Nagasaki Mayor Warns Against Nuclear Weapons as Japan Marks 81 Years Since Atomic Bombing

In Japan, bells rang in Nagasaki Sunday as the city commemorated 81 years since the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb. The attack ...

AP: Trump Admin Detains Parents and Spouses of Active-Duty U.S. Military Personnel in Immigration Crackdown

The Trump administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. military personnel in its immigration ...

Private Prison Companies CoreCivic and GEO Group Report $1.4B in Revenue

The nation’s two largest private prison companies, CoreCivic and GEO Group, reported a combined $1.4 billion in quarterly ...

Wildfires Force 20,000 People in British Columbia to Evacuate

Wildfires continue to burn across the western U.S. and Canada as firefighting crews struggle to contain the devastating ...

Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s 15-Point Gaza Peace Plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected President Trump’s 15-point Gaza peace plan in a public split with the U.S. leader. The proposal requires Hamas to disarm fully before Israel ...

Right-Wing President Abelardo de la Espriella Sworn In as Colombia’s President

In Colombia, right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in Friday. King Felipe VI of Spain, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and right-wing Latin ...

Edinburgh International Festival Director & Famed Violinist Nicola Benedetti on the Power of Art

Democracy Now! is broadcasting from Scotland at the Edinburgh International Festival, which features music, opera, theater and dance and is one of Europe’s biggest arts festivals. We are joined by the ...
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Actor Wagner Moura on Brazil’s Dictatorship, Bolsonaro & “A Trial — after An Enemy of the People”

We continue our coverage from the Edinburgh International Festival, where acclaimed Brazilian actor and filmmaker Wagner Moura stars in the play A Trial — after An Enemy of the People. A sequel to the ...

Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills at Least 13 People in Russia

In Russia, a Ukrainian drone attack has killed at least 13 people, including one child, this morning. It’s one of the deadliest attacks on Russia since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of ...

Yemen’s Iran-Backed Houthis Attack Saudi Aramco Refinery

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis attacked a Saudi Aramco refinery on Sunday, two days after Saudi Arabia forged a defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan. The alliance pledges mutual defense, which means an ...

Rallies Held to Mark One Month Since ICE Killing of Mexican Father Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

In Texas, rallies continued this weekend to mark one month since the July 7 ICE killing of 52-year-old Mexican father Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston. The agents involved have not been identified as ...

Trump’s Former Personal Lawyer Todd Blanche Confirmed as Attorney General

Here in the U.S., President Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche was confirmed as attorney general Saturday morning by a narrow 50-49 vote in the Senate. Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of ...