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Promoting His Memoir, Kushner Offers Tortured Defenses of Trump – The New York Times

Promoting His Memoir, Kushner Offers Tortured Defenses of Trump  The New York Times

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Trump’s Truth Social isn’t paying its bills – The Washington Post

Trump’s Truth Social isn’t paying its bills  The Washington Post Donald Trump’s Truth Social app facing financial fallout  New York Post Trump’s TRUTH Social Owes its Web Hosting Service Millions and Hasn’t Made a Payment in Months  Daily Kos Truth Social’s finances ‘may

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Iran and Russia Are Cementing an Alliance of Pariah States

With grain, drones and satellites, the two U.S. rivals are accelerating efforts to build trade and military ties as they face international isolation.

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Ukraine Grain Exports Surpass One Million Tons Under U.N. Deal

The agreement to ease Russia’s Black Sea blockade of Ukraine has held up for nearly a month even as hostilities rage elsewhere in the country.

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A year after the war ended, some Afghans in the U.S. find the transition difficult

Tens of thousands of Afghans are trying to establish new lives in the United States. Many were at-risk and granted special immigration status because of the help they provided the American military.

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Far-right political leader Giorgia Meloni takes spotlight in Italy’s general election

Scott Simon talks with Cecilia Sottilotta, assistant professor of international relations at The American University of Rome, about far-right Italian politician Giorgia Meloni.

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At Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, officials try to prevent a meltdown

A nuclear power plant in eastern Ukraine is at risk of melting down because of attacks on the surrounding electric grid. European officials want international inspectors to visit the plant.

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MoviePass is returning. Here’s what you need to know

MoviePass burned through millions of dollars and went bankrupt in 2020. But now it’s back, and CEO and co-founder Stacy Spikes says this time will be different. (Image credit: Stringer/Getty Images)

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She’s back! Britney Spears releases her first song since her conservatorship ended

Spears collaborated with Elton John on the club-ready single “Hold Me Closer.” (Image credit: AP)

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Long lines of trucks at the Latvia-Russia border show immense toll of war

European sanctions on Russia have caused massive traffic back-ups along the Latvian border. The war has also put the region’s inhabitants in the middle of two hostile power blocs.

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