Fossil-Fueled Climate Change Left Out of Media Coverage of Hurricane Helene: Scientist Peter Kalmus
Hurricane Helene tears through the southeastern United States as scientists say climate change rapidly intensifies hurricanes ...
Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Kill More Displaced Palestinians, Journalist Wafa al-Udaini
In Gaza, Israel is continuing to attack schools where displaced Palestinians have sought shelter. Earlier today, an Israeli ...
Trita Parsi on Israel’s Nasrallah Assassination and Why Netanyahu Still Wants War with Iran
As the Middle East gets ever closer to an all-out war, we speak with Iranian American analyst and author Trita Parsi about Iran’s response in the aftermath of Israel’s assassination of longtime ...
U.K. Climate Activists Recreate Soup Attack on Van Gogh Painting After Sentencing of Original Protesters
In the U.K., climate activists from Just Stop Oil threw cans of tomato soup at two Vincent van Gogh paintings, including Sunflowers, at London’s National Gallery on Friday. The action came just hours ...
Egypt Refuses to Release Political Prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah, Extends 5-Year Sentence by 2 Years
Fattah, the country’s most prominent political prisoner. He was due to be released on Sunday after serving a five-year sentence, but his sentence has been extended by another two years. Last week, a ...
“This Must Be a Wake-up Call for Climate Justice”: Hurricane Helene’s Death Toll Nears 100
An unprecedented tragedy.” Those were the words of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper after Hurricane Helene devastated a swath of the country from Florida to Tennessee. The storm’s death toll is ...
200 People Killed in Monsoon Flooding in Nepal
In Nepal, nonstop monsoon rains and floods over the weekend killed nearly 200 people as rescue teams continue to search through the wreckage in the capital Kathmandu. People were left marooned on ...
Fire at Georgia’s BioLab Plant Leads to Mass Evacuation, Shelter-in-Place Orders
In Georgia, a fire at the BioLab chemical plant in Conyers sent massive plumes of thick smoke into the air Sunday, prompting the evacuation of some 17,000 residents and shelter-in-place orders for ...
Israel Kills Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah; Netanyahu Addresses U.N. Despite Growing Pariah Status
Lebanon is marking three days of mourning after Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah Friday in a massive attack that leveled multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a suburb south ...
Ukraine Says Putin “Waging War on Hospitals” as Conflict Grinds On
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of “waging war on hospitals” after Russia struck a hospital in the city of Sumy, killing 10 people. Meanwhile, Ukraine launched one of its ...
Over 50 Refugees Believed to Be Dead in Canary Islands Shipwreck
Spanish authorities say 48 people are missing after a boat carrying refugees from Mali, Mauritania and Senegal capsized near the Canary Islands. Nine deaths, including a child, have been confirmed.
Israeli Attack on Yemen Kills at Least 4, Injures 29
Israel also launched a large attack on Yemen’s port of Hodeidah Sunday, one day after the Houthis fired a missile at Tel Aviv. The Yemeni Health Ministry said at least four people were killed and 29 ...