(2025-03-25). Israeli forces attack air bases in Syria. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Israeli army announced targeting two Syrian air bases, Tadmur and T-4 air bases on Tuesday morning.In a post on the army's official X account, Israel said it hit the "remaining military capabilities" in the airfields located near the city of Palmyra in Homs. On the other hand, the Israeli army had earlier launched bombs on the same bases.Earlier on Monday, the EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, slammed the attacks carried out by Israel in Syria and Lebanon saying the country is risking "further escalation".pic.twitter.com/VrlM9HCH8T— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) (2025-03-25). Has Trinidad & Tobago got comfortable with environmental degradation? globalvoices.org
't its core, the mistreatment of nature in Trinidad and Tobago is more than an environmental crisis'Originally published on Plastic pollution in a Trinidad river.
(2025-03-25). Israeli strikes kill 65 Palestinians as Gaza death toll surpasses 50,000. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Israel's relentless assault on Gaza continues, with at least 65 Palestinians killed in air and artillery strikes across the enclave since this morning. The attacks, including intense shelling in eastern Jabalia, come as Gaza's humanitarian crisis deepens.Among the victims were two Palestinian journalists, including an Al Jazeera Mubasher reporter whose vehicle was hit in northern Gaza. The Gaza Health Ministry reports that at least 50,082 Palestinians have been killed and 113,408 wounded since the war began.However, Gaza's Government Media Office puts the death toll at over 61,700, citing thousands of p…
(2025-03-25). Iran Stunning Offer To Trump After Calling Him 'Bully' Over Nuclear Deal Threats: 'We Are Open To…'. hindustantimes.com Arab Nations, including Gaza ceasefire mediators Qatar and Egypt, met in Cairo on March 04 to adopt a reconstruction plan for the besieged enclave. The Egyptian plan appeared to be a direct counter to the Donald Trump proposal that called for depopulating Gaza and turning it into a 'Riviera of the Middle East'. How will Washington and ally Israel react to the new plan? Watch this video for full details.
(2025-03-25). Trump Shocks Zelensky With New Ukraine Announcement At 2nd Cabinet Meet? Full Video | Elon Musk | US. hindustantimes.com At a full cabinet meeting, the U.S. administration made a significant new announcement regarding Ukraine. The announcement was made during the second cabinet meeting of the Donald Trump administration with ceasefire talks proceeding in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia taking place on the same day. Watch the video for details.
(2025-03-25). Scores injured as Russia strikes Ukraine during ceasefire talks. channelnewsasia.com
(2025-03-25). Strange swirling-like lights cause panic in Russia and Ukraine. albawaba.com
ALBAWABA – Strange swirling-like lights were spotted in the skies over multiple towns and cities in both Ukraine and Russia causing panic and spreading fear among residents as their source is unknown. "what are those strange swirling-like lights?" people asked online as some came up with some suggestions of explanations suggesting they could be the results of the debris of rockets and missiles amid a continued war between the two countries.Others in Russia claimed that this was a sign that the aliens had found our planet and were visiting the Earth and that the lights were coming out of their spacecraft.On the ot…
(2025-03-25). Israel kills 700 in one week and resumes targeting of hospitals and journalists in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Israel's genocide in Gaza is in full swing as the Trump administration unleashes its ally and provides it with all the weapons it needs.
