Israeli warplanes conducted more than 50 raids on Lebanon last month amid major surge in attacks, says refugee rights NGO. Flames and smoke rise from a building hit in an Israeli air attack in Ain Qana, southern Lebanon on February 2, 2026 [Mohammed Zaatari/AP] Israel is carrying out a “clear and dangerous” surge in air attacks on Lebanon, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said, with its warplanes conducting more attacks on its neighbour in January than in any previous

The DHS is depending on right-wing web influencers to identify “domestic terrorists” who help others express their free speech rights. Chandler Patey, the 29-year-old who the Department of Homeland Security has designated as the "leader of Antifa." [video screen shot | LGBTQ Nation] President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has identified 29-year-old Portland, Oregon resident Chandler Patey as “the leader of Antifa,” according to internal DHS documents le

A UK Government review on sex and gender could “undermine” scientific research and “erode academic freedom”, researchers have warned. UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting previously welcomed the Sullivan Review [Image: PA] It comes alongside the publication of a peer-reviewed study in response to the “Independent review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender”, which was conducted by sociologist Professor Alice Sullivan at the Tory-run UK government’s request and pub

Kyiv residents shelter at a train station during Russian air raids [ AFP via Getty Images ] Russia has used a record number of ballistic missiles to target Ukraine's energy sector, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The combined missile and drone strikes hit power plants and infrastructure in Kyiv and multiple locations causing "the most powerful blow" so far this year, according to private energy company DTEK. The strikes were launched as temperatures dropped to -20C (-4

With the global spotlight shifting from Gaza, the campaign to isolate Israel has never been more urgent, experts say. A billboard in Times Square displays the message 'Israel is committing genocide' as part of a campaign by Game Over Israel calling for a boycott of Israel by national football federations over the war in Gaza [Jeenah Moon | Reuters] Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has pushed the plight of the Palestinian people to the forefront of global attention. For more tha

Attorneys say new transfer agreements and court tactics allow the U.S. to sidestep asylum rulings, risking removals to countries where LGBTQ+ people face imprisonment, torture, or execution. Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York City. [Michael Nigro | Pacific Press| LightRocket via Getty Images] The Trump administration is quietly advancing immigration policies that attorneys and LGBTQ + advocates say could s

Neoliberal proposals for peace in Gaza, Ukraine’s Donbas and Syria’s Golan Heights are doomed to failure. Then-special envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East, Tony Blair, waves to the media during a visit to the West Bank city of Nablus, July 14, 2009 [Mohamad Torokman/Reuters] Over the past year, United States President Donald Trump has pursued “peace-making” all across the world. A prominent feature of his efforts has been the belief that economic threats or rewards can re

The 2026 Milano Cortino Winter Olympics are set to begin on February 6, with shock at the late news of ICE involvement. The potential presence of ICE agents at the February 6-22 Milano-Cortina Games has prompted huge debate in Italy [John Locher/AP Photo] Agents from the United States’ divisive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will help support US security operations for the Winter Olympic Games in Italy next month, a spokesperson told the AFP news agency. “At the Ol

Ex-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter joins politicians, football experts calling on fans not to travel to US for 2026 World Cup. President Donald Trump has been present at all big events and news announcements in the lead up to the FIFA World Cup 2026, which the US is cohosting with Canada and Mexico [File: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo] Former FIFA chief Sepp Blatter has backed a proposed fan boycott of World Cup 2026 matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald

The number of deaths, injuries and missing is approaching a grim milestone after nearly four years of fighting. The funeral of a Ukrainian soldier in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, last year. The latest accounting of casualties came after talks among Russian, Ukrainian and American officials ended on Saturday on a rare positive note. (Photo via Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times.) The number of Russian and Ukrainian troops killed, wounded or missing during nearly four years of war is