Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
Bahrain bets on Pacific deep-sea mining
Bahrain is the first country in the region to sponsor such a permit, which will target metals used in electric vehicles and electronics.
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Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
Gulf hardens stance against Israel after Doha strike
The UAE's president visited the Qatari emir on Wednesday, and Qatar’s leader attended funeral prayers for those killed in the strike.
Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
Conservative US activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot dead at Utah event
The Trump ally and influential MAGA personality was shot while hosting an event at a Utah university on Wednesday.
Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
Nepal crisis unfolds on gaming site Discord
More than 100,000 citizens have now gathered to discuss the crisis in a Discord channel.
Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
Israel’s Doha strike puts US credibility on the line
The question echoing across the Gulf: Can Washington still be depended on?
Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
World leaders' overseas travels increase
New analysis showed that world leaders are taking nearly double the number of overseas trips compared to three decades ago.
Mother Jones • Sep 12, 2025
Mass Deportations Ensnare Immigrant Service Members and Veterans
This report is part of “Upheaval Across America,” an examination of immigration enforcement under the second Trump administration produced by Carnegie-Knight News21. For more stories, visit https://upheaval.news21.com/. In the months leading up to the 2024 presidential election, US Army veteran Sae Joon Park kept in mind a warning from an immigration officer: If Donald Trump […]
Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
China shuns US soybeans in test for Trump’s trade strategy
China imported about $13 billion of soybeans from the US last year, but has booked no orders so far this year, as it turns to competitor Brazil.
Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
AI podcast company releases 3,000 episodes a week
Inception Point AI has seen more than 10 million downloads since September 2023, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Why You Should Care About Trump’s War on the Fed
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Syria After Assad: Why the Country Is More Divided Than Ever
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Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income
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Rural areas have darker skies but fewer resources for students interested in astronomy – telescopes in schools can help
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Research institutions tout the value of scholarship that crosses disciplines – but academia pushes interdisciplinary researchers out
The Conversation •
From flammable neighborhoods to moral hazards, fire insurance maps capture early US cities and the landscape of discrimination
The Conversation •
Viruses aren’t all bad: In the ocean, some help fuel the food web – a new study shows how
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3 ways US actions in Venezuela violated international law
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Nearly half of Detroit seniors spend at least 30% of their income on housing costs − even as real estate values fall
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