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Silver lining: War with Russia is making Ukraine a world leader in AUTONOMOUS DRONE technology In the midst of its ongoing conflict with Russia, Ukraine has become a world leader in the development of autonomous drone technology. Autonomous drones are unmanned aerial vehicles capable of "autonomous" flight, or flying without the need of a human pilot. These drones instead rely on artificial intelligence and other technologies to carry out […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Also with us to discuss Thursday’s election in Britain is Nesrine Malik, author and columnist for The Guardian, where her latest piece is headlined “Pro-Palestine votes aren’t 'sectarian'. Dismissing them would be a dangerous mistake for Labour.” Her book is titled We Need New Stories: Challenging the Toxic Myths Behind Our Age of Discontent. Your assessment […]

An adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that Iran and the "axis of resistance" would provide all the support it can to Hezbollah if Israel begins an all-out attack against the group in Lebanon. Kamal Kharazi, member of the Expediency Discernment Council and foreign affairs adviser to Khamenei, said Iran was "not interested" in a regional war and asked the United States to apply pressure on Israel […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. We turn now to France, where a newly formed leftist coalition dealt a surprising blow to the far right and French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party in Sunday’s final round of a heated snap parliamentary election. The leftist coalition, the New Popular Front, has won the most seats […]

Ukraine rushing to recruit PRISONERS to fight on the frontlines as troops dwindle Ukraine is reportedly rushing to recruit prisoners from the country's jails to fight against Russia as troop numbers decline. Citing the German newspaper Die Welt, Remix News reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) has turned to prisons to replenish its troop numbers. The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice (MJU) told the German outlet that since May, […]

Voters in Iran elected Masoud Pezeshkian as president Saturday. The heart surgeon and former health minister defeated hard-liner Saeed Jalili in a runoff vote held just weeks after President Ebrahim Raisi and other top officials died in a helicopter crash. Pezeshkian has criticized Iran’s mandatory hijab law for women and has promised to disband Iran’s morality police, as well as better relations with the United States and other Western countries […]

Israel calls for Gaza TRUCE after coming up short on “munitions, motivation and troops” Despite claiming strength and success publicly, Israel's army leaders are in a state of fear and trembling over their failed operation in the Gaza Strip coupled with what is now coming down the pike from Lebanon. According to reports, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are privately pushing for a comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza as the "best […]

Macron forms alliance with far-left parties to block conservative, anti-illegal migrant National Rally party from obtaining parliamentary majority French President Emmanuel Macron has allied with the French far-left in the country's ongoing snap legislative election to prevent Marine Le Pen's conservative National Rally from securing a majority in parliament. National Rally, which ran on a conservative anti-illegal immigration platform, secured 33.2 percent of the vote during the first round […]

The New York City-based media agency Associated Press (AP) is in the middle of controversy following an article it published titled "Biden at 81: Often sharp and focused but sometimes confused and forgetful." Social media users were quick to air their sentiments on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, targeting the news outlet for its obvious cover-up of President Joe Biden's gaffes and blunders, signaling the president's slowly deteriorating cognitive state […]