Angus Reid Institute: Canadians prefer stronger action over negotiation with the U.S.

As most Canadians rebuke Trump's tariff threat and call for retaliation, they are also worried that Prime Minister Marc Carney may not be able to strike a favorable deal this time around

By Yiannis Damellos

July 27, 2026

As Canadians find themselves in yet another trade standoff with President Donald Trump, there is a mix of concern and hope regarding Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ability to navigate these intense negotiations. Having previously served as the Governor of the Bank of England during the tumultuous Brexit discussions, Carney is well-versed in the complexities of high-stakes bargaining.

Netanyahu sent his minions to terrorize the Palestinians and burn their mosques at the West Bank

July 27, 2026 | 7:16 AM PDT | 

Sources: Reuters and Associated Press

TAL, West Bank — Palestinians say they are at a breaking point as they are defending their properties and sacred places against settlers attempting to expel them from their native land in the West Bank. Although Netanyahu's apartheid regime labels the incidents as terrorism, independent eyewitnesses have observed and recorded settler attacks, burnt mosques, and destruction of Arab property following these confrontations. The expansion of settlements is accelerating ahead of October elections, as Netanyahu pushes for stricter control over the West Bank to increase his popularity. 

Ukraine and Iran Conflicts Converge in the Waters of the Caspian Sea

July 27, 2026

The ongoing wars in Ukraine and Iran have converged, much to the dismay of the oil markets and the delight of the military-industrial complex, forcing many analysts to describe it as the beginning of a wider and more perilous conflict.

Over the weekend, tensions flared when Ukrainian forces targeted an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, further aggravating an already volatile situation and leading to accusations from both sides.

Fugitive in 1973 torture and murder of iconic singer Victor Jara is captured in Chile

July 27, 2026 / 8:32 AM EDT / CBS/AFP

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Police have captured a fugitive who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering iconic singer-songwriter Victor Jara in 1973, during Chile's military dictatorship, a Justice Department statement said Sunday.

Author of songs such as "El derecho de vivir en paz" (The Right to Live in Peace), Jara was a major figure of New Chilean Song, a musical and social movement of the 1960s.

Europe wildfire in pictures: Gigantic fire cloud engulfing France, Spain regions

Europe News
Published Mon, Jul 27 2026, 7:40 AM EDT Upd. 48 Min Ago
Sawdah Bhaimiya

Key Points

• Europe’s monster wildfire is a rare and dangerous type of fire that can create its own thunderclouds.
• The wildfire has spread from France’s Bordeaux region to Western Madrid, claiming hundreds of thousands of acres of land.
• More than 300,000 people have been forced to evacuate in what’s been described as an “unprecedented” situation.

Shootout at Seattle food festival kills 3; police arrest suspect and search for another

A toddler was among the four people injured Sunday night at Seattle Center, which was hosting the Bite of Seattle event, officials said.

July 26, 2026, 7:10 PM PDT / 

Updated July 27, 2026, 4:48 AM PDT

By Dennis Romero and Rudy Chinchilla

Three people were killed, and four others were injured in what police believe was a shootout between a pair of gunmen at a major food festival in Seattle on Sunday night. One gunman surrendered after being confronted by police, while another shooter was being sought after they fled Seattle Center, which was hosting the Bite of Seattle event, Assistant Seattle Police Chief Tyrone Davis said at a late-night news conference.

The AI industry has already spent $65 million ahead of the midterm elections with no signs of slowing down

By Bryan Metzger and Brent D. Griffiths
Jul 26, 2026, 2:27 AM PT
Some of the biggest names in AI and tech are using the midterm elections to fight a proxy war over the future of their industry.

Anthropic, Meta, and OpenAI President Greg Brockman are among those linked to networks of outside groups and super PACs aimed at shaping the next Congress and the balance of power in some state legislatures.

Bombing for Nothing And The Memes For Free

By Yiannis Damellos

July 26, 2026

You know that feeling when someone flaunts their bravado like a chest-thumping alpha-male gorilla, eager to flex their supposed prowess, only to spectacularly crash and burn? And yet, fueled by an insatiable narcissism, they dive back in, face-first into failure—time and again—while the bill is picked up by the unsuspecting public? That’s precisely the spectacle we witnessed with Donald J. Trump. He embarked on a war with Iran, treating it less as a dire national necessity and more like a calculating investment in his own grandiosity and servitude to the MIC and Israel, all while parading around with a swagger only he could muster, believing wholeheartedly he had mastered the Art of the Deal. Well, it turns out there’s a stark difference between business negotiations and the brutal realities of war. Now, the U.S. finds itself halting strikes on Iran for a second consecutive night, pressed by his (Omn)impotence to cease the bombings, conserve ammunition, and navigate a way out that would allow America and himself to preserve some semblance of dignity. 

