Iranian Negotiators in Qatar for Third Day of Talks, Tehran Offers to Reopen Strait of Hormuz in Two Days

FBI Director Kash Patel Files $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against The Atlantic, Reporter FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit Monday against The Atlantic magazine and its national-security reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick, escalating a high-profile clash over a Friday article that alleged Patel's "erratic behavior,” excessive drinking, and unexplained absences have alarmed colleagues and raised national-security concerns. FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice on Dec. 4, 2025. Daniel Heuer/AFP In the complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,...

Poland's Planned Megaport Is Part Of Its Regional Power Play Authored by Andrew Korybko, Poland will become indispensable to Czechia, Slovakia, Austria, and Hungary’s global trade upon the completion of this project, thus securing their place within its “sphere of influence” and reducing the likelihood that German-backed Ukraine “poaches” them as part of their rivalry for regional leadership. “Notes From Poland” reported that “Poland has begun construction of a 10 billion zloty (€2.3 billion) deepwater port and container terminal in the city of Świnoujście, near the German border…The facility will also be...

US Africa Command has launched at least 68 airstrikes in Somalia this year, the command told Antiwar.com in an email on Tuesday, putting it on track to break the record for annual US airstrikes in the country that the Trump administration set last year at 124. President Trump oversaw a dramatic escalation of US airstrikes […]