Alexander Black

Using exclusive phone logs, military files and 23TB of video, we unmasked the Russian unit and commander that killed dozens of people on one street in Bucha By @YousurAlhlou @MashaFroliak @ckoettl @heytherehaley @dim109 @ajcardia @NatalieReneau & more 👇 nytimes.com/2022/12/22/vid…

According to the latest @Frontex figures, only 30 Syrian nationals were detected crossing into the EU irregularly in January 2026, the lowest monthly figure recorded in nearly 30 years (January 2009). This number may be revised upward as data is refined, but the broader 2025 trend is unambiguous: irregular crossings by Syrians have fallen to their lowest level since 2012 (lower even than during the COVID-19 pandemic). Time and again, the data confirms what researchers have long argued: the primary driver of irregular migration is conflict, not the economy. Syria remains one of the poorest countries in the world, with catastrophic levels of deprivation. Yet poverty alone rarely compels people to risk dangerous, illegal crossings. When the immediate threat of violence and arbitrary detention recedes, so does the impulse to flee. The December 2024 transition has not made Syria prosperous... just yet. But it may have made it survivable, which is, in itself, enough for many to stay.

A widespread transition to renewable energy could mitigate a major cause of international conflict in a future that moves away from fossil fuels, energy and climate change experts told ABC News. Read more: abcnews.link/Jb4QZLu

Russia considers sending armed naval patrols to protect ‘shadow fleet’ ft.trib.al/x8V8tSm

Trump aims to shift power from China by forging better ties with Russia via Ukraine deal. A Trump admin official told me finding a “way to align closer with Russia” could create “a different power balance with China that could be very, very beneficial.” politico.com/news/2026/03/1…

Just spoke to @POTUS about our European allies’ unwillingness to provide assets to keep the Strait of Hormuz functioning, which benefits Europe far more than America. I have never heard him so angry in my life. I share that anger given what’s at stake. The arrogance of our allies to suggest that Iran with a nuclear weapon is of little concern and that military action to stop the ayatollah from acquiring a nuclear bomb is our problem not theirs is beyond offensive. The European approach to containing the ayatollah’s nuclear ambitions have proven to be a miserable failure. The repercussions of providing little assistance to keep the Strait of Hormuz functioning are going to be wide and deep for Europe and America. I consider myself very forward-leaning on supporting alliances, however at a time of real testing like this, it makes me second guess the value of these alliances. I am certain I am not the only senator who feels this way.