Massie: Hegseth is breaking the law with Iran war

by Finya Swai 

07/24/26 12:13 PM ET

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of “breaking the law” on Thursday, arguing the Trump administration is attempting to portray the Iran conflict as two separate wars in order to avoid seeking congressional authorization.

The Guardian view on a US-Saudi nuclear agreement: an offer that further erodes international safeguards

Editorial

Even if no reactors are built, Donald Trump’s announcement of a double-standards deal with Riyadh has wrought further damage in a new era of proliferation

Sun 26 Jul 2026 17.29 BST

Even as he threatened to escalate an unlawful war sold in part as preventing Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon, Donald Trump opened the door to proliferation in the region on Wednesday. The US announced that it had signed a deal with Saudi Arabia which would potentially allow the kingdom to enrich uranium in future and to avoid the fullest inspection rights for the international watchdog.

Transcript: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 26, 2026

Updated on: July 26, 2026

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The following is the full transcription of an interview with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 26, 2026.

The rise of the military-technology complex

The AI Power Trip

How Silicon Valley tech firms remade US defense contracting. And then opened the Pentagon’s checkbook—wide.
By Bernice Yeung
July 23, 2026

The tale of how the Pentagon lost its spirit of innovation often begins with an incident known as “the Last Supper.”

It was the fall of 1993. About two dozen executives from leading defense contractors had received an unexpected invitation to dinner at the Pentagon. After the meal, the group was ushered into a briefing room where William Perry, then the deputy secretary of defense (and soon, the defense secretary), gave a presentation that startled the room.

Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police

By GEIR MOULSON, KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and STEFANIE DAZIO
Associated Press
Updated 10:46 AM PDT, July 26, 2026

BERLIN (AP) — The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. 

Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after the attack in downtown Berlin. Prosecutors said he had previously sought to join the militant Islamic State group.

Israel and the cost paradox of the Iran war

Opinion
US-Israel war on Iran
Israel instigated the war on Iran, and yet it has borne few of its costs.
By Abdulla Banndar Al-Etaibi
Published On 26 Jul 2026

Since the outbreak of war on February 28, the US-Israeli conflict with Iran has been framed as an existential threat for Tel Aviv and Tehran. Yet a calm, structural reading of the past five months of fighting and faltering truces reveals a striking paradox: the party that incited this war has become the one least exposed to its fire and the one collecting most of its returns.

Like father, Like Son: Lula leads Jair's son, Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil election poll

July 24, 2026

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva continues to hold a lead over opposition Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, according to a new Datafolha poll released on Friday, ahead of Brazil's presidential election scheduled for October.

Why is Mister T Pushing Data Centers for the Military?

July 25, 2026

Written by Yiannis Damellos

On a Saturday evening, after two beers and a statin

I picked up this story at Mother Jones, and I said to myself, this is a good story for a lazy Sunday afternoon, so there you go, this is it. The original was written by a good woman, Sophie Hurwitz, a reporter for Mother Jones covering breaking news, politics, and social movements. 

Well, if you live anywhere near a military base, says Sophie, you may soon notice something new popping up in the neighborhood: a privately owned data center moving in right alongside the fences and runways. You know data centers, cause everybody hates them. They are built to serve cloud computing and AI, but they are as dirty as a stinky baby's diaper and as dangerous as Dr. Kevorkian.

Donald Trump Is Very, Very Angry

Iran is destined to become the signature failure of his second term. There’s almost nothing he can do about it.

BY JIM NEWELL July 25, 2026, 5:45 AM
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, which figures we must be living in truly dark times if even a trip to Taco Bell can make you feel gross afterward.

This week: Maine Democrats have a new Senate nominee; just be sure to wear a helmet if you get near him. We have a brief couple of weeks to make jokes about the candidates in South Carolina’s quickie Republican Senate primary, and we intend to use them. Ukraine has picked up a powerful new ally in an internet weirdo who has Donald Trump’s ear. Seriously, though.

Berlin: 1 dead after vehicle drives into CSD Pride event

Karl Sexton | Louis Oelofse with AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters

Published 2 hours agoPublished 2 hours agolast updated 1 hour agolast updated 1 hour ago

Police said around 15 people were injured, some seriously, after a white van struck several people in central Berlin during Pride celebrations, known locally as Christopher Street Day (CSD). A manhunt is underway.