Al Jazeera - English NEW 18 minutes ago ‘No popular support’: China warns against government change in Iran Beijing calls for Iran's sovereignty to be respected and demands 'immediate stop to military operations' in Middle East. Read article
NYT - World about 3 hours ago Gen Z-Backed Rapper Is on Course to Lead Nepal With Landslide Win Balendra Shah, the onetime rap artist and former mayor of the country’s capital, is on course to become the country’s next prime minister. Read article
Al Jazeera - English about 4 hours ago Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah’s RSP heads for poll landslide in Nepal Shah's party represents a reformist wave reshaping the Himalayan nation's politics since last year’s youth-led uprising. Read article
NYT - World about 4 hours ago In Russia’s Former Capital, Restoring the Past to Survive the Present With political activism off-limits, residents of St. Petersburg are finding purpose and community in the “politics of small deeds,” repairing and cleaning architectural treasures. Read article
BBC News - World about 4 hours ago Rapper-politician Balendra Shah unseats Nepal's ex-PM as he heads for victory Thursday's general election was the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government in September. Read article
NYT - World about 5 hours ago Trump Assembles a New Coalition to ‘Eradicate’ Cartels At a gathering in Florida, the president asked the leaders of a dozen Latin American and Caribbean nations to help the U. S. Read article
NYT - World about 9 hours ago Iranian President’s Apology to Neighboring Gulf States Showcases Leadership Rifts Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian president, apologized for Iranian strikes on Gulf states before backtracking after criticism from other Iranian leaders. Despite his remarks, Iran has continued its attacks. Read article
Al Jazeera - English about 10 hours ago Zelenskyy offers Saudi Arabia’s MBS help countering Iranian drones Ukraine's president seeks leverage with low-cost interceptors, as US and Gulf nations burn through Patriot missiles. Read article
Al Jazeera - English about 10 hours ago Trump oversees return of US troops killed in Iranian drone strike US President Donald Trump attended the “dignified transfer” of six US Army soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike. Read article
Al Jazeera - English about 13 hours ago UAE president says prepared to confront ‘threats’ as Iran attacks continue Iran's judiciary chief contradicts earlier apology to Gulf, warns of ‘heavy attacks’ on areas ‘at disposal of enemy'. Read article
NYT - World about 18 hours ago At Trump’s Summit in Miami, Bolivia Makes a Political U-turn Toward the U.S. For the past two decades, Bolivia resisted U. S. Read article
BBC News - World 1 day ago Russian strike on Kharkiv apartment block kills ten Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says other people - including children - are injured as rescuers continue to search through rubble. Read article
NYT - World 1 day ago Trump Echoes F.D.R. and Grant in Calling for ‘Unconditional Surrender’ President Trump demanded that Iran capitulate in the war with the United States, invoking a phrase made famous by statesmen and generals. Read article
NYT - World 1 day ago As Trump Focuses on Cuba, DOJ Seeks Charges Against Its Leaders The order could set the stage for a drive for regime change in Cuba, a goal President Trump has expressed. Read article
NYT - World 1 day ago Pakistani Man Is Found Guilty of Plot to Kill Trump Backed by Iran A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Asif Merchant on Friday of planning to kill American politicians, in a scheme backed by the Iranian government. Mr. Read article
BBC News - World 1 day ago After Iran, will Trump turn his eyes to Cuba? During a White House event with the Inter Miami CF soccer team, the US president said the island was “ready to fall”. Read article
TechCrunch 1 day ago Nintendo sues the US government for a refund on tariffs This lawsuit comes after a Supreme Court decision struck down some of the president's sweeping tariffs, which had impacted Nintendo and thousands of other companies. Read article
NYT - World 1 day ago From 1984: Indira Gandhi, Born to Politics, Left Her Own Imprint on India The dominant figure in Indian politics for nearly two decades, she was elected prime minister four times before being assassinated by her bodyguards. Read article
NYT - World 1 day ago Christine Keeler, Central Figure in British ‘Scandal of the Century,’ Is Dead at 75 News of her affair with the government minister John Profumo and other revelations set England abuzz in the early 1960s. Read article
NYT - World 1 day ago From 1978: Golda Meir, 80, Dies in Jerusalem; Israelis Acclaim ‘Stalwart Lioness’ Once a teacher in Milwaukee, she climbed the ranks of the Labor Party to become Israel’s first female prime minister. Read article
NYT - World 2 days ago Lebanon at ‘Tipping Point’ as It Seeks to Disarm Hezbollah The country is waiting to see if the government seizes on this moment to disarm the Iranian-backed armed group and how the militants will respond. Read article
NYT - World 2 days ago Jamil Jivani, a Friend of JD Vance, Channels Charlie Kirk in Canada Jamil Jivani, a Conservative rookie member of Parliament, follows an American playbook to win over young men on college campuses. Read article
BBC News - Technology 8 days ago Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic in battle over AI use The move announced on social media comes after a standoff between Anthropic's boss and the US Department of Defense. Read article
