by News Feed Editor | Mar 19, 2026 | Top Stories
Two leading democracy watchdog organizations are releasing studies this week that evaluate the state of American democracy after President Trump’s first year. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
by News Feed Editor | Mar 19, 2026 | Top Stories
“To put it mildly, this is bananas,” said David Tannenbaum, director of Blackstone Compliance Services, a consultancy specialising in maritime sanctions. “Essentially we’re allowing Iran to sell oil, which could then be used to fund the war...
by News Feed Editor | Mar 19, 2026 | Top Stories
NPR has learned that mediators have quietly given Hamas a proposal to hand over all its weapons to ensure Gaza’s reconstruction.(Image credit: Ahmad Salem) Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
by News Feed Editor | Mar 19, 2026 | Top Stories
While the US has concentrated much of its military effort on degrading Iran’s missile and drone capability, sinking its Navy and, in recent days, attacking targets along Iran’s long Gulf shoreline, Israel has gone to great lengths to assassinate...
by News Feed Editor | Mar 19, 2026 | Top Stories
In messages to NPR, Tehran residents describe largely deserted streets roamed by paramilitary officials and vigilantes. They say security forces are banning gatherings for Nowruz, the Persian new year, this week.(Image credit: Atta Kenare) Article Attribution | Read...
by News Feed Editor | Mar 19, 2026 | Top Stories
At the Emergency Hospital, dozens crowded around a thick book to check the names of the victims killed in an airstrike on a rehabilitation center. The U.N. says over a hundred people were killed.(Image credit: Fazelminallah Qazizai for NPR) Article Attribution | Read...
