The promises the Taliban made to women, then broke

 

Five years of Taliban rule has heavily discriminated against women, despite the group claiming it would protect their rights. Guardian journalist Annie Kelly looks back at the statements that Taliban leaders made in 2021 and the reality of women's lives in Afghanistan today

The secret reason oil prices didn't spiral after the Iran war

When the Iran war threatened a global economic collapse, China shockingly slashed its crude oil imports by 40% from February to June. This brutal pullback acted as a massive shock absorber, stabilizing oil prices when everyone expected chaos. Watch the full breakdown of this high-stakes economic gamble.

US conducted ‘mass spying campaign’ against leftwing groups and anti-ICE protesters, records reveal

 

DHS sent undercover agents to meetings and infiltrated chats of groups opposing Trump’s immigration crackdown

Newly disclosed records reveal the US government extensively spied on prominent leftwing organizations and on protesters as part of a vast operation into groups opposing the immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year.

Internal investigative reports show the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent undercover agents to community meetings in the Twin Cities and New York City, infiltrated Signal chats and obtained financial records of mainstream unions and left-leaning non-profit groups.

Nearly 30 internal law enforcement reports were released on Thursday as part of a criminal case the Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed against 15 Minneapolis protesters. The defendants are accused of a “conspiracy” to “impede” US immigration officers during the Trump administration’s surge in the region.

Trump’s secret plane switch raises questions

Journalists and staff believed they were traveling on Air Force One with the US President after a NATO summit in Turkey last month. Instead, Donald Trump had been secretly moved to another plane after a possible missile threat, leaving others on board unaware. The incident is raising questions about security, subterfuge, and who had the right to know.  

BREAKING: DOJ to monitor polling sites in Minnesota today

This voter suppression aimed at Democratic voters.  

 

Missile & drone war is intensifying but Kyiv's air defense is stalling

 

Russian authorities say Ukrainian drones killed five people overnight, including a child. In Ukraine, authorities reported two people killed and dozens injured in Russian missile attacks. On a visit to Serbia, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy warns that Moscow is preparing a new mass mobilization.

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