Semafor • Sep 8, 2025
Lawmakers hear Australians' concerns about AUKUS pact
Australian officials raised concerns to a bipartisan group of lawmakers about the pact's future.
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Zeteo • Sep 8, 2025
Israel Is Definitely Held to a Different Standard – Just Not the Way It Thinks
From secret nukes to open war crimes, no state since WWII - and this includes the United States, Soviet Union, Russia, and China - has enjoyed the kind of impunity that the state of Israel has.
Drop Site News • Sep 8, 2025
Exclusive: The 100-Word Ceasefire “Proposal” Trump Sent Hamas
“It looks like it was written by the Israelis,” a senior Hamas official told Drop Site.
Semafor • Sep 8, 2025
Researchers work to bridge AI language gap in Africa
ChatGPT recognizes only 10-20% of requests written in Hausa, a language spoken by more than 90 million people across West Africa.
Semafor • Sep 8, 2025
Basic mobile phone costs hold back Africa’s connectivity, report says
A basic internet-enabled device typically costs 87% of the average monthly income for the poorest fifth of people in sub-Saharan Africa.
Semafor • Sep 8, 2025
Challenges threaten Africa’s nuclear programs
Countries developing nuclear energy must find talent and investment, executives and officials warned at the World Nuclear Symposium.
Semafor • Sep 8, 2025
Senegal reshuffles cabinet to create ‘commitment and combat’ government
A power struggle has been playing out this year between Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye against the backdrop of major economic challenges.
Semafor • Sep 8, 2025
Ethiopia to inaugurate Africa's largest dam, despite opposition
The dam on the Nile River — under construction for 14 years — will provide electricity to almost half of the country’s 120 million people.
Semafor • Sep 8, 2025
Saudi Arabia lures The Met Opera with $200M deal
The New York company will perform in Riyadh for three weeks each winter for five years, in exchange for a financial lifeline.
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Supreme Court Battle Over Trans Athletes Is About So Much More Than Sports
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How social media is channeling popular discontent in Iran during ongoing period of domestic unrest
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An Expert Weighs in on Hurdles to Suing the ICE Officer Who Fatally Shot Renée Good
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Scenes of Escalating Violence, Chaos, and Resistance in Minneapolis
Mother Jones •
Arizona Republicans Push to Criminalize Protesters for “Obstructing” ICE Arrests
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Afraid But Undeterred, Minnesota Greets Trump’s ICE Surge With Demonstrations
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Mamdani Can Take Concrete Steps to Protect NYC’s Migrant Sex Workers
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How Vets in Labor Have Joined the Fight Against Trump
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Thank the Supreme Court for Trump’s Latest Attack on the Federal Reserve
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