Ex-CIA Analyst Warns Hegseth's Claim Of "Ironclad" Hormuz Blockade Deeply Misleading 

Since Israel started its “new” war against Lebanon at the beginning of the month, over 1,000 people have been killed. The formal numbers from the Lebanese Health Ministry say that includes 79 women, 118 children, and at least 40 healthcare workers. The healthcare workers are a growing problem, as Amnesty International issued a new report […]

Costa Rica's President Cuts Off Diplomatic Ties With Cuban Regime Authored by Kimberlyh Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves revealed Wednesday that his government has ceased recognizing the legitimacy of Cuba’s communist regime and ordered the Cuban embassy in San José to close. The Costa Rican embassy in Havana, Cuba, on March 18, 2026. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images In a press conference in Peñas Blancas during the inauguration of new U.S.-donated mobile drug scanners at the northern border with Nicaragua, Chaves said the decision was a...

Headlines shifted by the hour, but the stakes stayed high. We start with the last U.S.-Russia arms control guardrail, New START, and ask a simple question with massive consequences: extend the treaty and keep limits plus inspections alive, or gamble everything on a brand-new deal that tries to rope in China. We break down why […]