Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary — a major victory for progressives

It’s a clear signal that the ascendant left can win primaries in key battlegrounds and carries massive implications for 2028.

politico.com

It's unlikely to happen, but who could get rid of Putin?

Podcast Episode · The Global Agora · August 4 · 26m

podcasts.apple.com

Taiwan launches major war games to test command flexibility

Taiwan began major military drills on Wednesday to test commanders' ability to ​fight on the fly when enemy movements defy expectations, while temporarily limiting internet access for the first time, ...

reuters.com

Russian ballistic missile attack kills 15, injures 51 in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue

A massive Russian ballistic missile and drone attack killed 15 people and injured 51 others in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported overnight ...

kyivindependent.com

Gen-Z CJP protest: Why India's youth anger has become PM Modi's biggest challenge

India has the biggest youth population in the world but few are able to find good jobs despite rising education levels.

bbc.com

Ceuta reveals migration policies hypocrisies and far-right-fuelled fears – CEPS

On 30 July, between 50 000 and 60 000 people tried to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa. At least 88 died and many remain missing. What these e

ceps.eu

It's unlikely to happen, but who could get rid of Putin? by The Global Agora

Is Vladimir Putin's grip on power weakened amid Ukrainian strikes? Can we expect a big mobilization in Russia? Will the upcoming Duma elections be totally faked? And while it's unlikely to happen, who...

podcasters.spotify.com

Europe's ebbing rivers pose double threat to energy and economy | Euractiv

Once-reliable waterways have turned into liabilities

euractiv.com

Exclusive: Inside Ukraine's 2-year effort to secure Patriot missile production

As U.S. President Donald Trump backs away from giving Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot air defense missiles, Ukrainian officials say Kyiv had a chance to solve the problem years ago — but Washingto...

kyivindependent.com

Defense ministry launches new spy agency in overhaul

South Korea’s Defense Ministry created a new counterintelligence unit to replace the disbanded command criticized for political interference and to counter espionage, terrorism and cyber threats.

koreajoongangdaily.com

British WWII mine discovered in Slovakia’s Danube

Bomb disposal experts secured and removed the naval mine near Virt before river traffic was allowed to resume on Monday afternoon.

spectator.sme.sk

Are Trump’s most blatant authoritarian moves backfiring? | Jan-Werner Müller

The president’s methods, from ‘flooding the zone’ with scandals to prioritizing loyalty over competence, could ultimately weaken rather than strengthen him

theguardian.com

Hungary leans on EU grid after nuclear plant shutdown | Euractiv

Budapest urged households to cut electricity use as import costs surge

euractiv.com

Is Ireland’s unprotected ocean the weak link in European defence?

Russian presence in Irish waters underscores the fact that, rather than being out of sight and out of mind, the country is on the frontline

theguardian.com

The Kremlin Is Bullying More Russians Into Fighting in Ukraine

Russia is strong-arming more fighting-age men into military service as voluntary recruitment stalls and Moscow’s initiative in Ukraine falters.

wsj.com

Spain's Ceuta navigates aftermath of border surge as most migrants return home

Ceuta was returning to normal over the weekend after an unprecedented migrant surge that saw up to 60,000 people enter the tiny Spanish exclave from Morocco in just two days. But with at least 72 migr...

france24.com

‘This is where democracy beats totalitarianism’: Ukraine’s drone strike force takes the fight to Russia

Exclusive: at a launch site in the Ukrainian countryside, members of the elite ‘Magyar’s Birds’ brigade are turning Russia’s vast size into a weakness

theguardian.com

How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners

An unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collecting and aggregating vast amounts of private data.

nytimes.com

How Russian drones are making routine stops for gas on Ukraine’s roads deadly

The drive back from Ukraine's front line had become familiar to Frida Stoltz. After another aid mission, the 37-year-old Swedish volunteer and her team stopped to refuel in the town of Pyriatyn in Pol...

kyivindependent.com

Trump offering early access to online posts in move seen as corruption

Truth Social, where Trump’s account is by far the largest, to offer users early access for up to $100,000 per month

theguardian.com

Strong El Nino 'adding fuel to a planet already on fire', warns UN chief

UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday that a strengthening El Niño is intensifying an already worsening climate crisis, saying the weather phenomenon is "adding fuel to a planet alrea...

france24.com

Alone at the border: Ceuta and Europe’s solidarity failure – European Council on Foreign Relations

By failing to show solidarity with a member state under pressure, the EU is encouraging Morocco and others to keep using migration as a tool of coercion.

ecfr.eu

Patriot Debate Deepens As Bacon Questions Trump Shift, Senate Moves On Ukraine Arms

US President Donald Trump's decision to step back from his earlier pledge to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors has prompted renewed debate in Washington over the future directi...

rferl.org

Trump Offers Word-Salad Gibberish To Explain His Position On Patriot Missiles For Ukraine

The president publicly said three weeks ago that he would let Ukraine build its own anti-missile interceptors. Now he says maybe not.

sg.news.yahoo.com

A View from the CT Foxhole: Vanda Felbab-Brown, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Vanda Felbab-Brown is a senior fellow in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution. She is also the director of Brookings’ Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors and co-director of the Africa Security ...

ctc.westpoint.edu

Trump, Miller seize on migrant crisis in Spain as midterm warning

President Trump and White House Deputy Chief for Policy Stephen Miller are warning that Spain’s Ceuta migrant crisis could be a reality for Americans if Democrats win in future elections. Some 60,0…

thehill.com

Mass sea crossings to Spain’s Ceuta enclave prompt EU anti-migrant panic

Spain's North African enclave had long been a migrant hotspot, with its local sea known as a 'cemetery' to locals. But a sudden increase in arrivals on Thursday, leaving 27 dead, has prompted EU talk ...

euobserver.com

We shouldn't call people monsters, says genocide scholar when talking about Srebrenica, Ukraine, Gaza... by The Global Agora

Hariz Halilovich was born in Srebrenica. He is an award-winning social anthropologist, author, and a Professor of Global Studies at RMIT University in Melbourne. His research has focused on place-base...

podcasters.spotify.com