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Iran’s Hidden Hand in Sudan: Proxy Wars Fuel Human Tragedy
Late last year, I walked through camps in Darfur where entire families had been erased by militias, where children stared at me with hollowed eyes…
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Hollie McKay
Meet the Man Who Does Maduro's Dirty Work
When the Department of State raised the reward for Diosdado Cabello Rondón to $25 million earlier this year, it sent a clear message: Washington…
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Hollie McKay
Terror Victims Win in Court, But Did Anyone Ever Receive the Money?
When the first plane hit the North Tower on September 11, Charles Wolf’s beloved wife, Katherine, was on the 97th floor, in the direct flight path.
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Hollie McKay
Killing Babies Anywhere in the World Is Wrong. But International Law Doesn’t See It That Way.
I can still see the tiny body; skin like paper, limbs too small for the weight of such violence — lying in the rubble as smoke and dust filled the air.
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Hollie McKay
Is Iran Rebuilding Its Nuclear Program After US and Israeli Attacks?
More than a week after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, attention in Washington and the Gulf is quietly shifting eastward to another…
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Hollie McKay

October 2025

As M23 Rebels Advance, Congo Hands Former President Kabila a Death Sentence
Smoke still hangs over the streets of Goma, where shattered homes and abandoned marketplaces tell the story of a city under siege.
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Hollie McKay
The Business of Birth: Surrogacy Grows Amid Legal Gaps and Moral Debate
The debate around surrogacy hit a boiling point over the summer following comments from the former tennis star, Martina Navratilova.
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Hollie McKay
Inside the Airbnb Maze: How Traffickers Exploit Short-Term Rentals
In September, the Georgia Attorney General’s Office announced that the last two defendants in a sweeping human trafficking and gang case had been…
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Hollie McKay
What Happens if the Affordable Care Act Subsidies Expire in December?
On December 31, a deadline looms that could reshape the future of American health care.
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Hollie McKay
Why Does No One Care About Darfur?
In Sudan’s Darfur region, the scale of human suffering defies comprehension.
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Hollie McKay
Inside Trump’s Expanding Secret War on Venezuela’s Narco Networks and the Real Goal
This week, the U.S.
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Hollie McKay
“The Caribbean Is Heating Up”: Inside Trump’s Shadow War With Venezuela
The sun had not yet risen over the Caribbean on October 3 when a United States Navy vessel struck a suspected Venezuelan drug-running boat.
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Hollie McKay
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