Global Voices

Restoring some semblance of a moral core to the Labour Party won’t be easy, but is politically necessary for Andy Burnham. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on the region and...

GAZA, (PIC) When a residential apartment is reduced to rubble within minutes, and when a doctor leaves an operating room only to find the hospital itself under threat, the issue is no longer about abstract numbers or “collateral damage.” Israel’s assault on...

Political sources and others close to the Iraqi government said to The New Arab on Tuesday, 14 July, that the US administration is seriously pushing a plan to strip Iran-backed Iraqi armed factions of drones and advanced long-range missiles with...

An Islamabad High Court ruling awarding a divorced woman an equal share of assets acquired has sparked debate in Pakistan. Credit: Handout By Zofeen Ebrahim KARACHI, Pakistan, Jul 14 2026 (IPS) A landmark Islamabad High Court ruling that recognised marriage as an economic...

Iranian ballistic missiles targeted a US air base in Jordan on Tuesday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said, while calling on Jordanians to dismantle American bases in the kingdom and elsewhere in the region. "You know very well that not only...

Nablus / PNN/ As brightly coloured kites climb above Burin, a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, children race across a sun-baked hillside, watching their creations soar into the sky. Behind them, the red-roofed houses of Har Bracha, an Israeli settlement,...

strait-of-hormuz-3-1024×536 The United States, according to Donald Trump’s letter to Congress, has started a new war with Iran. Apparently no one told the Orange Man that the US does not have enough weapons in its arsenal to pursue a campaign that...

As the establishments of both major parties remain firmly wedded to Washington’s foreign policy consensus, particularly on U.S.-Israel relations, hard ideological factions on the right and left now seem willing to work together to present new challenges to that unanimity. Exhibit...

The Iran war is starting up again because the United States wants control over the Strait of Hormuz, but the same challenges in achieving that before the ceasefire still exist today. Trita Parsi is the co-founder and Executive Vice president of...

A medida que los puntos estratégicos se ven sometidos a presión, el Ferrocarril del Hiyaz y la Carretera del Desarrollo plantean un nuevo desafío a los corredores respaldados por EE. UU. En Geoeconomía Únete a nosotros en Telegram , X y VK...

For all practical purposes, the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of (Mis)Understanding is over. The dispute over how to manage the Strait of Hormuz in the interim has pushed the two sides back into open war. But to what end? There is little reason...

Ranjana Kumari, activist. By Kumkum Chadha NEW DELHI, Jul 13 2026 (IPS) To say that the men scored over women yet again would be an understatement. To say that the women lost and men have won would be an oversimplification and to say...

By CIVICUS Jul 13 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS speaks about efforts to use the 2026 FIFA World Cup to highlight Mexico’s enforced disappearance crisis with Ana Enamorado, a Honduran national who continues to search for her missing son in Mexico, and founder of...

Chas Freeman summarizes the last 500 years of human history and offers some “fearless predictions” for the future. Ambassador Freeman chairs Projects International, Inc. He is a retired U.S. defense official, diplomat, and interpreter Cross-posted from Chas Freeman’s Substack Photo licensed under the...

England and Argentina will meet on Wednesday in a blockbuster World Cup semi-final infused with decades of bitter rivalry after they battled past Norway and Switzerland respectively in the quarter-finals. The South Americans and their talisman Lionel Messi must defeat England...

The caravan enjoys a brief sanctuary in Mazar, where Darius reflects on turning sixteen and watches Weili form an unexpected new friendship. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 |...

An Israeli drone strike on Friday wounded staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, in the latest Israeli attack targeting healthcare facilities . At least three "civilians" were injured inside the hospital courtyard, according to Palestinian news...

The legislative body of the Church of England is set to discuss a report calling for solidarity with Palestinian Christians at a time when communities face "settler colonialism, illegal occupation, apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and genocide". The General Synod, who is scheduled...

John McKeller is a retired American who lives in Russia. Here is his story: Larry recently posted remarks by an American expat who shared his perceptions of life in Russia. In a follow-on to that post, Larry graciously offered to publish...

