Kurdistan’s unpaid wages: A crisis of trust and federalism

2025-07-14T20:55:59+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News The prolonged failure to disburse public sector salaries in the Kurdistan Region has pushed Baghdad-Erbil relations to a critical juncture. With over... Read more »

How Nigel Farage and Reform UK are winning over women | Politics News

Reform UK is on the march. Following a barnstorming performance in this year’s local elections, they are now the most successful political party on TikTok, engaging younger audiences. But most of their... Read more »

Trump gives Vladimir Putin 50-day deadline to end conflict or face sanctions, tariffs

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the move and expressed gratitude to Trump and the American people after he was briefed on the plans in Kyiv on Monday by former US general Keith... Read more »

Can Elon Musk’s Chatbot Take on Russian Propaganda on X?

Recently, Ukrainian users of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) noticed that the chatbot Grok had begun to boldly “crush” Russian propaganda. Not only that – it was openly expressing pro-Ukrainian... Read more »

Rights Defenders Criticize Upcoming Rollout of National Internet ID System

Last summer, the Chinese government released a proposal for a national internet ID system. The proposal was met with strong opposition, which was heavily censored online. (See CDT’s past coverage for examples.)... Read more »

A history of the Grand Canyon Lodge, destroyed by wildfire : NPR

The view from the rebuilt Grand Canyon Lodge, the sole hotel on the canyon’s North Rim. It was destroyed in a wildfire over the weekend, nearly a century after the original burned... Read more »

Best Israeli horror films to add to your watch list

While Israel may be better known for its dramatic films and documentaries, the country has produced some notable entries in the horror genre too.  From psychological thrillers to supernatural tales deeply rooted... Read more »

Alberta surpasses U.S. in confirmed measles cases with more than 1,300 since March

EDMONTON — Alberta has surpassed the United States in confirmed measles cases, after 30 new cases were diagnosed over the weekend. The province reported Monday that it has seen 1,314 cases since... Read more »

Wes Streeting says doctors’ strikes ‘a gift to Nigel Farage’ | Politics News

Wes Streeting has stepped up his war of words with junior doctors by telling Labour MPs that strikes would be “a gift to Nigel Farage”. In a hard-hitting speech to the Parliamentary... Read more »

How Trump’s ex-wife Marla Maples helped birth the wellness movement reshaping America

The call came unexpectedly. Marla Maples was on a cruise ship off the coast of Alaska when she got word her former husband, Donald Trump, had narrowly survived an assassination attempt. Not... Read more »