(2025-03-25). Accusations and attacks: the last presidential debate in Ecuador between Noboa and González. peoplesdispatch.org The The two politicians will face off for the office of president on April 13 as they received the most votes in the first round of the elections. Noboa obtained 44.17% of the valid votes, while González obtained 44% (almost a tie). The high vote total for first and second place in the first round of elections was…
(2025-03-25). Egypt makes new proposal to restore Gaza truce as Israeli strikes kill 65. channelnewsasia.com
(2025-03-25). Houthis fire 2 ballistic missiles targeting Ben Gurion Airport. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Houthi group announced early Tuesday morning that they had targeted Ben Gurion Airport in Israel with two ballistic missiles, "the Zulfiqar and the Palestine 2".The Yemeni militia also added they had a confrontation with the USS Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea amid continued US airstrikes on Houthi targets in the country.Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree revealed in a statement that "the missile force of the Yemeni armed forces targeted Ben Gurion Airport in occupied Jaffa with two ballistic missiles, the Zulfiqar and the Palestine 2."Images of Iron Dome failing to intercept the Yemen…
(2025-03-25). Yemen-Houthi ballistic missile strikes central Israel. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- A hypersonic ballistic missile launched from Yemen struck central Israel, triggering widespread air raid sirens across Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and over 200 towns and cities. The Israeli Home Front Command confirmed sirens sounding in the greater Tel Aviv area, southern Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem as Israeli air defense systems deployed interceptor missiles in response.Israeli media reported that shrapnel from an intercepted Yemeni missile fell in the city of Holon, south of Tel Aviv. According to the Walla news website, the interception also caused material damage in Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem. Israeli po…
(2025-03-25). Technology Has Shaped Human Knowledge For Centuries. Generative AI Is Set To Transform It Yet Again #Technology #Shaped #Human #Knowledge #Centuries. #Generative #Transform #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Where would we be without knowledge? Everything from the building of spaceships to the development of new therapies has come about through the creation, sharing, and …
(2025-03-25). Wage Theft Is Now A Criminal Offence In NZ Investigating It Shouldn't Be Left To The Police #Wage #Theft #Criminal #Offence #Investigating #Shouldn't #Left #Police #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Being robbed is a horrible experience under any circumstances. But being robbed by your employer involves a unique betrayal of trust. | So it was a sign of real progress …
(2025-03-25). A Budget Splash To Conserve 30% Of Australia's Lands Will Save Species If We Choose The Right 30% #Budget #Splash #Conserve #Australia's #Lands #Save #Species #Choose #Right #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | In 2022, Australia and many other nations agreed to protect 30% of their lands and waters by 2030 to arrest the rapid decline in biodiversity. | Since then, the Albanese …
(2025-03-25). How To Avert The Imminent Collapse Of Social Security. popularresistance.org The Social Security Administration (SSA), which has been understaffed for a long time, is now facing collapse within months if changes made by the Trump administration are not reversed. 73 million people in the United States rely on Social Security for part or all of their income. Clearing the FOG speaks with Alex Lawson of Social Security Works about the cuts to the SSA workforce, the closure of regional and local offices and other changes that are going to lead to beneficiaries not receiving their checks and possibly the end of this 89 year old institution. Lawson describes how people can join the struggle to s…
(2025-03-25). Relentless U.S. airstrikes hit Houthi stronghold in Sa'dah, Yemen. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Yemeni sources report a wave of U.S. airstrikes targeting Sa'dah, the Houthi stronghold in northern Yemen, as part of an ongoing military campaign. The attacks, which have continued since March 15 following U.S. President Donald Trump's directive for intensified strikes, show no sign of slowing.On Monday, a series of overnight airstrikes hit multiple locations across Yemen. One attack in the capital, Sana'a, killed at least one person and injured over a dozen others. A residential building in the Ma'in district of Asir, west of Sana'a, was also bombed, causing civilian casualties.The U.S. claims its str…
(2025-03-25). Why Is The US Group Chat On Houthi Attack Plans So Concerning? A Military Operations Expert Explains #Group #Chat #Houthi #Attack #Plans #Concerning? #Military #Operations #Expert #Explains #Facebook #Twitter #Meta #Instagram #TikTok. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | A report in The Atlantic today sent shockwaves through Washington and beyond: senior US officials shared military operations for a bombing campaign against Houthi rebels …
(2025-03-25). Canada says faces election interference threats from China and India. geo.tv
(2025-03-25). Mia Khalifa breaks down in tears after seeing her own photo. albawaba.com
ALBAWABA – Mia Khalifa gets emotional seeing her photo.When former adult film star and social media sensation Mia Khalifa saw her photograph displayed at the Hayward Art Gallery in London, United Kingdom, she lost control of her emotions and became overcome with emotion. During the event, which she documented on her Instagram Story, she was seen sobbing uncontrollably as she stood in front of the artwork that featured her face.The 31-year-old Khalifa expressed her profound appreciation for the opportunity to be a part of a prominent art institution. Being able to see myself in a setting like this is quite dauntin…
(2025-03-25). Trump announces harsh 25% tariffs on nations purchasing Venezuelan oil. geo.tv
Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Indiana, Pennsylvania, US, September 23, 2024. — ReutersUS President Donald Trump Monday announced a 25% tariff on imports from countries that purchase Venezuelan oil and gas, a move that could impact major economies such as China and India…
(2025-03-25). Masking during Covid was nothing to do with public health. onlineopinion.com.au Commonsense should have alerted many people to the perils of public wearing masks for any length of time.
