Russia and Assad are preparing for a bloody reconquest of Idlib, the last region of Syria where Arab rebels have control.

Those rebels are Sunni Islamists; if they had taken over Syria, things would have gone badly for other groups.

However, if Assad takes Idlib, he is likely to torture and kill thousands more prisoners.

I can't see anything that anyone could plausibly do to prevent this, and that's what is the great shame.

Trump Administration Helped Banks Rip Off Student Borrowers, Official Alleges.

South Korea and the US disagree about how to deal with North Korea.

Russia is putting people on trial and labeling them as "extremists" for posting irreverent jokes.

A underwater drone has been constructed that can recognize and destroy the starfish that are eating the Great Barrier Reef.

The biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef (and most of the ecosphere) is fossil fuel combustion. Could we design a drone to recognize and destroy oil wells?