Why Trump’s university crackdown is driving professors off US campuses
With academics leaving the US, funding cuts looming over universities for alleged failures to combat antisemitism, and foreign students facing deportation for pro-Palestinian activism, the Trump admin...
3 Apr 202525min
Will Myanmar’s trapped survivors be rescued in time?
The powerful earthquake that hit Myanmar has been compounding the crises facing a country in an ongoing civil war. With thousands feared dead and aid in short supply, Myanmar faces a race against time...
2 Apr 202522min
Will Lebanon’s fragile peace hold after Israel’s strike on Beirut?
Shattering months of uneasy calm, Israel bombed Beirut for the first time since November’s truce with Hezbollah. The strike came after rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory — the seco...
1 Apr 202522min
The Copernic Affair: The professor accused of a Paris bombing
Hassan Diab, a Lebanese-Canadian professor, has spent nearly 20 years defending himself against accusations of involvement in a 1980 bombing of the Copernic Street synagogue in Paris. The twists and t...
31 Mar 202523min
Brief: Gaza marks Eid al-Fitr as Israel begins new ground operation
As Israel’s war on Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria continues, we're coming to you on Sundays with a weekly roundup. This week: Israel began a new ground operation in South Gaza. Israel killed more journalist...
30 Mar 20255min
Another Take: What’s behind the rise in anti-trans bills in the US?
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on March 27, 2023. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed. Transgender people in th...
29 Mar 202523min
How is Gaza celebrating Eid al-Fitr?
Palestinians in Gaza are preparing to mark the end of Ramadan with Eid al-Fitr. The holiday is happening during the escalation of Israel's war on Gaza, with aid blocked and families forced to flee aga...
28 Mar 202524min
‘Signal gate’: How Trump officials’ chat on bombing Yemen hit Washington
When a Signal group chat involving top US officials discussing plans to bomb Yemen included The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, it sparked a firestorm in Washington. Now, The Atlantic ha...
26 Mar 202524min