(2025-03-25). 'Nazis got better treatment': Judge slams Trump administration over deportations. geo.tv
Venezuelan migrants arrive on a flight after being deported from the United States, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 24, 2025. — Reuters
(2025-03-25). Russian-US talks on Ukraine war conclude after 12-hour long session in KSA. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- The latest round of negotiations between Russia and the United States regarding the Ukraine war wrapped up after a record 12-hour session in Saudi Arabia on Monday. This meeting, the longest in a series of diplomatic efforts since February 18, involved senior officials from both nations, including Russia's Foreign Minister and the U.S. Secretary of State.According to reports, Moscow and Washington coordinated a joint statement, set for release on Tuesday. Before the talks, Russian delegate Grigory Karasin expressed hope that they could resolve "at least one issue," though he refrained from specifying wh…
(2025-03-25). Trump criticises his Colorado portrait but praises one sent by Putin. geo.tv
Trump's portrait in Colorado. — X@trump_repost/FileUS President Donald Trump has received a new portrait from Russian President Vladimir Putin, just as he publicly ridiculed an existing painting of himself displayed in Colorado's State Capitol, BBC reported. While…
(2025-03-25). Afghan women risk Taliban wrath over hair trade. geo.tv
Afghan women wait to receive food aid from a nongovernmental organisation in Kabul on January 17, 2023. — AFPKABUL: Until Taliban authorities took power in Afghanistan, women like Fatima were able to freely sell their hair to be made into wigs, bringing in crucial cash.But a…
(2025-03-25). Large-scale electricity generation. onlineopinion.com.au Reliable, available 24/7 and affordable electricity underpins our economy and is critical to our future prosperity (if we have one as a sovereign nation).
(2025-03-25). How can Africa achieve inclusive and equitable quality education? globalvoices.org
(2025-03-25). U.S. Stocks Rise On Reports Trump Will Take Targeted Approach To Tariffs #U.S. #Stocks #Rise #Reports #Trump #Take #Targeted #Approach #Tariffs #Index #Wall #Street #Nasdaq #Exchange #Trading. menafn.com (MENAFN – Baystreet) | U.S. Treasuries are falling and stocks are on the rise amid reports that U.S. President Donald Trump will take a more targeted approach with his next round of tariffs …
(2025-03-25). HSBC mulls outsourcing some fixed income trading, Bloomberg News reports. channelnewsasia.com
(2025-03-25). OpenAI COO to spearhead global growth, partnerships in expanded role, Altman says. channelnewsasia.com
(2025-03-25). X's director of engineering has left company, Verge reports. channelnewsasia.com
(2025-03-25). Brazil will beat Argentina up in World Cup qualifier, says Raphinha. channelnewsasia.com
(2025-03-25). Rodrigues re-elected to lead Brazilian FA until 2030. channelnewsasia.com
(2025-03-25). Protesters hit Istanbul streets again over Erdogan rival's arrest. channelnewsasia.com
(2025-03-25). Trump says Greenland 'maybe' in US future as territory's leaders lambast US delegation trip. channelnewsasia.com
(2025-03-25). Everything you need to know about Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump's relationship. albawaba.com
(2025-03-25). 7-year-old girl gets a tattoo, TikTok video sparks outrage. albawaba.com
ALBAWABA – A TikTok video of a 7-year-old girl reportedly getting a tattoo has sparked widespread outrage and concern with speculations from social media users on its authenticity. If true, several social media users have expressed their disbelief about the issue at hand, bringing up topics about the 7-year-old girl's parents and the tattoo artist including, child abuse, and legality. Many have also raised concerns about failed parenting, further urging authorities to jail everyone responsible for the bizarre video. 7-year-old girl gets a tattoo, TikTok video sparks outrage: Is 7 too young for a tattoo?
