The Sy Hersh effect: killing the messenger, ignoring the message

These Are The Best (And Worst) Countries For LGBTQ+ Travelers In order to help LGBTQ+ tourists travel safely, the German portal Spartacus started publishing the Gay Travel Index in 2012. In the 2026 edition, the ranking compared 217 countries and territories based on the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people in each location. As Statista's Anna Fleck details below, according to the index, Iceland is considered the safest and most open place for LGBT+ travelers in 2026, having scored 14 points, followed by Malta and Spain in joint second...

The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said on Tuesday that US and Israeli strikes have damaged or destroyed more than 82,000 “civilian units” in Iran since the war was launched on February 28. The IRCS said the targets hit included 62,440 residential units, 19,187 commercial buildings, 481 schools, 281 medical facilities, and 17 IRCS centers. […]

The US military has bombed a port on Iran’s Qeshm island in the Strait of Hormuz as well as the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, a US official told Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin, in what is likely the resumption of full-scale war in the region. The official claimed to Griffin that the US […]