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563. Britain’s Afghanistan Shame and the Jason Arday Tragedy

Five years after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover, why has not a single Western government marked the anniversary of a war that cost thousands of lives and trillions of dollars? Why has Putin banned Russia's last liberal anti-war party ahead of next month's Duma elections, and is it a sign of his strength or his weakness? What does the media frenzy that engulfed Jason Arday before his death reveal about how quickly we strip vulnerable people of their humanity? Join ...

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Politics

Has Trump fallen in love with his 'human printer'?

A leading Democrat was mid stump speech which he suddenly sent the crowd wild. It wasn’t his mention of Trump's failed Iran war. It wasn't an attack on his tariffs, or his failed cost of living policies. It was the moment he let slip that the only thing Trump is interested in is his ballroom and his "travel with Natalie". So who is Natalie Harp? Why have Democrats been pushing unsubstantiated innuendo about the President and his aide? And could this turn into a real political headache for Tru...

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Geopolitics

A China Strategy That Lasts

The article explores a sustainable strategy for engaging with China, emphasizing the need for a balanced approach that addresses competition while fostering cooperation on global challenges.

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Technology

How Do You Defend Against AI That Can Hack?

a16z's Joel De La Garza is joined by Nick Warner of Neo and Max Pollard of Cotool to discuss what happens when cybersecurity tools built to defend against humans and malware suddenly have to contend with AI agents. As frontier models become more capable of finding and exploiting vulnerabilities, many of the assumptions underlying traditional security are beginning to break. They explore why guardrails designed to stop AI-powered attackers can also prevent security teams from doing their jobs,...

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Society

US Missionary Freed After 9 Months Captivity in Niger

Kidnappers released Kevin Rideout, an American missionary pilot held hostage for nine months in Niger, last Friday, according to his missions agency, Serving in Missions (SIM). Throughout Rideout’s captivity, Ishaku Izang, a fellow SIM missionary in Niger, gathered on Zoom every Wednesday night with at least 30 other missionaries around the world to read the Read more. The post US Missionary Freed After 9 Months Captivity in Niger appeared first on Christianity Today

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Infrastructure

As Buildings Fell, Colombia’s Churches Stood Up

On August 13, three days after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocked western Colombia, rescue crews in Pereira, a city in Colombia’s mountainous coffee region, were still searching for life beneath the ruins. Hundreds of volunteers in hard hats, Red Cross workers, firefighters, army members, and paramedics surrounded a collapsed seven-story hotel in the city’s downtown. Read more. The post As Buildings Fell, Colombia’s Churches Stood Up appeared first on Christianity Today

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