(2025-03-25). 'Reasons to be optimistic': UK startups boost local news scene. geo.tv
The Manchester Mill media founder and editor Joshi Herrmann works in the offices of the online newspaper serving Greater Manchester— AFP/FileOn the second floor of a London furniture store, three journalists are busy finalising the latest edition of a newsletter, covering…
(2025-03-25). Japan awards longest-serving death row inmate $1.4 million. geo.tv
The image shows former Japanese boxer Iwao Hakamada. — AFP/FileTOKYO: A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday.The payout represents 12,500…
(2025-03-25). Beautiful, Clean Coal. dailysceptic.org King coal is back. The staple fuel, now capable of being burnt cleanly via 4th generation plants, is set to once again take its rightful place in the story of human flourishing, says Tilak Doshi. And not a moment too soon.
(2025-03-25). Thai cook reveals what detention is like for Uyghurs in Thailand. globalvoices.org
A Thai cook explains the plight of Uyghur refugees in a rural detention centerOriginally published on A cook narrates the situation of detained Uyghurs in a rural detention center in Thailand. This
(2025-03-25). 23andMe is filing for bankruptcy. Here's what it means for your genetic data. whyy.org This story originally appeared on The genetic testing company 23andMe — which allows users to spit in a tube and send away the sample for a detailed DNA analysis — is filing for bankruptcy. | The California biotech firm
(2025-03-25). Trump defends Greenland visit, says 'This is friendliness, not provocation'. geo.tv
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, March 24, 2025. — Reuters
(2025-03-24). Film On Gaza Solidarity Encampments Launched Amid Crackdown On Activism. popularresistance.org A new documentary chronicling the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University will premier at the CPH: DOX Film Festival in Copenhagen on March 25, 2025. "The Encampments," a film produced by BreakThrough News and Watermelon Pictures, "challenges the dominant media narrative by revealing the true spirit of the encampments—what it felt like to be there, the emotions that fueled the students, and what motivated their drastic action," said directors Kei Pritsker and Michael T Workman. | The film was produced by nonprofit media organization BreakThrough News, Grammy-award winning musician Macklemore, and W…
(2025-03-24). Registration Center for Boao Forum 2025 starts operation. ecns.cn The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 will be held from March 25 to 28 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province.
Starmer keeps targeting Jewish people in his war on free speech and protest rights about Palestine and Israel A large crowd of protesters cheered and embraced 87yo Jewish Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos as he arrived a Charing Cross police station, where he had been summoned for police questioning over a peaceful anti-genocide march on 18 …
President Trump is working on delivering what could be a big win for U.S. arms contractors. Politico Pro reported on Thursday that the White House is currently "drafting an executive order aimed at streamlining the federal government's process of selling weapons overseas." | The text of the executive order has not yet been released, but a source familiar with the order confirmed it will boost arms contractor interests and reduce congressional oversight by stripping down parts of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), the law that governs the arms export process. | Close observers of the process say the order may…
Accusations of an apparent Nazi salute by American conservative firebrand and Jordan Bardella, president of France's anti-immigration Bannon, a former…
After a month in which President Donald J. Trump allowed Elon Musk to launch a hostile takeover of the U.S. government, dispatched his talking dummy J.D. Vance to implore Europeans to embrace neo-Nazi political parties, cut off U.S. AID to those suffering from Alzheimer's and HIV, and sent his diplomatic eunuchs to Riyadh to pay
"Climate change is the monster we made. We are Victor Frankenstein." (Climate Change: The Monster of our own Making, WashU, October 16, 2017, Michael Wysession, Professor Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was inspired by the extreme weather of 1816, also known as the "Year Without a Summer." Today's climate change is
