How did Kerala go from poor to prosperous among India’s states? | Aeon Essays aeon.co/essays/how-did…

"Narendra Modi was the Traitor." This video is an open message to Mr. Narendra Modi and his team members from BJP. This video is for every stand-up comic, every YouTuber, every influencer, every news presenter in India who has a case against him/her for expressing a view. This

"Have you looked at images of Gaza on Google Maps? You should.bIf you don’t trust Palestinians, maybe you’ll trust Google Maps. Satellite imagery shows the extent of the devastation" theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

🚨BREAKING: Medical teams rescued an infant from beneath the rubble after the Israeli army bombed his family’s home in the industrial area of Gaza City.

Two words that never went together until recently: "Aid massacre"

I've been working on a new series for The Guardian, traveling along the Green Line, the boundary once envisioned for a two-state solution, to examine what hopes for peace remain today. Episode 1 is out now. Watch it here: youtu.be/AEiL_5h14pY?si…

Al Jazeera has published the names of every journalist killed since Oct 7th. 231 Palestinian journalists have been slaughtered in Gaza. A whole generation of reporters wiped out while many of their colleagues in the West simply shrugged.

Nothing I’ve ever seen compares to this. It’s beyond dystopian. It feels like the end of what it means to be human.

May I introduce you to America media's Middle East coverage

This is properly shocking and of itself disproves all Israeli hasbara claims to be waging a moral war for democracy or freedom

UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demands immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the war in Gaza and aid access throughout the Palestinian enclave. reuters.com/world/middle-e…

A grotesque headline befitting a grotesque reality

"She dreamed of seeing Coldplay live. She loved trying new foods and was learning Italian. She wrote poetry constantly and shared it w/ friends. She was so proud of having summited Iran’s highest peak, Mount Damavand, that she made sure to mention that fact to everyone she met."

Israel is completely losing it: Minister Itamar Ben Gvir in a direct interview with Al Jazeera: "I asked every Israeli to report to the police anyone who watches Al Jazeera. It should be banned from Israel because it represents a danger to our National Security."

Why now? Netanyahu's likely calculus: - Block a US-Iran deal - Save Netanyahu's ass politically - Distract from intensifying genocide in Gaza - Kill momentum for a 2SS - Hit Iran while it's weakened Iran *had* to respond. Any state would. Israel knew that too.

The difference between the reporting on a hospital being hit in Israel and the reporting on hospitals being hit in Gaza is a such a striking example of Western media bias. Genuinely could be taught in journalism school.

RIP freedom of expression

“You cannot bomb away the memory of how to make a bomb,” says former Secretary of State John Kerry, “One of the dangers here is that the more this goes on in a military way, the more power goes to the worst offenders within Iran: the IRGC. And that’s not good for anybody.”

Trump: “They don’t know what the fuck they’re doing”:

Are we witnessing the death of international law? theguardian.com/law/2025/jun/2…