Maine was not immune to an international trend.
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Maine gas prices continue to rise as Iran war rages on
National prices saw their highest overnight increase in years Tuesday, and prices are still going up in Maine.
Protesters gather in Portland to oppose Venezuela operation
Over 100 people convened downtown on Saturday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump’s strike on the South American nation.
Drone footage shows Ukrainian village battered to ruins as residents flee Russian advance
Not a single person is seen in the footage obtained late Friday, and no building in Ocheretyne appears to have been left untouched by the fighting.
World donors pledge $2.1 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan to ward off famine
An international conference in Paris drummed up support Monday for Sudan’s 51 million people.
U.S.-China competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms race
U.S. and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which squadrons of air and sea drones equipped with artificial intelligence work together like a swarm of bees to overwhelm an enemy.
Ambassadors to bring expert insight on Israeli-Palestinian conflict to Maine
The World Affairs Council of Maine will host a panel discussion with three retired U.S. ambassadors who have deep experience in the Middle East.
Maine Voices: Years of inhumanity to Palestinians have inhuman consequences
Hamas’ slaughter of Israeli civilians follows 75 years of the killing of Palestinian civilians and nearly two decades of an embargo that keeps Palestinians from getting food and medication.
Commentary: How do we answer what is happening in Gaza and in Israel?
We Muslims and Jews in Portland seek to understand what our religious teachings have in common and what we must do to overcome those that separate us.
Maine Voices: Calling out activism’s free pass for Russia and China
Demanding an end to war and planetary harm without uniformly protesting all participants is just playing the part of yet another antagonist.