Trump and Hegseth launch “total war” against Iran
At the same time, the Trump administration confronts an escalating political crisis at home, intensified by the Epstein revelations, which have ripped away any remaining veil from the operations of a criminal oligarchy. A government mired in crimes and threatened by growing popular anger responds as such governments always do: It seeks salvation in war.
Ranked: The World’s Most Indebted Countries Today
Japan is not the only country to have had to accrue debt in response to tough times. Back-to-back crises have forced governments to borrow extensively in recent years, from global COVID-19 stimulus responses to more recent industrial and defense purchases across Europe.
Atrocity Alert No. 472: South Sudan, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Afghanistan/Pakistan
During the early morning on Sunday, 1 March, armed youth entered Abiemnom County in South Sudan’s Ruweng Administrative Area while residents were asleep, killing approximately 170 people and injuring 50 others. According to Ruweng’s Information Minister, James Monyluak Mijok, at least 90 of those killed were children, women and elderly people. Seventy-nine members of regional forces, including police personnel, were also reportedly among those killed. Many victims were buried in a mass grave. During the attack, homes and markets were also set ablaze.
The real reasons birth rates are declining worldwide
The fall is astonishing. At its height, the global fertility rate hit 5.3 births per woman in 1963, but it has been in near-constant decline ever since. Sixty years on, it is now only around 2.2. In many countries, it is far lower than the roughly 2.1 babies per woman that would sustain current population sizes, known as the replacement rate.
Evolving Folks Project 