Ukraine peace talks stall as Russia unleashes huge waves of attacks | Russia-Ukraine war News

Negotiations fail to yield progress, while Moscow launches over 700 drones and missiles across Ukrainian territory Three days of negotiations between Ukrainian and United States officials have ended without a breakthrough, as Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults of the war on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. The talks in Florida concluded on Saturday, … Read more

Bethlehem lights up Christmas tree amid hopes for economic recovery | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Palestinians hope first Christmas tree lighting ceremony in three years will encourage tourists to return to the city, which has been undergoing a severe economic crisis. Between Israel’s genocidal war on people in Gaza and near-daily Israeli assaults on Bethlehem and other cities across the occupied West Bank, Palestinians have endured great suffering over the … Read more

Mahmood Mamdani on Zohran’s rise, colonialism, and US political change | Politics

Mahmood Mamdani on exile from Uganda, Idi Amin, and what Zohran’s rise says about politics in the US. How do the legacies of empire continue to shape politics today? In his new book, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State, Mahmood Mamdani examines how colonial rule shaped Uganda’s political … Read more