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The Fellowship of the Lame

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Oct 9, 2024 A surrealist fantasy spoof sends the leaders of the G7 stumbling through the deep, dark woods. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Huawei CFO Gets Bail; China Detains Canadian Ex-Diplomat

JIM MORRIS, ROB GILLIES and PAUL WISEMAN / The Associated Press Dec 11, 2018 A Vancouver court sets $7.5 million bond for Meng Wanzhou. Her detainment, requested by the U.S., has set off international tensions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Three Reasons Why ‘Fire and Fury’ Won’t Work With Iran

Scott Ritter Aug 3, 2018 The president doesn’t realize he’s playing a losing hand with Iran, which has already called his bluff on targeting its oil sales. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Climb Down From the Summit of Hostile Propaganda

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jul 16, 2018 Contempt for diplomacy with Russia is now extreme. Mainline U.S. journalists and top Democrats often bait President Trump in zero-sum terms. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Putin Rejects Claims Russia Has Collected Dirt on Trump (Live Blog)

The Associated Press Jul 16, 2018 At a joint appearance in Finland with Donald Trump, the Russian leader dismisses the allegations as "sheer nonsense." Putin also says he wanted Trump to win the U.S. presidency and denies any Russian state meddling in the 2016 election. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

The King of Chaos

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Jul 7, 2018 Donald Trump's upcoming summit with Vladimir Putin is causing anxiety on both sides of the Atlantic. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Mattis in China to Discuss North Korea

The Associated Press Jun 27, 2018 The U.S. defense secretary and his Chinese counterpart strike a positive note as they tackle the thorny issue of how to get North Korea to fulfill a pledge to abandon its nuclear program. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

German Foreign Minister: Trump Support Not Necessarily Good for Israel

ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Feb 10, 2018 Sigmar Gabriel expresses concern for Israel’s future, also telling an academic conference that the Netanyahu government’s ambivalence toward a Palestinian state shows a lack of direction. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

President Offers a Helping Hand to China and Russia

Dilip Hiro / TomDispatch Feb 7, 2018 Many of Donald Trump's actions and tweets prior to the release of his national security strategy provided Beijing and Moscow with opportunities to extend their influence and power. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer, Trita Parsi on U.S. Iran Policy

Staff and Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 26, 2018 Truthdig's editor in chief interviews the founder of the National Iranian American Council about how Israel and Saudi Arabia are seriously jeopardizing prospects for peace in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

White House Might Share Nuclear Power Technology With Saudis

Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica Dec 3, 2017 Past negotiations broke down because Saudi Arabia's government wouldn’t commit to certain safeguards against eventually using the technology for weapons. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

South Korea and China Move to Resolve Disputes

Hyung-Jin Kim / AP Oct 31, 2017 The thaw comes amid regional tensions over North Korean nuclear ambitions and ahead of President Trump’s visit to South Korea and China next week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )