The Atlantic 28 Aug 2026
Claudia Rankine's New Post-Woke Book
Claudia Rankine’s new book overflows with grief for the backlash to racial progress, but history isn’t finished.
Channel8 English 28 Aug 2026
Murat Karayilan Reveals 50-Year Toll of 27,000 Deaths
Murat Karayilan revealed that nearly 27,000 members have died from 1976 to 2026, with 25,922 recorded by name.
Lit Hub 28 Aug 2026
Eight Simple Rules for Dating Your Historical Fiction
This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Consider these opening lines. Their source is far from obscure, so there’s a good chance you’ll recogniz…
Axios 28 Aug 2026
Trump's evolving endgame for the Iran war, in 6 quotes
The Iran war hits its six-month mark Friday, with President Trump's path to ending it increasingly unclear.Why it matters: Trump entered the war projecting a four- to five-week mi…
Hürriyet 28 Aug 2026
Ankara urges Israel to halt strikes on Syria
Türkiye has condemned Israel’s continuing attacks on Syria, saying they violate the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and undermine its stabilization efforts.
Hürriyet 28 Aug 2026
US says no Iran talks as Hormuz diplomacy intensifies
The United States said on Aug. 27 that it was not negotiating with Iran, even as Qatar stepped up diplomatic efforts over an Iran-Oman proposal for a temporary shipping corridor t…
Channel8 English 28 Aug 2026
PM Al-Zaidi Bids Farewell to U.S. Chargé d'Affaires
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi met with the outgoing Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Joshua Harris, to mark the conclusion of Harris's diplomatic tenure in…
The New Yorker 28 Aug 2026
Kacey Musgraves, Crossover Queen
In the past few years, country music has reëxerted its sway on the pop-music charts and the broader Zeitgeist they reflect, but the genre’s greatest crossover success story remain…
The National 28 Aug 2026
One Last Thing: Chef Kelvin Cheung on his culinary inspirations and childhood nostalgia
Chinese-Canadian chef Kelvin Cheung is a champion of “third-culture cuisine”, blending his North American upbringing with his French culinary training and the freshest local ingre…
Lit Hub 28 Aug 2026
Lit Hub Daily: August 28, 2026
“He wrote sad songs but didn’t want to make anyone sad. He had the kind of shy, exaggerated empathy of someone who’s always afraid of hurting people but never afraid of hurting hi…
The National 28 Aug 2026
Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara appoints former SDF commander Mazloum Abdi as adviser
Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara issued a decree to appoint Mazloum Abdi, who was head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, as a presidential adviser. The appointment, anno…
Le Monde 28 Aug 2026
Comoros slams French PM's remarks tying aid to curbing migration as 'unbearably condescending'
Comoros condemned French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's suggestion that development aid could be tied to cooperation on curbing migration to Mayotte, accusing Paris of neo-col…