Politics

Roy Cohn, Robert Mapplethorpe and a Trump-Era Dilemma Over Free Speech

Roy Cohn, Robert Mapplethorpe and a Trump-Era Dilemma Over Free Speech

When a respected biographer tried to use a Mapplethorpe photograph of Roy Cohn for a book cover, worries about the wrath of Mr. Cohn’s protégé, President Trump, intervened.

Bhotekoshi flood leaves Nuwakot towns, infrastructure in ruins

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Bhotekoshi flood leaves Nuwakot towns, infrastructure in ruins

Kathmandu, August 27 The devastating flood in the Bhotekoshi River has caused extensive physical damage in Nuwakot, destroying riverside settlements, towns and critical infrastructure along the Trishuli River. Several settlements along the…

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Saudi Arabia Appears to Be Preparing for a New War With the Houthis

Saudi Arabia Appears to Be Preparing for a New War With the Houthis

Analysts say that weeks of Houthi attacks on Saudi targets have brought the kingdom and the Iranian-backed militia to the brink of full-blown conflict, and could open a new front in the Iran war.

School districts face a back-to-school math problem: The high price of diesel

School districts face a back-to-school math problem: The high price of diesel

With the war in Iran driving up fuel prices, diesel is now nearly $5.60 a gallon, affecting school districts at the start of the year. (Image credit: Mario Tama)

Queensland concedes law imposing mandatory jail on some offenders as young as 10 breaches human rights

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Queensland concedes law imposing mandatory jail on some offenders as young as 10 breaches human rights

State government concedes ‘breach bail, go to jail’ laws risks overcrowding in jails, while one expert warns they may lead to ‘cruel outcomes’ The Queensland government’s latest law and order crackdown – subjecting some children as young…

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Scenes From a Destroyed Barbershop in Lebanon

Our reporter Abdi Latif Dahir visits a barbershop in Lebanon that was demolished in an Israeli airstrike in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Jon Ossoff, usually a head down senator, has found a formula to excite Democrats

Jon Ossoff, usually a head down senator, has found a formula to excite Democrats

Ossoff should be among the most vulnerable Senate incumbents this year. Instead, the Georgia Democrat has opened a steady lead in polls and is increasingly seen as a potential 2028 contender. (Image credit: Alyssa Pointer For NPR)

Nuclear regulator prepares to abandon decades-old radiation safety rule

Nuclear regulator prepares to abandon decades-old radiation safety rule

A push by President Trump could mean the elimination of a safety standard designed to keep radiation exposure as low as possible. (Image credit: Seth Wenig)

Before an emergency hearing, the Kennedy Center's board threatens to demolish it

Before an emergency hearing, the Kennedy Center's board threatens to demolish it

A lawsuit seeks to block President Trump's name from going back on the center. The center's board warns that if renovation plans don't go forward, it may be demolished. (Image credit: Kevin Dietsch)

Iran unable to import petrol amid US naval blockade

The Punch

Iran unable to import petrol amid US naval blockade

Iran has been unable to import enough petrol to make up for insufficient domestic production because of a US naval blockade, a senior Iranian official said. “Petrol production is insufficient, and because of the US naval blockade, we…

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Foreign military contingents in Ukraine to be Russia’s legitimate targets — diplomat

Foreign military contingents in Ukraine to be Russia’s legitimate targets — diplomat

Maria Zakharova said the responsibility for this will fall on Western politicians

Russia’s SVR chief confirms he met CIA director in Moscow

Russia’s SVR chief confirms he met CIA director in Moscow

Sergey Naryshkin said there is nothing unusual to it