My parents, Alex and Sylvia, grew up as Jewish Americans in NYC during the Great Depression. The Bolshevik Revolution had in part shaped the tenor of that era, but socialism had been popular in the USA before this revolutionary change. In the depression era, FDR, responding to the working-class ferment that swept up folks like my mother
While contemplating the incipient collapse of our Republic from an inside job, I dipped back into the six-volume edition of Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire that Alexander Cockburn gave me as a Christmas present years ago. Gibbon's prose style is ornate, featuring wide-ranging and winding sentences that often end abruptly, like a dagger plunging. It takes some pages—and there are entire mountain ranges of them—to get used to his baroque rhetorical rhythm. Still, once you do, the book really picks up steam and roars along through decade after decade of unrivaled i…
After two weeks of Donald Trump at the helm, it's clear the warnings about creeping fascism and America going rogue were too optimistic. The bar wasn't just low, it's six feet under, buried alongside the last remnants of US neoliberal democratic norms and illusions courtesy of Biden, Harris and Blinken. In a spectacle of diplomacy with the
President Trump's targeting of South Africa is clearly tied to his influential adviser Elon Musk and a coterie of wealthy U.S. oligarchs, "all of whom in some way or other grew up in South Africa as children." These men are known as the "PayPal Mafia" due to their involvement in the founding of the financial tech company PayPal, explains reporter Chris McGreal. McGreal, a former South Africa correspondent for The Guardian, outlines Musk's pro-apartheid and neo-Nazi family history, which appears to form the basis of his adherence to a right-wing ideology that believes white Sout…
This article is based on a chapter in the upcoming new book Ontario is experiencing unprecedented hospital capacity problems in recent years. Thousands of unplanned closures of hospital emergency departments, permanent closures of som…
What happens when a continent is torn apart by a hundred years of war, while another flourishes with trade, innovation, and unity? COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | The medieval era offers a stark contrast between Europe, struggling with feudal conflicts and the devastating Hundred Years' War, and Africa, where empires like Mali and kingdoms like Buganda …
By Thomas Sankara Centre for African Liberation and Unity — Feb 7, 2025 | In a piece written for Kawsachun News, the Thomas Sankara Centre for African Liberation and Unity shares the experience of Burkina Faso delegates in Caracas for the World Anti-Fascist International Festival which coincided with the inauguration of President Nicolás Maduro. | The towering peaks of Caracas' mountaintops captured the attention of the delegates from Burkina Faso even before their airplane hit the ground at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela. Venezuela's imposing mountainous coastline is a sharp…
It's shown with remarkable clarity, in the first 14 minutes of this video from Vanessa Beeley, on February 6. It is titled "Trump in Gaza, Jolani self-proclaimed president, south Lebanon and Russia to pay reparations, not Israel: My reports for UK Column yesterday". Whereas all of its first 14 minutes — the entirety of Beeley's …
What if the citizens of Germany during the 1930s somehow could have known in advance how World War II was going to end? Would they have bought into the lies of Hitler and the Third Reich? Would they have gone along with the wanton aggression knowing it was a suicide mission and would turn their …
The historic Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, which reached a crescendo in 2020 with the George Floyd Uprisings, has been a generation-defining political moment for many working people in the United States. Indeed, the mass demonstrations of 2020 mobilized millions, making them the largest protest movement in our country's history. | Those who once considered themselves "apolitical" then saw the value of political life. Many who considered themselves "centrists" or even "conservative" no longer identified with those labels. Progressive and socialist organizations swelled with new membership and activity, inc…
Convicted felon Donald Trump has declared war on Americans. In less than two weeks, he has become the dictator, a role he celebrated in his campaign. He is using illegal executive orders as poisoned spears against just about every program the federal government administers to advance the health, safety, and economic well-being of all Americans.
