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Gaza Strip - US envoy Steve Witkoff announced Phase 2 of the Gaza ceasefire in January 2026. The plan on paper detailed how Israeli forces would begin withdrawing, an International Stabilisation Force (ISF) would move...

I had no intention of writing about the organisation I work for. Institutions should be judged by their work, not by opinion pieces written in their defence. But I am writing today because the allegations directed at the Committee to...

Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell has come under fire after attending a pro-Palestine reception in Parliament, with critics accusing senior government figures of attempting to distance themselves from policies they say enabled Israel's war on Gaza . Powell...

By Ramzy BAROUD Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has every right to condition European relations with any other country or bloc on respect for...

GAZA, (PIC) Israeli occupation forces continue to commit acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip as the assault approaches its 1,000th day, amid an ongoing escalation in mass killings and systematic destruction and a persistent international failure to take effective action...

A photograph of a blindfolded Palestinian detainee , bound and posed for the camera, has provoked outrage after it was circulated on social media by soldiers from an Israeli unit already notorious for abuses against Palestinians. In the image, a...

With people jumping into the Canal Saint–Martin in 100°–plus temperatures in Paris, it’s a good time to recall Paul Valéry and his regrets at the mental and spiritual consequences of Europe’s Great War on itself. By Patrick Lawrence Join us...

RAFAH, (PIC) Talk has returned over the past hours about plans to establish what are called humanitarian shelter centers in Rafah, which is under the control of the Israeli occupation army, amid a lack of clarity regarding their management mechanisms and...

When the Pentagon made Palantir’s Maven Smart System a formal “program of record” in March, it did more than approve software. It gave long-term status to a platform that analyzes data from satellites, drones, radars, sensors, and intelligence...

The United States' largest Presbyterian denomination has voted to recognise the genocide in Gaza and impose an arms embargo and divest from Israel on Tuesday, adding to another major divestment vote that was conducted on Sunday. The General Assembly...

Several Palestinians returning to Gaza have accused Israeli soldiers of stealing their phones, cash, and jewellery during security checks at a new checkpoint near Kerem Abu Salem crossing in Rafah in the southern coastal enclave . The accusations...

East Jerusalem - On 15 June 2026, officials from the Jerusalem Municipality, accompanied by Israeli police, raided property belonging to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in the neighbourhood of Silwan. The Israeli authorities forcibly removed the church...

Most commentary on the 26 June US-Israel-Lebanon Trilateral Framework agreement has focused on the text of the document, and specifically the extent to which Lebanon's leadership, under the pretext of restoring sovereign hegemony to the Lebanese state, in practice forfeits...

GAZA, (PIC) The roads in the Gaza Strip are no longer just paths connecting cities and camps, but have turned into open arenas of danger. Between a crater left by a raid, a primitive cart pulled by a dilapidated vehicle, and...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to cover a $100 million funding gap for the UN Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA , saying the body was nearing a breaking point after deep cost-cutting and austerity measures. Guterres told an...

The Egyptian government is facing increased pressure to reduce fuel costs following the sharp decline in global oil and gas prices, as well as the fall in the US dollar after the war on Iran started...

Tehran, Iran before the conflict began. Credit: Unsplash/Mohammad Takhsh By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jul 1 2026 (IPS) The on-again, off-again US-Iran peace negotiations, which have been disparaged by Israeli leaders, have resulted in a rare rift between the US and...

This will be a relatively short article. I want you to see for yourself how the CIA inspired Ukrainian propaganda is planting itself in the minds of people living in the United States. I have received a couple of messages...

Even as frustrations mount over Israeli military campaigns across the Middle East, governments keep buying weapons from Israel — making it one of the world's largest arms exporters. As experts tell Responsible Statecraft, Tel Aviv uses these weapons sales to lock...

Hannah Arendt warned in 1948 that a Jewish state built without Jewish-Arab agreement would live by permanent war, fear and exclusion – a warning that now reads less like idealism than realism Robert Manne is Emeritus Professor of Politics and a...

The Israeli army launched fresh strikes on Gaza on Monday evening, setting ablaze around 200 tents for the displaced in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, and leaving thousands homeless once again. Residents told...

Smart farming enables farmers to produce more with fewer resources, make better decisions under uncertainty, and reduce agriculture's environmental footprint. Credit: FAO By Beth Bechdol ROME, Jun 30 2026 (IPS) Farmers today are producing food under pressures that would have been...

Lebanon has extended an exemption allowing non-Lebanese residents who entered the country and wish to depart via land border crossings to do so without penalties. The renewed waiver, announced on Monday by Lebanon’s General Security and valid...

GAZA, (PIC) The prayer garment in the Gaza Strip is no longer merely an item of clothing women wear while performing their prayers. Amid the continuing genocide, it has become part of everyday life and a constant companion that rarely leaves...

Reform UK’s deputy leader said last week that a parliamentary debate into Israeli influence on British politics was “antisemitic in its very motivation and at its core”. “As such, we should utterly reject it,” argued Richard Tice...

When I arrived in Cuba, I did not expect to be speaking Arabic. Organisers from the United States arrived at Mezquita Abdallah hours before the Jummah prayer to deliver bags full of Spanish translations of the Quran, donated by a...

We visited Youssef M. in jail at the end of May 2026. The Regional Court ruled to continue to keep them there. On what grounds is Youssef a suspect in the Pardubice arms factory arson? What does their defence lawyer,...

At a recent hearing of the House Select Committee on China, State Armor CEO Michael Lucci urged lawmakers to treat Chinese influence in the United States as a national security priority. “The American homeland is contested. States are on the...