WEST BANK, (PIC) A Palestinian young man from ad-Dhahiriya in al-Khalil succumbed Saturday to Israeli gunfire wounds, while another one was injured in an armed settler attack in Masafer Yatta on the same day. According to medical and local sources, 19-year-old Tamer...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , who assembled theocratic power in Iran over the decades as its supreme leader and sought to turn it into a regional powerhouse, bringing it into confrontation with Israel and the United States over its nuclear program...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Aqsa Mosque was empty of Muslim worshipers after the Israeli occupation police closed its gates and imposed strict security measures in Jerusalem on Saturday, the 11th day of Ramadan, amid the Zio-American aggression against Iran. Local sources reported...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank / PNN / Monjed Jadou - The board of directors of the Bethlehem Multidisciplinary Industrial Park “BMIP” held its regular meeting this week, reviewing the zone’s performance and discussing measures to further promote investment in what...
Two people were killed Saturday in air strikes on an Iraqi military base housing the powerful pro-Iran group Kataeb Hezbollah, which has threatened the US with an imminent response. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Saturday...
Two people were killed on Saturday in air strikes on an Iraqi military base housing the powerful pro-Iran group Kataeb Hezbollah, which has threatened the US with a response. The United States and Israel launched a campaign against Iran early...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,095 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Saturday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 26 February 2026. Journalist Peter Maseke Mwita has a keener interest than most in Friday’s upcoming ruling on the constitutionality of Kenya’s cybercrime law — legislation that could see him jailed...
This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 24 February 2026. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to immediately restore the registration of independent outlet Addis Standard after the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) revoked its online...
Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here . A week of heavy clashes in North Darfur has strained the region’s tribal landscape, threatening deeper rifts even as cross-border tribal networks move toward closer coordination to confront the violence. Along...
If Budapest doesn’t play ball, the EU can’t impose new sanctions on Russia, nor loan Kyiv 90 billion euros to keep fighting Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the...
On February 19, 2026, President Donald Trump hosted the first official meeting of his so-called “Board of Peace.” Framed as a mechanism to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction and presented as a new international tool for conflict stabilization, the inaugural...
Africa no longer has the luxury of describing itself as potential. The global order is recalibrating. Energy transitions are redrawing industrial priorities. Strategic minerals have become geopolitical currency. Supply chains are shifting. Capital is seeking stability in uncertain terrain....
There is certainly something rotten flowing in the depths of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The imprisonment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for his associations with...
What’s wrong with European women in European politics? Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su What’s wrong with European women in European politics? As a European woman, I often wonder when I hear the ignorant and foolish statements of, for example,...
Mamadou Ba, president and founder of Maison des Talibés, speaks to talibés in Saint-Louis, Senegal, at the opening ceremony of the organisation's centre on Jan. 1, 2026. Courtesy: Ramata Haidara By Megan Fahrney SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal, Feb 27 2026 (IPS) When you...
China called on Friday for a ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan, adding it was talking to both sides to try to end violent clashes that had left Beijing “deeply concerned”. Taliban security personnel operating an anti-aircraft gun keep watch for...
US tech giant Meta filed lawsuits Thursday against several individuals and companies in Brazil and China who used celebrity deepfakes to advertise products on its platforms, the company said in a statement. Meta logo on display during the World Economic...
Hong Kong’s finance chief has defended the government’s plan to dip into a fund that ensures the stability of its currency peg to help finance a technology hub by the city’s border with mainland China, calling the move an “investment”...
The Bunker appears originally at the Project on Government Oversight and is republished here with permission. Going it alone is fine for some pursuits — flying solo, monobobbing , and solitaire, for example. But it rarely works...
The global semiconductor market in 2025 was $792 billion, according to WSTS. 2025 was up 25.6% from 2024, the strongest growth since 26.2% in the COVID recovery year 2021. The increase was driven by AI, with Nvidia revenues up 65%....
The global semiconductor market in 2025 was $792 billion, according to WSTS. 2025 was up 25.6% from 2024, the strongest growth since 26.2% in the COVID recovery year 2021. The increase was driven by AI, with Nvidia revenues up 65%....
By Artin DERSIMONIAN and Anatol LIEVEN Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Endorsing a negotiated settlement does not require the left to justify Russia’s invasion or advocate legal recognition of its territorial gains....
GAZA, (PIC) Pro-Palestinian activists, in coordination with civil society organizations, are preparing to launch a new joint maritime initiative to Gaza, bringing together the “Freedom Flotilla” and the “Sumud Convoy.” The campaign will include 200 vessels aimed at breaking the blockade...
As computing expands from data centers to edge devices, semiconductor designers face increasing pressure to optimize both performance and energy efficiency. Advanced process nodes continue to provide transistor-level improvements, but scaling alone cannot meet the demands of hyperscale AI infrastructure...
