Iran’s Supreme Leader: Attacks Will Increase Hatred of US, Saudis
Iran’s leadership on Friday accused the United States and Saudi Arabia of supporting the attacks on Tehran that killed 17 people this week. As thousands of Iranians attended a funeral for the victims, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday’s attacks would only increase hate for the U.S. and Saudi governments, according to state media.
Sanders Criticizes a Nominee Over Statement on Muslims
Senator Bernie Sanders criticized a White House nominee Wednesday over an article he wrote that appeared to defame the Muslim faith. The Vermont senator called out Russell Vought, nominee to be deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, for an article he penned for The Resurgent in January 2016, in which […]
Pakistan’s Sindh Province Increases Security Budget to Combat Crime, Extremism
Pakistan has a plan to curb extremism and violence in a key terror-wracked province: add 10,000 police officers, flood the region with security cameras, and enhance protection of a major economic project with China. But analysts and activists question whether boosting security spending in Pakistan’s Sindh province by 10 percent in the new fiscal year […]
US anti-fascists take on alt-right fight squads
A group of black-clad anarchists surround a far-right activist, pushing him from their protest area and dousing him in silly string. The anti-fascist demonstrators had gathered in Portland in the United States to counter an alt-right rally. “Nazis go home,” they yell in videos of the incident on Sunday. Other anti-fascists – or Antifa – […]