, the latest bloodshed in a surge of violence…

Three Palestinians wounded in clashes on Israel-Gaza border, Palestinian officials say

reuters.com [1/4] Israeli soldiers and Palestinian protesters clash near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip as seen from the Israeli side, September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Amir…

Fox's Jesse Watters Compares Bidens' Behavior to Sen. Bob Menendez Accepting Gold Bar Bribes (Video)

thewrap.com Fox News host Jesse Watters seemed thrilled this week to call attention to the alleged acceptance of bribes by Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez. Watters repeatedly…

Turkish property prices are soaring

economist.com R property prices in Istanbul were never low to begin with. In 2015 a Qatari businessman, thought to be acting as a middleman for the country’s emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al…

Deflation is curbing China’s economic rise

economist.com C a new central-bank boss. Pan Gongsheng, who became governor of the People’s Bank of China on July 25th, is a technocrat. His career, which includes a h in economics,…

Soaring temperatures and food prices threaten violent unrest

economist.com P a funny way of kicking off when the mercury soars. The summer of 1967 is best known as “the summer of love”. It was a time when hippies flocked to America’s west coast to…

South Korea has had enough of being called an emerging market

economist.com I s South Korea was a poor, backward country recovering from a devastating war. Now it is the 12th-largest economy in the world. Its 52m people earn an average of $35,000 a…

Column: Vivek Ramaswamy's idiotic play for airtime is working, God help us

latimes.com You may have noticed that Vivek Ramaswamy is the political flavor of the moment, thanks to his supercaffeinated performance at the Aug. 23 GOP political debate. By…

'Google has no scruples.' Employees protest Google Cloud conference over Israel military contract

latimes.com Google workers and local activists protested Tuesday at the annual Google Cloud Next conference, convened at the Mascone Center in downtown San Francisco. Workers are…

WATCH LIVE: 2023 United Nations General Assembly

pbs.org It’s Day 5 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York. The event is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m.…

Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinians in besieged strip launch incendiary balloons

nbcnews.com Israel carried out a series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip late on Friday after Palestinian activists launched incendiary balloons as a week of violence along the volatile…

Robert Menendez’s Family Business

thenation.com Say what you will about New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, but he’s not an empty suit. Among the many lurid details in the Justice Department’s indictment of the sitting…

NYPD Robot Gets Tryout to Patrol Times Square Subway

nytimes.com The K5 robot will be used by the police in the Times Square subway station in Manhattan, the city’s busiest. The K5, described as a “fully autonomous” security robot, is…

Sen. Murphy Slams Biden Plan To Commit 'American Blood' To Saudi Arabia

zerohedge.com Sen. Murphy Slams Biden Plan To Commit 'American Blood' To Saudi Arabia Among the few influential Congress members to push back against Saudi Arabia and Washington's…

Benjamin Netanyahu fears AI could ‘cannibalize’ more jobs than it creates. ‘This is like having nuclear technology in the Stone Age’

aol.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat down with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, MIT professor Max Tegmark, and OpenAI president Greg Brockman on Sunday for a round-table…

Elon Musk, Max Tegmark, Greg Brockman Discuss AI Safety with Benjamin Netanyahu

medium.datadriveninvestor.com A thought-provoking conversation on the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence took place between tech leaders Elon Musk, Max Tegmark, Greg Brockman and former…

Never Mind the BRICS. What About the VIPS?

barrons.com About the author: Edward Price is principal at Ergo, a global intelligence, consulting, and forecasting firm. A former British trade official, he also teaches at New York…

Watch your step: A new robot will police the NYC subways

politico.com “The NYPD must be on the forefront of technology and be two steps ahead of those who are utilizing technology to hurt New Yorkers,” Adams said. “And trust me. They are.” The…

Bahrain’s dictatorship gets more Biden administration help

reason.com Bahraini police officers and U.S. diplomats stood in front of the U.S. Embassy in Manama for a photo op on Tuesday. The officers had just completed an "Advanced Social Media…

Rupert Murdoch’s toxic legacy? The powerful can now blame the world’s ills on ‘the elite’

theguardian.com It’s too soon to write the obituary. Rupert Murdoch’s announcement that he is transitioning – an unlikely combination of words, I grant you – to the role of “chairman…

WATCH: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 2023 United Nations General Assembly

pbs.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that Israel is “at the cusp” of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace agreement with…

Are COVID drugs creating super viruses? Scientists weigh in

newsweek.com Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in 2019, the virus has accrued a variety of mutations to infect its human hosts more effectively. Certain antiviral treatments work by…

Israel and Saudi Arabia are 'at the cusp' of a historic peace agreement, Netanyahu tells UN

fortune.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that Israel is “at the cusp” of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace agreement with…

U.S. talks for landmark deal with Saudi Arabia, Israel gain steam

nbcnews.com The United States is making progress toward a landmark agreement that would see Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel in exchange for a U.S. defense pact and help…

Another top Silicon Valley investor is splitting off its China business as pressure mounts

siliconvalley.com By Michelle Toh | CNN Hong Kong — GGV Capital, a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm, has become the latest big investor to break up its US and China operations…

UK Jewish Film Festival Sets 2023 Lineup Including Anthony Hopkins Pic ‘One Life’

deadline.com The UK Jewish Film Festival (November 9 – 22) has revealed its lineup of 2023 gala screenings and premieres, including special presentations of the Anthony Hopkins pic One…

"Go To Hell": Brave EU Politician Delivers Damning Message To Global Tyrants

zerohedge.com "Go To Hell": Brave EU Politician Delivers Damning Message To Global Tyrants Via The Vigilant Fox, Member of the European Parliament Christine Anderson has been an…

Progressive Myopia Inflames Antisemitism

newsweek.com Less than a century after the Holocaust, antisemitism is sweeping across America to a degree unimaginable a few decades ago. Though just two percent of the U.S. population,…

I worked for Putin

newsweek.com All in all, I worked in the team of Russian President Vladimir Putin's speechwriters for three years. I was present at dozens of meetings he held, both public and…

MarketAcross and Turingum Announce Strategic Partnership to Help Bridge the Japanese and Global Web3 Ecosystems

cryptodaily.co.uk Tel Aviv, Israel, September 22nd, 2023, Chainwire The partnership will help Japanese Web3 projects global, and the international projects seamlessly enter the Japanese…

US Wants Saudi Defense Pact Modeled After South Korea, Japan Deals

zerohedge.com US Wants Saudi Defense Pact Modeled After South Korea, Japan Deals Via The Cradle, US and Saudi officials are advancing talks for a "mutual defense treaty" that would…

A Comprehensive Timeline Of COVID-19 Vaccines And Myocarditis

zerohedge.com A Comprehensive Timeline Of COVID-19 Vaccines And Myocarditis Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), 2020 Sept. 22, 2020: U.S. Centers for Disease…