submitted by pete_link to worldnews
15 points | 1 comments
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/democrats-israel-genocide/
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/47417775
[May 14, 2026 [good article that outlines various (dishonest) approaches by centrist Democratic politicians to Democratic voters’ antipathy to Israel.]
Wendy Sherman, who served as deputy secretary of State under the Biden…
submitted by pete_link to worldnews
12 points | 1 comments
https://world-outlook.com/2026/05/05/trumps-may-1-escalation-against-cuba-signals-danger-of-military-aggression/
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/46923628
May 5, 2026
While millions marched across Cuba on International Workers’ Day, “the regime of Donald Trump chose to intensify its economic war on the heroic island nation. This…
submitted by pete_link to worldnews
25 points | 2 comments
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-navy-supercarrier-food-shortages
submitted by pete_link to worldnews
36 points | 4 comments
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/07/world/iran-war-trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.ZFA.cXmt.hR5wRwPj77gQ
April 7, 2026
submitted by pete_link to publichealth
1 points | 0 comments
https://peertube.world/w/7Li2JGyMsh5FFDkYvPsJGi
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/45503496
[a video about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]
Duration - 8:28Belly of the Beast’s Liz Oliva Fernández and Drop Site’s Ryan Grim recently visited the William Soler Pediatric Hospital in Havana where they spoke with…
submitted by pete_link to politics
562 points | 94 comments
https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-kings-nationwide-rallies
submitted by pete_link to worldnews
53 points | 4 comments
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-trump-witkoff-ceasefire-negotiation
March 27, 2026
Over the past week, both the U.S. and Iran delivered frameworks to mediators aimed at ending the ongoing war. The Trump administration is now insisting that its framework must be the basis for any negotiations, a high-level Iranian official told…
submitted by pete_link to worldnews
78 points | 5 comments
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-cuba-doctors-trump-33b9459c0dabdc6d8ef50cf782096e98
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/45027357
March 25, 2026
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday said Mexico will continue to have Cuban doctors work in the country at a time when other nations across the Americas…
submitted by pete_link to worldnews
23 points | 4 comments
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-war-trump-witkoff-araghchi
March 16, 2026
As the Axios report spread, Araghchi took to X to deny the White House’s claims. “My last contact with Mr. Witkoff was prior to his employer’s decision to kill diplomacy with another illegal military attack on Iran. Any claim to the contrary appears geared…
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61 points | 6 comments
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/qatar-warns-iran-war-could-bring-down-world-economies
6 March 2026 10:46 GMT
Updated: 08:30 ET
Qatar has warned that the US-Israeli war on Iran could “bring down” the world’s economies.
The Qatari energy minister said the Israeli-US attacks in the region and Iran’s retaliation could shut down all…
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65 points | 6 comments
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-minab-elementary-girls-school-bombing-schoolgirls-killed-us-israel-war
A scene of devastation in Minab, Iran, as parents waited to know the fate of their young daughters after the bombing of a girls’ elementary school killed over 100.
Feb. 28, 2026
[eyewitness accounts from Minab and Tehran]
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44 points | 18 comments
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/china-has-sent-attack-drones-iran-it-discusses-ballistic-missile-sales
Feb. 27, 2026
China is delivering “offensive” weapons as well as additional “defensive” arms to Iran, with the US on the cusp of launching an attack on the Islamic Republic, three officials familiar with the matter told Middle…
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167 points | 63 comments
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-us-nuclear-military-buildup-trump-khamenei
Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain
Feb 18, 2026
A former senior U.S. intelligence official who is an informal advisor to the Trump administration on Middle East policy told Drop Site that, based on his discussions with current officials, he assesses an…
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43 points | 4 comments
https://www.972mag.com/wp-content/themes/rgb/newsletter.php?page_id=8§ion_id=190353
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/43249696
from +972’s Sunday Recap
+972Magazine [published in Israel]
Feb. 15, 2026Also:
- ‘I would never do it again’: Inside the struggle to enter and leave Gaza
- Released into exile,…
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106 points | 5 comments
https://world-outlook.com/2026/02/13/bad-bunny-joins-pro-immigrant-protests/
Feb. 13, 2026
“Before I say thanks to God, I’m gonna say: ICE out!” proclaimed trap and reggaeton artist Bad Bunny on February 1, while accepting the Grammy award for best urban music album.
The crowd inside the show, which took place in Los Angeles,…
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7 points | 0 comments
https://peertube.world/w/5CpxxfSjFR38HpTXVBqJRF
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/42949956
[from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]
As the U.S. oil blockade of Cuba continues, Cuban civil aviation authorities have warned international airlines that jet fuel on the island has run out. Long-haul flights will now be forced to…