Nuclear extortion: Trump admin stalls US-Russia treaty talks, threatening new arms race

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Hamas negotiator on Israel's ceasefire violations and new barriers to Palestinian freedom

As Israel violates the ceasefire with relentless attacks on Gaza, The Grayzone’s Aaron Maté sits down with senior Hamas negotiator Basem Naim in Doha, Qatar. Naim survived the Israeli military’s attack on a gathering of Hamas officials in September. He discusses the UN-endorsed d ...  Show more

US hosts Syria's ruling fmr. Al Qaeda leader amid sectarian violence at home

The new President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, aka Mohammed al-Jolani, is in New York for what is widely being described as the first visit by a sitting Syrian president to the US in nearly six decades. But even more significant is another fact: it’s also the first state visit to t ...  Show more

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