France, Italy Are Latest NATO Allies To Break Ranks, Block US Military Flights For Iran War

Iran Strikes Should End In Regime Change, Senate Majority Leader Says, Ahead Of War Powers Vote Senate Majority Leader John Thune has made the maximalist hawkish US case on Iran, saying that any authorized strikes should result in nothing less than regime change in Tehran. "In my view, if you’re going to do something there, you better well make it about getting new leadership and regime change," the leading Republican Senator said Thursday. "If you’re going to take some sort of action, I think you want to achieve a result that actually...

Japan Tops Canada As World's Most Polite Nation What makes a country “polite”—and which ones stand out globally? A new survey of over 4,600 respondents by Remitly reveals a clear frontrunner. Japan alone captured more than 35% of all votes, far ahead of every other country on the list. As Visual Capitalist's Gabriel Cohen shows in the chart below, the ranking highlights how perceptions of politeness vary worldwide, while also revealing strong regional patterns across Europe and Asia. Perceptions of politeness can shape everything from tourism experiences to international business relationships. For travelers, these rankings often...

President Donald Trump said that he was sending his son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff to Qatar for discussions with Iran. The President claimed the talks were coming at Tehran’s request.  “IRAN HAS REQUESTED A MEETING. IT WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW IN DOHA!” the President wrote on Truth Social Monday. The Iranian Embassy in […]