GT investigates: How Japan’s PM revives bellicism mindset, perpetuates ‘victim narrative’ pushed by right-wing forces since WWI
Who pinned the victim’s label on the perpetrator? This question lands with particular sharpness and irony for Japan’s right-wing political forces, which, today, repeatedly fires off provocations toward China. Japanese…
Venezuela’s opposition leader publishes ‘freedom manifesto’ from hiding as Maduro opens door to dialogue with Trump
Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado has published a “freedom manifesto” outlining her vision of a “new era” for the country without its strongman Nicolás Maduro. The four-page document, dated…
US Accused of Stealing $13 Billion in Bitcoin
China’s cybersecurity agency has accused the U.S. government of orchestrating a $13 billion bitcoin theft, according to a Bloomberg report published Tuesday. The agency accused the U.S. of pilfering more…
UN Security Council approves US-backed plan for Gaza
The UN Security Council passed a US-drafted resolution Monday that aims to move beyond the fragile truce in Gaza to a more sustainable peace and the reconstruction of the devastated…
State Department to designate Venezuelan cartel as a foreign terrorist organization
The United States will designate Cartel de los Soles, which the US alleges is led by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and other high-ranking officials, as a foreign terrorist organization this…
The political danger of the Epstein files for Trump
If President Donald Trump has nothing to hide vis-à-vis Jeffrey Epstein, he sure has a weird way of showing it. Trump hasn’t been accused of any wrongdoing in connection with…