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Meta Pays $17bn to Settle Teen Addiction Claims

This settlement is presented as justice arriving, at last, for the injured. Let us ask when seventeen billion dollars became the exchange …

Iran criminalises contact with foreign media

Consider the chemistry teacher in Isfahan who has, for several years now, taken the occasional call from a foreign correspondent - patient …

Meta Fined $567 Million in Child Safety Ruling

This punishment presents itself as justice, natural and inevitable, the arithmetic of accountability finally catching up with a corporation …

Google Zero slashes web traffic and hits publisher revenue

The situation is described as a crisis of visibility. Beneath the description, two forces are tugging at the throat of the web: Google, the …

North Korea unveils nuclear facility, pledges exponential arsenal expansion

If this claim is true, what follows? If it is false, what changes? If neither answer produces a concrete difference in the conduct of your …

President Donald Trump threatened to "blow up" Oman if it did not behave.

The claim is that a nation-state possesses the sovereign authority to threaten the physical annihilation of another sovereign entity, …

Mahmoud Khalil’s attorneys plan to appeal to the US Supreme Court after a federal appeals court upheld a ruling allowing his detention and deportation.

The claim is that the detention and deportation of Mahmoud Khalil is a matter of settled law, presented as self-standing. The conditions on …

The US military conducted strikes on Iranian military facilities in response to an Iranian attack on three US destroyers.

The situation is described as a response. Beneath the description, two forces are in tension: the impulse to strike and the impulse to …

The US announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from Germany, prompting Guardian editorial calls for a pan-European defence strategy.

The claim is that European security is a self-standing entity, a permanent architecture that exists independently of the specific political …

Mojtaba Khamenei stated there will be a "change" in the "management" of the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran's supreme leader signaled intent to retain the nuclear program and possibly impose tolls on the strait.

The situation is described as a period of geopolitical posturing and administrative uncertainty. Beneath the description, two forces are in …

The World Health Organization approved the first malaria drug formulated for babies and very young children.

This arrangement is presented as a triumph of humanitarian progress, a sudden flowering of benevolence in a desert of neglect. Let us ask …

Iran has re-closed the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels after briefly reopening it, amid ongoing tensions.

This arrangement is presented as a sudden rupture, a spontaneous eruption of geopolitical friction, an unpredictable spasm of regional …

Russian missile and drone strikes hit multiple Ukrainian cities, killing several people including a 12-year-old child.

The situation is described as a series of strikes, a sudden rupture in the lives of those in Kyiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. Beneath the …

Iran has condemned a US blockade of its ports as a "grave violation" of its sovereignty, while US President Trump claims Iranian representatives have requested a deal after failed peace talks.

This arrangement is presented as a clash of sovereign rights and legal violations. Let us ask when it became so, and who profits from the …