LONDON, (PIC) The Red Ribbons Campaign has addressed a message to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) asking for the use of all appropriate humanitarian means within its mandate to secure prompt, regular and meaningful access to Palestinian detainees...

Satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz. Credit WikiMedia By Maximilian Malawista UNITED NATIONS, Jul 10 2026 (IPS) Renewed attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have intensified concerns over global energy markets along with supply chain disruptions, as the United...

It’s been an eventful year since Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos tapped Adam O’Neal for the prestigious job of Post Opinions editor. O’Neal was an unusual hire, a 33-year-old with little by way of managerial experience. But O’Neal had a...

A major investigation into a Tennessee church has shed light on a rapidly growing movement within American Christianity that interprets Iran , Israel , Islam and global politics through the lens of a literal war between God and Satan –...

In Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton , George Washington’s “Farewell Adress” is recreated in the song “ One Last Time .” The song captures one of the single most important founding stories that has supported U.S. democracy: Washington’s willingness to give up...

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 22 June 2026. Guinean journalist, Ibrahima Sory Barry, publishing director of the online news portal Vérité 224 , has gone into exile following death threats against himself and his family. Barry had assisted a...

This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 29 June 2026. South African journalist Sakhiseni Nxumalo was reporting on an anti-migrant march, which turned into a deadly attack on foreign nationals, when he himself became a target because of his dark...

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3 July 2026 Hello and welcome to the 76th Geopolitical Economy Hour, the conversation that illuminates the fast-changing political economy and geopolitical economy of our times from a socialist and anti-imperialist point of view, the point of view, that is, of...

A Nation Based on Truth, Peace, and Love “For in your flaws, I see the strengths, The will to change, the power to be, The dream that once enchanted me, A promise of true liberty.” “America” — The Frontier Man Two hundred and fifty years after...

Gadi Eisenkot’s campaign-launching speech on 30 June set high stakes for Israel’s upcoming elections . “Twice, there was a sovereign Jewish kingdom here in the land of Israel,” the ex-army chief of staff and fledgling politician said, referring to the Hasmonean...

France take on Morocco on Thursday in a blockbuster 2026 World Cup quarter-final showdown as the largest and most logistically complex edition of the footballing showpiece ever staged enters the home straight. After a month of spellbinding action that has seen...

- - - - Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash While the American left constantly argues that the right has shifted more and more extreme over the years, it’s kind of funny how they don’t seem to recognize what’s been going on in their own...

How corprations and governments give their lobbying and influence an aura of respectability by using think tanks as a front and how this is supported by corporate and state media Ewald Engelen is Professor of Financial Geography at the University...

Democrats trying to replace Graham Platner on the November ballot will have to make key decisions on whom to choose as his replacement and how, as pressure builds on the U.S. Senate candidate from Maine to drop out after a...

The UN strips Venezuela of voting rights over unpaid dues – but ignores that U.S. sanctions froze its finances. Iran, Sudan, and Afghanistan face the same trap. Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us:...

By: Jens Kastner - - - - Beginning next year, U.S. and UK nuclear-powered attack submarines are scheduled to rotate through Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Stirling in Western Australia, with preparations and family relocations already in progress. At the same time, Australia’s submarine builder...

A few weeks ago, the Israeli occupation authorities expelled Father Louis Salman from Palestine. Originally Palestinian and holding a Jordanian passport, Fr. Louis was the parish priest of Beit Sahour, one of the most important Christian communities near Bethlehem, and...

Istanbul - Photos of stacks of hundred-dollar bills and discussions over whether the new government is truly serious about dealing with rampant corruption have dominated the Iraqi news over the past week. Rewards announced for tips leading to the recovery of...

Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su By Jennifer KINGS As Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon and seeks to entrench its occupation of southern Lebanese territory despite repeated ceasefire violations, another front of...

On Tuesday, NATO will showcase a series of new military projects worth billions of dollars in an attempt to convince US President Donald Trump that the allies are stepping up defence spending and converting investment into real firepower. At an event...