The Economist published an article titled “When America walks away,” with the subtitle “For decades America has enjoyed hegemony...

 The recent escalation of violence, marked by the harrowing attacks in Kohat and Hangu followed by retaliatory airstrikes in Afghanistan, represents yet another tragic chapter in a conflict that is systematically consuming the sons of the Islamic Ummah. Today, Muslims are pitted against Muslims in a war of fitnah (strife) that serves no higher purpose than to feed US colonialist designs and consolidate foreign hegemony in the region.

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and data centers is exposing a deeper crisis within American democracy: that government serves the interests of the wealthy and powerful at the expense of ordinary citizens. Across the country, communities are challenging data center developments, questioning secretive agreements, and confronting elected officials who are more responsive to corporate investors than to the people they “supposedly” represent.

On 15 September 2026, Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Yemen stated, “In recent days the Houthis have continued their reckless attacks against Saudi Arabia, escalated military operations inside Yemen, and further endangered international shipping and regional stability.