Tax Freedom Day Underestimates How Long You Work for the Government

A period of relative calm on Monday gave way to Israeli troops in Nabatieh al-Fawqa opening fire on a group of workers with a bulldozer who were reportedly clearing the roadways in the area, killing two and wounding two others. The IDF declared them “terrorists.” The newest report from the Lebanese Health Ministry reported 17 […]

Among the towns and villages impacted by Israel’s incursions into southwest Syria, few have had more problems than Jabata al-Khashab. The village, in northern Quneitra Governorate, is within the UNDOF demilitarized zone and subsequently is de facto occupied by the Israeli military, who seized much of the UNDOF zone starting at the end of 2024. […]

Second Chinese 'Combat' Patrol Buzzes Taiwan Within Days, On Heels Of Xi-Trump Summit In the wake of this month's Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, and as a 'paused' but still looming major US-approved weapons deal and transfer to Taipei is set to go forward, China is stepping up military patrols near and around the self-ruled island of Taiwan. Taiwan's military is currently on high alert, having on Tuesday dispatched ships and fighter jets to monitor the second Chinese "joint combat readiness patrol" in a week near the island. In a fresh post on X,...