AP: Trump Never Intended to Honor Iran Pact

JOSH LEDERMAN / The Associated Press May 11, 2018 Interviews with multiple U.S. officials and advisers make it clear that America's closest allies had no chance of persuading the president to accept even a toughened-up version of the nuclear deal. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

North Sea Cleanup Costs Likely to Double

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network May 6, 2018 The U.K. government has seriously underestimated the price tag for decommissioning its oil and gas industry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Data Firm at Center of Facebook Privacy Scandal to Close

MAE ANDERSON / The Associated Press May 2, 2018 Cambridge Analytica, the Trump-affiliated data firm, is declaring bankruptcy and shutting down, blaming "unfairly negative media coverage." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Theresa May Tells U.K. Lawmakers Syria Strikes Were Legal, Moral

JILL LAWLESS and RAF CASERT / The Associated Press Apr 16, 2018 The British prime minister, who launched missile strikes with the U.S. without consulting Parliament, also accuses Syria and Russia of attempting to cover up evidence of a deadly chemical weapons attack. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Iran Deal’s Fate May Rest on European Interventions

MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Apr 15, 2018 President Trump has vowed to withdraw from the 2015 agreement unless U.S., British, French and German negotiators can agree to fix what he sees as its serious flaws. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Facebook Is No Friend to Democracy

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Apr 12, 2018 Social media platforms have become central to our modern lives, but evidence is mounting that who we "friend" and what we "like" and share can be used by malevolent groups. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.K. Says Ex-Spy Is Out of Critical Condition

JILL LAWLESS AND NATALIYA VASILYEVA / The Associated Press Apr 6, 2018 The poisoning of Sergei Skripal by what authorities believe was a military-grade nerve agent has chilled relations between Russia and the West, producing an unprecedented wave of diplomatic expulsions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.K. Expels 23 Russians Over Spy Attack

The Associated Press Mar 14, 2018 The biggest expulsion of Russian diplomats since the Cold War follows a nerve agent attack on an ex-spy and his daughter on March 4. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Mountains of Nuclear Waste Just Keep Growing

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Mar 7, 2018 Many politicians argue that nuclear power is an answer to climate change, forgetting that they are passing the buck to future generations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Report Details Filthy Conditions in U.S. Meat Plants

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Feb 24, 2018 The Guardian uncovers records of incidents like chicken being rinsed off after falling on the floor, bloody standing water from drains blocked with meat parts—and much worse. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Australia Plans to Become Leading Defense-Industry Exporter

ROD McGUIRK / The Associated Press Jan 29, 2018 The nation will focus on growing sales to its biggest markets—the U.S., Britain, Canada and New Zealand—with the purpose of creating high-tech jobs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )