AI slopper in chief: Trump turns to social media amid tough questions As the US president struggles to end his Iran war, and approval ratings hit new lows, he leans on a familiar gambit The Guardian - US · Aug 27
Trump, who famously got out of the draft for bone spurs, shares image of himself as a general The president famously avoided being drafted into the Vietnam War, receiving five deferrals, including one for bone spurs in his heels The Independent UK · Aug 5
Japan sees largest protest in support of pacifist constitution as PM Takaichi pushes revisions Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi has called for discussions to revise the constitution, saying it should ‘reflect the demands of the times’ The Guardian - AU · May 4
The Least Psychedelic President in History Supports Psychedelic Research More Than Any of His Predecessors Donald Trump is an unlikely but powerful champion of drug reform. Reason · Apr 21
Winston Peters wants to be Pacific's Trump whisperer A year after the United States withdrew billions of dollars in foreign assistance, New Zealand is hopeful it can coax fresh investment into the Pacific region. AAP · Feb 27
From October 7, 2023 to October 13, 2025 Blessed are You, L-rd our G‑d, King of the Universe, who has granted us life, sustained us and enabled us to reach this occasion. Reason · Oct 14, 2025
30 Striking Photos That Capture Iconic Moments In History History isn’t limited only to books; it’s also captured in powerful images. These 30 photos captured moments in history so emotional, striking, and shocking that they still resonate today. Bored Panda · Oct 9, 2025
Trump just became first US president to drop the F-bomb on live TV. But he’s not the first to be caught cursing Donald Trump may have crossed a new line but he isn’t the only potty-mouthed president, a tradition that dates all the way back to Abraham Lincoln The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025
Trump tells German leader D-Day ‘was not a pleasant day for you’ as chancellor is forced to school him on Nazis German leader forced to correct president that end of Second World War was part of his country’s ‘liberation’ from Nazism The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025
The secret to Ukraine’s battlefield successes against Russia – it knows wars are never won in the past The iconoclastic American general Douglas Macarthur once said that “wars are never won in the past”. The Conversation · Jun 4, 2025
Steve Bannon mocks Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos as Trump ‘supplicants’ making an ‘official surrender’ Trump’s former White House strategist fires latest volley in MAGA civil war as he compares tech titans to Imperial Japan’s generals giving their unconditional surrender The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2025
Under Trump, military faces a crisis This won't be the first time politics has endangered our professional military. What can we learn from the past? Salon · Jan 12, 2025
Family pay tribute to 'much loved' Yes Biker who died after lorry collision THE family of a man who died after being hit by a lorry in Oban have paid tribute to the “much loved brother and uncle” ... The National (Scotland) · Jul 2, 2024
Things are not going to get better as long as oligarchs rule the roost in our democracies If we want the kind of fair, functioning state Britain saw post-1945, we need to take on the economic powers that wrecked it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024
WEKU · Mar 14, 2024 West Point axed 'duty, honor, country' from its mission statement. Conservatives fumed The three iconic words remain the motto of the U.S. military academy. But an update to its mission statement, where the words had appeared for 26 years, has sparked outrage among conservatives online.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024 Judgement at Tokyo by Gary J Bass review – of war crimes and punishment A detailed and sharply observed account of the 1946-1948 Tokyo trials – proceedings that were implicitly racist and hypocritical, and with a prosecution team that was led by a ‘blundering alcoholic’
Salon · Dec 24, 2023 Trump vs. military: Grave danger ahead Civil-military relations will be tested as never before in a second Trump term. The time to think about that is now
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023 The universal rules of war that emerged after 1945 are being broken – and not just in the Middle East The world’s agreement to protect civilians was never perfect. But that’s no excuse for leaders in Russia, the US and the UK to row back from it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
Total Film · Jul 27, 2023 Here's what happened to everyone after Oppenheimer – to save you going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole What happened after the credits rolled?
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022 The Battle at Water Gate Bridge review – gung-ho Chinese war epic takes on Uncle Sam With its wooden script and earnest tone, Tsui Hark’s government-sanctioned Chinese war epic may not win many hearts and minds
The Conversation · Nov 10, 2022 Remembering the veterans who marched on DC to demand bonuses during the Depression, only to be violently driven out by active-duty soldiers The Bonus Army March is a forgotten footnote of American history.
The Independent UK · May 14, 2022 EXPLAINER: Why frustration lingers in Okinawa 50 years later Okinawa on Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 1972, ending 27 years of U.S. rule after one of the bloodiest World War II ground battles was fought on the southern Japanese island