Should India Worry About the Mecca Pact?

The agreement is not directed against India, but it alters the strategic environment in which India-Pakistan relations play out.

Not seen with the naked eye: NYC forecast calls for a partial solar eclipse

From about 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. a sliver of the sun will be covered by the moon. [ more › ]

August 11, 2026

Jeff Goodell; Madhumita Murgia; Refik Anadol; Evan Osnos

Will the Future Be Made in China?

Evan Osnos discusses the race between China and the U.S.

FURIOUS World Leaders FREEZE OUT Trump and FORM NEW NATO!!!

Strong arm, weak case? Small law firm fighting Frank Azar over trademark

The Strong Arm isn't afraid to wrestle over his catchphrase. The post Strong arm, weak case? Small law firm fighting Frank Azar over trademark appeared…

Gaza Tribunal Co-Chairs MP Jeremy Corbyn, Neve Gordon & Shahd Hammouri on U.K. Complicity in Genocide

From London, we revisit the Gaza Tribunal, an independent, nongovernmental inquiry into the United Kingdom’s complicity in the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. The…

Nigeria pushes for strong pharmaceutical partnerships to boost local manufacturing

NIGERIA’S pharmaceutical sub-sector is seeking collaboration with international pharmaceutical companies as part of efforts to strengthen local manufacturing capacity and reduce dependence on imported medicines,…

Trump Just Lost Everything Now He’s Crying

Trump CAN’T HIDE from PLUMMETING Economic Data & Attacks Fed Gov Lisa Cook For the Second Time!!!

Trump Faces Global Isolation as New Security Alliances Emerge

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on world leaders ditching Trump and US-led alliances to form their own regional security arrangements and Meiselas highlights the how…

Democracy Now! 2026-08-12 Wednesday

Headlines for August 12, 2026; Gaza Tribunal Co-Chairs MP Jeremy Corbyn, Neve Gordon & Shahd Hammouri on U.K. Complicity in Genocide

Fresh call for Europe to back climate action rather than war

A new report by Allianz SE says that the pressing issue of climate breakdown could be set to cost Europe €800 billion by 2030 —…

Dem establishment strikes back: Crowley defeats Hong in Wisconsin

U.S. fires on ship breaking its blockage of Iranian ports: ‘No one is in control’ of Hormuz 

Democrats just shocked everyone in Wisconsin

BIG WEEK: Cat Video Fest, Deaf Dance Fest, DJ Dan Tribute, Oakland Pride…

Matmos, Masc heroes, 'Otra Onda/Otra Vez,' Pizza, Bagel, and Beer Fest, 'Little Shop of Horrors,' more to do! The post BIG WEEK: Cat Video Fest,…

Israeli army demolishes apartment of Palestinian killed by soldiers

Police ban Amotekun, others from Osun governorship poll

THE Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said non-state security outfits, including Amotekun, vigilante groups, hunters’ associations and community-based security groups, would not be allowed to…

HRF reclassifies Nigeria from fully to hybrid authoritarian after ICIR report

THE Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has changed Nigeria’s classification on its Tyranny Tracker from “fully authoritarian” to “hybrid authoritarian”, after The ICIR report. The change…