September 29, 2026 at 8:50 AM EDT
Afghans "Have Been the Victims" of U.S. Military, Taliban, Cartels & More for Decades: Nagieb Khaja

Afghans "Have Been the Victims" of U.S. Military, Taliban, Cartels & More for Decades: Nagieb Khaja Award-winning Danish Afghan journalist and filmmaker Nagieb Khaja's most recent documentary, Winning Heart and Minds, is an investigation into what went wrong in the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. In the film, Khaja travels to Musa Qala, the capital of the southern Helmand province. Danish and British troops had been deployed to Musa Qala in 2006 to defend their allies, the local police, against Taliban insurgents.

September 29, 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT
"Buying More Time for the Genocide": Muhammad Shehada on Trump's Gaza Plan 1 Year Later

"Buying More Time for the Genocide": Muhammad Shehada on Trump's Gaza Plan 1 Year Later The Palestinian death toll from Israel's war on Gaza has surpassed 74,000, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. While this figure represents the official death toll as confirmed by local authorities, the true number could be much higher when missing people and indirect deaths are taken into account, such as from disease, exposure, denial of medical treatment and the destruction of civic infrastructure. And since the so-called ceasefire brokered by Trump last October, nearly 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks.

September 29, 2026 at 8:14 AM EDT
Greenland Deal: Trump Drops Threat to Annex Denmark Territory in Favor of Greater U.S. Military Role

Greenland Deal: Trump Drops Threat to Annex Denmark Territory in Favor of Greater U.S. Military Role After months of threatening to take over Greenland by force, President Trump last week signed a 10-page agreement with Greenland and Denmark that bolsters the U.S. military presence on the mineral-rich and strategically located island but falls short of his earlier demands to make it American territory. Under the 1951 Defense of Greenland Treaty, the United States already has wide latitude to station forces and build military bases in Greenland. The U.S. currently has one active military base and around 160 troops on the ground. Under the new agreement, signed shortly after President Trump's speech to the United Nations General Assembly last week, the U.S. can build two new bases. The deal keeps Greenland as part of Denmark and would still apply if Greenland chooses independence.

September 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT
Headlines for September 29, 2026

Headlines for September 29, 2026 U.S. and Iran Hold Indirect Talks on Deal to End Fighting, Lift Sanctions and Reopen HormuzIran Denies Involvement in Alleged Plot to Bomb British Air Base Used by U.S. BombersUkraine's Academy of Sciences Struck as Russian Drones Kill 9, Wound DozensTrump Administration Slashes Biden-Era Fuel Economy StandardsWhite House Airs Taxpayer-Funded Ads Promoting TrumpTexas State Election Officials Send Delayed Voter Registration Applications After ErrorTop FBI Official Steps Down After a Year on the JobOpenAI Scraps Release of Latest AI Model Due to Safety ConcernsTrump Administration Reverses Biden-Era LGBTQ School ProtectionsNew York Prosecutor Reopens Cornell University Gang Rape Investigation U.S. and Iran Hold Indirect Talks on Deal to End Fighting, Lift Sanctions and Reopen HormuzIran Denies Involvement in Alleged Plot to Bomb British Air Base Used by U.S. BombersUkraine's Academy of Sciences Struck as Russian Drones Kill 9, Wound DozensTrump Administration Slashes Biden-Era Fuel Economy StandardsWhite House Airs Taxpayer-Funded Ads Promoting TrumpTexas State Election Officials Send Delayed Voter Registration Applications After ErrorTop FBI Official Steps Down After a Year on the JobOpenAI Scraps Release of Latest AI Model Due to Safety ConcernsTrump Administration Reverses Biden-Era LGBTQ School ProtectionsNew York Prosecutor Reopens Cornell University Gang Rape Investigation

September 28, 2026 at 8:49 AM EDT
"Valley of Death": Sharon Weinberger on Big Tech, AI Warfare & the CIA's Secret Backing of Steve Jobs

"Valley of Death": Sharon Weinberger on Big Tech, AI Warfare & the CIA's Secret Backing of Steve Jobs Longtime national security reporter Sharon Weinberger's new book, Valley of Death: How Big Tech Is Fueling the Future of War, follows the rise of the military-industrial complex in Silicon Valley, where defense technology companies, like Palantir, Anduril and SpaceX, and their billionaire founders, are increasingly shaping U.S. foreign policy. Weinberger explains that because "the government doesn't own the underlying technology" peddled by "this new class of entrepreneurs," these companies have upended the traditional procurement relationship between the U.S. government and older defense firms, and now unilaterally control access to the new weapons and systems -- including drones and artificial intelligence -- used in modern warfare.

September 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT
"Britain's Gaza Secrets Exposed": How U.K. Downplayed Israeli Crimes to Keep Selling Weapons

"Britain's Gaza Secrets Exposed": How U.K. Downplayed Israeli Crimes to Keep Selling Weapons A new documentary titled Britain's Gaza Secrets Exposed reveals new details about the U.K. government's internal response to alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza. Presented by journalist Ramita Navai and produced by Ben De Pear for Channel 4's investigative program Dispatches, the documentary examines government records, some newly publicized, to show how the United Kingdom ignored or concealed mounting evidence of Israel's genocidal actions in Gaza after the October 7 attacks.

