Politics

Iran war likely to drag on for another six months, ex-US defense secretary warns

Leon Panetta tells Guardian US is risking ‘forever war’ and says Pentagon ‘turmoil’ sending message of weakness

Game on: November elections kick into high gear with control of Congress in the balance

Trump is unpopular and inflation is still high – and Democrats are looking to use that to their advantage

Colleges Caused Their Own Demographic Nightmare

American colleges and universities are panicking, for good reason.

Japan's Strategic Turn

The country is taking once-unthinkable steps to ensure its own defense.

Far-right AfD wins historic victory in German state election

The AfD is now Germany's most popular party nationally, polling at 28% according to a recent INSA poll, comfortably ahead of the conservatives at 20%.

'It leaves holes inside of you': graphic novel aims to remember the history and horror of genocide

Dana Mashoian Walrath’s The Book of Genocides is an audacious and personal new look at genocides from Germany to Palestine

The US-Saudi nuclear deal needs improvement

The United States and Saudi Arabia are in the final stages of a landmark nuclear arrangement. But a pact between longtime allies must not become a backdoor for America’s enemies. Congress must demand that the administration make the classified agreement public and put essential safeguards in place.

US strikes three Iranian tankers after failed Iranian attack on naval ships

The United States struck three Iranian crude oil tankers on Saturday after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships operating in regional waters, according to U.S. Central Command.

Tupac Trial Spotlights Decades of US Police Failures in Solving the Case

Police received information nearly immediately after the killing. It took Las Vegas police 27 years to make an arrest

U.K.'s Nigel Farage said he "wasn't listening" during donation scandal conversation filmed covertly

September 6, 2026 / 2:04 AM EDT / CBS News

Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests

Taraneh Rahimi was told prison guards would rape her sister, Romina, if she did not sign a confession

Falklands row shows urgent need to commit to 3% target, says Labour defence committee chair

Exclusive: Tan Dhesi says Argentinian threats make it more crucial than ever that PM increase defence spending