Saudi Arabia has reportedly used Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formally Twitter to prosecute people expressing their dissent over the government, using tweets as evidence to sentence some citizens to death. A lawsuit filed earlier in 2023 alleges Twitter helped the Saudi government send its citizens to prison over anti-government rhetoric that they posted…

Russia has been accused of coercing Cubans to help fight in its war with Ukraine, in what Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs described as “a human trafficking network.” The ministry released a statement on Monday, Sept. 4. Russian authorities have reportedly been looking abroad for fresh troops in recent months. Officials have also been accused…

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death, allegedly at the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is unsurprising, considering the extensive list of assassinations attributed to the former KGB head. Critics of the Russian president have reportedly been victims of poisoning, falls from balconies and windows, or have experienced mysterious “serious illnesses.” Straight Arrow News contributor Newt Gingrich…

Gas prices in the United States rose to the highest seasonal level in more than a decade on the same day Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to extend their voluntary oil production cuts through the end of 2023. The move was expected to trim 1.3 million barrels of crude out of the global market and boost energy…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes an unannounced visit to Ukraine, and there’s a new oldest wrongful conviction to be overturned based on DNA evidence. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Blinken makes unannounced visit to Ukraine amid counteroffensive Secretary of State Blinken arrived in Kyiv Wednesday as…

According to a Wall Street Journal report, there have been dozens of instances of Chinese nationals accessing military bases and other sensitive sites in the United States in recent years. Some of the nationals even posed as tourists in order to get in. The Defense Department, FBI and other agencies held a review in 2022…

Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia isn’t going as quickly as some in the West would like. Ukraine doesn’t care. Just take it from the country’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba. He said, “Criticizing the slow pace of the counteroffensive equals spitting in the face of the Ukrainian soldier who sacrifices his life everyday moving forward and liberating…

It’s been three weeks since a deadly wildfire scorched a path of destruction on Maui. The small town of Lahaina bore the brunt of the fire, and the search for remains there is nearing its conclusion. A team of 21 U.S. Navy divers wrapped up its search efforts the week of Aug. 27. The divers…

The Republican Party recently held its first debate for aspiring GOP presidential candidates. The debate featured a wide variety of accomplished Republicans, including a former vice president, a U.N. ambassador and several current or former governors. Straight Arrow News contributor Newt Gingrich applauds the GOP for such an impressive field and remarks that the debate…

The United States has a long and troubled history with the island nation of Cuba. While Cuba lacks the power to become a threat by itself, it could easily threaten U.S. strategy and interests with hostile foreign sponsorship, as recent U.S. history proves. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan argues that Cuba’s unique geostrategic position…