September 28, 2026 at 8:13 AM EDT
Forcible Eviction of 87-Year-Old Madrid Woman Sparks Protest Encampment over Spain's Housing Crisis

Forcible Eviction of 87-Year-Old Madrid Woman Sparks Protest Encampment over Spain's Housing Crisis The eviction of 87-year-old Mar?a del Carmen Abascal Mart?n in Madrid, after an investment fund bought her apartment building and more than tripled her rent, has become a symbol of Spain's rising cost of living and sparked nationwide protests against corporate greed and wealth inequality. Over 600 protesters are now camped outside Madrid's regional government headquarters demanding new tenant protections.

September 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT
Headlines for September 28, 2026

Headlines for September 28, 2026 Five Men Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism Near British Base Used by U.S. in Iran WarTrump Asked Chinese President Xi Jinping If He Would Like to Buy American-Made WeaponsWhite House Blocks CNN from Air Force OneOpenAI's Artificial Intelligence Reportedly Meddled with U.S. Government WebsitesSeven People Killed in Airstrikes in YemenPalestinian Death Toll in Israel's War on Gaza Surpasses 74,000U.K. Foreign Minister Ed Miliband Blasts Israeli Government at Labour ConferenceEbola Cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo Top 8,000Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Roll Out Federal Voter DatabaseFederal Prosecutor Resigns Under Protest over Failed Case Against "Broadview Six" ICE ProtestersU.S. Judge Issues Permanent Injunction Against "Dreadful" Manhattan ICE JailRussia Bombs Apartment Building in Ukraine's Kharkiv, Injuring 22 Five Men Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism Near British Base Used by U.S. in Iran WarTrump Asked Chinese President Xi Jinping If He Would Like to Buy American-Made WeaponsWhite House Blocks CNN from Air Force OneOpenAI's Artificial Intelligence Reportedly Meddled with U.S. Government WebsitesSeven People Killed in Airstrikes in YemenPalestinian Death Toll in Israel's War on Gaza Surpasses 74,000U.K. Foreign Minister Ed Miliband Blasts Israeli Government at Labour ConferenceEbola Cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo Top 8,000Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Roll Out Federal Voter DatabaseFeder

September 25, 2026 at 8:44 AM EDT
"Crossing the Red Line": Akbar Shahid Ahmed on Biden, His Advisers, Harris & Israel's War in Gaza

"Crossing the Red Line": Akbar Shahid Ahmed on Biden, His Advisers, Harris & Israel's War in Gaza We speak with journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed, whose new book, Crossing the Red Line, looks at how President Joe Biden and top figures in his administration supported Israel's brutal war in Gaza despite the soaring death toll and growing alarm over widespread war crimes committed by the Israeli military. "The policies that we've seen entrenched and, frankly, worsened and become more dangerous and deadly under Donald Trump were really established by Biden's team," says Ahmed, who says there is "bipartisan continuity" on Israel-Palestine between the two presidents.

September 25, 2026 at 8:32 AM EDT
The Hague Group: South Africa Leads Coalition Against U.S./Israel's "Unilateral Bullying" of the ICC

The Hague Group: South Africa Leads Coalition Against U.S./Israel's "Unilateral Bullying" of the ICC At the United Nations this week, President Trump repeated his attacks on the International Criminal Court and urged other nations to pull out of the global tribunal. The United States earlier this year imposed sanctions on the president of the ICC and a senior prosecutor who was part of the team that issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for crimes against humanity in Gaza, and the Trump administration is reportedly preparing more sanctions against the institution itself. Meanwhile, a coalition of nations has formed to defend international law in solidarity with the people of Palestine under the banner of the Hague Group, which was established last year by Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa.

September 25, 2026 at 8:18 AM EDT
"Grotesque": Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy on Netanyahu's U.N. Speech & Israel's Impunity

"Grotesque": Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy on Netanyahu's U.N. Speech & Israel's Impunity Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a half-empty chamber at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, after dozens of delegations walked out in protest at the start of his speech. Netanyahu assailed his critics as "antisemites," defended his country's conduct in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria, and lavished praise on President Trump for joining Israel's strikes on Iran.

September 25, 2026 at 8:13 AM EDT
"Stop Arming Israel": 100+ Arrested at Jewish Voice for Peace Sit-In Outside Netanyahu U.N. Speech

"Stop Arming Israel": 100+ Arrested at Jewish Voice for Peace Sit-In Outside Netanyahu U.N. Speech Over 100 protesters were arrested near the United Nations in New York on Thursday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the General Assembly. The sit-in, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, denounced Netanyahu for perpetrating a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, building more illegal settlements in the West Bank, occupying parts of Lebanon and bombing Iran alongside the United States. Democracy Now! spoke with participants, including some congressional candidates and other prominent figures.