I feel guilt talking to those left behind in Afghanistan. While I enjoy freedom, they are prisoners | Nelufar HedayatI feel guilt talking to those left behind in Afghanistan. While I enjoy freedom, they are prisoners | Nelufar Hedayat

Five years since the Taliban returned to power, life – especially for women – is awful. We must keep the people’s stories alive and hope they will be free again There are fewer and fewer stories coming out of the land of my birth. Before, I would open Instagram and ...

White House prepares to host crypto and prediction market execsWhite House prepares to host crypto and prediction market execs

A White House meeting slated for Wednesday with cryptocurrency and prediction market players is expected to feature remarks from President Donald Trump as well as CFTC Chair Mike Selig, people familiar with the plans told Semafor. Attendees, according to those people, will include executives from cryptocurrency firms Coinbase, a16z, Ripple, ...

Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’

Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signaled new policy ​position, not clear Donald Trump has threatened to declare the strait of Hormuz as “a territory of the United States” as his administration struggles to conclude the war with Iran. During a speech at a ...

Why does everything feel meh? We’re in the era of joyless decadence – Stateside with Kai and CarterWhy does everything feel meh? We’re in the era of joyless decadence – Stateside with Kai and Carter

We should, in theory, be happy. Thanks to our phones, we can do practically anything – listen to our favorite bands’ entire discographies, have extravagant meals delivered to our door, travel the world through an endless scroll. So why do so many of these experiences feel so joyless? Why do ...

Trump’s dismal Patriot Games were the Hunger Games ordered off Temu | Aaron TimmsTrump’s dismal Patriot Games were the Hunger Games ordered off Temu | Aaron Timms

Monkey bars, gawky teenagers and a presidential cameo – all given a prime-time showcase by ABC – combined for the most leaden hour of America’s 250th birthday summer Culturally, it’s been a tough few months for Donald Trump. The UFC night he held at the White House for his birthday ...