When von der Leyen warns that “we have other options,” the inimical image conjured up is that of a Gestapo interrogator twirling pliers in hand. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su European Commission...
The United States and Iran could reach a framework for a deal if Washington separates "nuclear and non-nuclear issues", a senior Iranian official told Reuters , adding that remaining gaps need to be narrowed during...
As the U.S. threatens war with Iran and regime change in Cuba, a group of veterans is urging President Trump to pursue diplomacy and reject a return to “forever wars.” “We urge you to reject calls for regime change wars and...
Gaza’s coast is no longer calm, even on its most peaceful days. Its waves, once filled with the laughter of family outings, now crash against the rubble of destroyed ports and shattered boats. They are silent witnesses to a war...
Amnesty International on Thursday blasted Israel for its “unprecedented” construction of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank , saying it was deliberately trying to dispossess Palestinians and make annexation “an irreversible reality”. Amnesty said that Israel was expanding its...
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan + German Chancellor Merz’s visit to China H.Seidl Thu, 02/26/2026 - 12:57 picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Andy Wong Download (pdf - 1.63 MB) MERICS Briefs MERICS China Essentials Feb 26, 2026 14 min read China’s...
China’s new Five-Year Plan will embrace industry – and once again give consumers the cold shoulder Linda_Heyer Thu, 02/26/2026 - 12:45 picture alliance / CFOTO Comment Feb 26, 2026 5 min read China’s new Five-Year Plan will embrace industry –...
Islam Times - The FBI subpoenaed phone records of current FBI Director Kash Patel and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in 2022 and 2023, when both were private citizens, as part of the Jack Smith investigation into US...
By UN Women UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 2026 (IPS) International Women’s Day 2026 comes at a defining moment: Women and girls have never been closer to equality, and never closer to losing it. Legal protection against domestic violence has expanded in...
The EU's plan to impose its 20th package of sanctions against Russia crashed against a seemingly immovable wall of Hungarian resistance this week, when the Central Europe country used its veto to block it. That is not necessarily the end...
La Russia da sola potrebbe non essere in grado di far scoppiare la bolla di Trump, ma Cina, Russia e Iran insieme potrebbero riuscirci. Segue nostro Telegram . Ora possiamo vedere più chiaramente la strada scelta dall’amministrazione Trump: sulla scia...
In the days surrounding an Axios report last week suggesting that a large-scale conflict with Iran was “imminent,” the U.S. surged additional naval forces and air assets into the region, a posture that reports say amounts to the...
An Egyptian official on Tuesday denied a report claiming Cairo offered to help Ethiopia secure access to the Red Sea in exchange for flexibility over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Reports that Cairo could help the...
Donald Trump ’s electoral success relies heavily on the large evangelical Christian segment of the U.S. population, which explains why he has adopted the strategy of pretending to be a Christian himself. However preposterous this may seem, his...
The Supreme Court’s decision is clear. The president did not have the authority to impose most of his tariffs. Trump argued that, under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, his actions were justified because of a national emergency caused by a...
The small country of Costa Rica, home to just over five million people and roughly the size of West Virginia, has long prided itself on being a bastion of democratic norms in Latin American politics. To its north lie Nicaragua,...
Bethlehem/PNN/ Escalating repression, starvation and illness in Ofer Prison: testimonies document the continued reality of “systematic destruction” inside prisons New weapons increasingly used in crackdowns, including one that causes burns to the body The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club has issued a...
A group of Democratic and Republican US senators will introduce a resolution on Tuesday supporting Ukraine as it battles Russian invaders, hours before President Donald Trump was due to make his nationally televised State of the...
The value of the Egyptian pound has declined steadily against the US dollar in recent days, reaching LE47.95 on Tuesday from LE 46.72 a week earlier. The drop comes as foreign investors and funds pull out of emerging nation bond...
With support from the U.S. , Mexican security forces killed one of their nation’s most powerful cartel bosses on Sunday. Almost immediately, the country descended into violence and chaos. The killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” has set...
Inside the dusty shell of one of the oldest libraries in the Palestinian territories, a group of Gazan volunteers work diligently to salvage what remains of their ancient cultural heritage. The Great Omari Mosque library sustained terrible damage during Israel's...
At 9:30 pm on 14 November 2025, a plane from Kenya touched down at OR Tambo International Airport. Onboard were 153 Palestinians — children, infants, adults and elderly survivors of the recent Gaza genocide — seeking refuge in...
An unreleased internal autopsy of the Democratic Party's failed 2024 presidential campaign by then-Vice President Kamala Harris could shed light on a Gaza policy that likely had an important impact on the election. Those on the left are generally...
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