A pandemic rescue became a 30-year debt trap
Article URL: https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5692543-small-business-loan-debt-trap/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46670568 Points: 6 # Comments: 0...
Article URL: https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5692543-small-business-loan-debt-trap/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46670568 Points: 6 # Comments: 0...
Iran's communication blackout is "more serious" than ever before and restrictions may last beyond the current protests, according to one expert....
The emergence of a new political party led by the former president Rumen Radev could significantly reshape not only Bulgaria’s domestic affairs but also its foreign policy....
Even under normal leadership, a status-anxious US would be lashing out...
Article URL: https://restofworld.org/2026/iran-blackout-tiered-internet/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46761822 Points: 9 # Comments: 1...
Article URL: https://denmarkification.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46684647 Points: 26 # Comments: 4...
Addis Ababa's renewed calls for sea access threaten an already fragile relationship with Eritrea, drawing anger from Asmara....
On 20 January every year Azerbaijanis pay tribute to those who died in a bloody massacre committed by the former USSR against civilians to suppress the national liberation movement....
Iran's communication blackout is "more serious" than ever before. Restrictions may last beyond the current protests, according to one expert....
Demand from countries rushing to buy US aircraft to curry favour with Trump administration boosts aviation group...
US President Donald Trump is deploying border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota, as federal and state officials clash over the description of events that led to the killing of Alex Pretti. DW has the latest...
"Share a Disney quote that sums up how you're feeling right now!" That's what Disney posted on Threads the other day, and people immediately replied with lines from Star Wars , The Hunchback of Notre ...
Article URL: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/15/state-department-threatens-uk-over-grok-investigation-because-only-the-us-is-allowed-to-ban-foreign-apps/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it...
Since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December 2024, one of the huge challenges the new government has faced is that of division. Syrian society is made up of different sectarian and ethnic groups -- t...
Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, whose shopkeepers helped bring Islamist clerics to power in 1979, once again became a hotspot for anti-regime rallies...
As US President Donald Trump’s tariff increases have roiled global markets and strained America’s alliances in recent months, China has been pursuing the opposite strategy: keeping import duties low a...
Tracking the Donald Trump show has become pointless for investors in the short term...
ICE could become the largest enforcement agency in the US, but critics say its behaviour is increasingly lawless...
Iranians have not become monarchists — they are seeking anyone who can replace a despotic regime at war with its own people...
In 2021, when Beijing finally pledged to stop building and financing new coal power plants overseas, Western governments and climate advocates rejoiced. John Kerry, US climate envoy at the time, said ...