The United Arab Emirates‘s aggressive stance against Iran was the culmination of a 15-year process that saw the transformation of the Gulf state from a minor Middle East player into a major military and geopolitical force. In the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the UAE unexpectedly found itself bearing the brunt of retaliatory assaults, being targeted […]

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, led by Trump foe Alvin Bragg, has opened an investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) over sexual assault allegations made by one of his former staffers. Swalwell was accused of having sex with an ex-staffer in his hotel bed while she was intoxicated, preventing her from giving consent. The alleged […]

Pope Leo XIV issued his harshest condemnation of the Iran war yet, indirectly slamming the United States as a perpetrator of the “demonic cycle of evil” that is fueling the conflict. His critical remarks came during an evening prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday at the same time that U.S. negotiators, led by […]

Comedian and late-night talk show host Bill Maher warned about the rise of antisemitism and how groups with otherwise fundamentally opposing views are united on the issue. “It’s pretty scary when those two groups are somehow aligned on this issue and no other issue,” Maher said on Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday. Maher […]