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Washington’s Besieged Journalists Raise a Cocktail Glass, Darkly

April 27, 2025

Usually, the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner features Hollywood stars, a zinger-filled comedy set and a public display of comity between the White House and the press corps that...

A new Syrian government struggles to reset its corrupt, besieged economy

January 30, 2025

ALEPPO, Syria — To understand the shakedown empire that was once Syria under former President Bashar Assad, consider the notorious Al-Khatib prison and torture center.Nestled in a leafy neighborhood of...

Last civilian hospital in besieged Sudan city closed

June 10, 2024

Doctors at one of the last functioning hospitals in the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher say they've been forced to close down the facility after it was attacked.The hospital...