An Italian journalist was the first person to publicly proclaim that he has been targeted by Francesco Cancellato, who investigates fascism in
On Wednesday, January 31st, up to a thousand students and community members mobilized against four neo-Nazis involved in College Republicans United, a group known for sponsoring numerous events featuring white supremacists. Students linked arms and stood in front of the neo-Nazis, who had set up a table and were encouraging students to report undocumented people…
By Jean-Pierre Page In another assault on historical fact, the Western imperialist countries which organized the ceremonies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp this year refused to invite any participation from Russia. Jean-Pierre Page, a former national leader of the General Confederation of Labor . . . |
The billionaires' new administration in Washington is putting its violent and reactionary anti-migrant program into effect. Its enforcement relies on shock and awe. On force. It relies on obedience. In the end, it counts on the U.S. Armed Forces. But will all troops follow their orders, including illegal orders? Workers . . . |
When the People's March was announced for January 18th, 2025, the Communist Party USA immediately mobilized all districts to join the already strong contingent in D.C. The march would cap the strong, 60-day response to Trump's election victory, which focused on strengthening our coalitions and building a united front against his fascist agenda. It would be a show of strength against Trump and the MAGA movement's threat of mass deportations, attacks on civil, labor, and reproductive rights. We would stand with over a hundred working class organizations and parties who have been involved in the struggle for free…
Holocaust survivors on Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where Nazi Germany exterminated over 1 million Jews and other minority groups between 1940 and 1945. The commemoration comes as the number of Holocaust survivors dwindles worldwide and far-right forces gain strength across Europe and the United States. For more, we speak with Israeli American historian Raz Segal, who says the academic field of Holocaust studies has a blind spot when it comes to Israel and its actions in Palestine, from the 1948 Nakba to the genocidal assault on Gaza. "Since Octob…
OPINION | Ivy Maingi | Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the heartbeat of Uganda's economy, playing a crucial role in job creation, local innovation, and overall economic growth. Yet, in today's fast-paced digital landscape, many SMEs face challenges in adapting to the tools and platforms necessary to remain competitive. At Glovo, we believe e- commerce …
Activists say they have "tricked" Elon Musk into helping to raise thousands of pounds for causes he hates, in a new online campaign. | The People vs Elon campaign, launched on Sunday morning, collects micro-donations for UK organisations campaigning for immigrants, anti-racism, and LGBTQ+ rights, every time Elon Musk tweets. | Each time Donald Trump's efficiency tsar Musk posts on X, people who have pledged to donate give money to progressive causes. | It comes days after the world's richest man performed what was widely recognised as a Nazi salute at Donald Trump's inauguration. | With Musk's posting freque…
The Senate has confirmed former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary by just one vote. Hegseth has "very clear" ties to extreme Christian nationalism, as well as a history of alleged sexual assault and abuse. Logan Davis, a reporter in Denver, Colorado, who grew up in the same classical Christian educational movement that Hegseth is raising his family in, explains the problematic ideology that shapes it. Hegseth has endorsed leaders in the community and their beliefs that the church possesses supremacy over worldly affairs, antebellum slavery was a "beneficent American i…
"Under racial capitalism, land is treated as nothing more than a natural resource to be extracted, and violence is committed against the climate and the waters," said Leah Penniman, who runs Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York and is the author of the acclaimed book Farming While Black. Penniman's words have been echoing in
Anti-poverty report sees billionaire wealth surging as poverty is unchanged since 1990 COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On Jan.20, the global anti-poverty NGO, Oxfam International published its 2025 report. It coincided with the day business elites gathered in the Swiss resort town of Davos for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting and American billionaire, Donald …
Over more than a thousand years, Venice transformed from a modest refuge into a dominant Mediterranean power. Despite various crises and encircling empires, the Venetian Republic avoided foreign rule, revolution, and collapse. It developed an adaptable and efficient political system, building on its semi-independence from the 5th century until Napoleon's conquest in 1797. In an
A lawless madman, with cunning political skills, is at large in our White House. After less than five days in office, he has set a record for flamboyantly issued executive orders, many violative of federal statutes and the Constitution. A partial list: he has withdrawn the U.S. from the World Health Organization (e.g., damaging international