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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Old City in occupied Jerusalem is witnessing a continuous escalation in Israeli measures, after the installation of a new iron gate between Souq Al-Qattanin and Bab Al-Hadid, one of the most prominent paths leading to the holy...

KLN Logistics has told HKFP that a vehicle bearing the firm’s logo, which was spotted filling up at an alleged illegal fuelling site in Kwai Chung last week, was operated by a subcontractor. An alleged illegal refuelling site in Kwai...

Hong Kong authorities have declined to comment on reports that an activist wanted by the city’s national security police could face deportation to China after being arrested in Thailand for allegedly overstaying her visa. Zhang Xinyan. Screenshot: Hong Kong Parliament,...

Lebanon's health ministry said two paramedics from the Islamic Health Committee were killed and five others wounded on Sunday in two Israeli strikes on the country's south despite a ceasefire . As the state-run National News Agency (NNA)...

Saudi oil giant Aramco said Sunday its net profit rose by 25.5 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, after the Middle East war sent oil and gas prices soaring. The result comes as...

By Mary Yang with Tommy Wang in Hong Kong Vacuum cleaners and vapes could get more expensive if the Iran war drags on for much longer, Chinese factory owners and traders warn, as the world’s manufacturing hub reels from “crazy”...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened Saturday to target US sites in the Middle East if its tankers come under fire, Iranian media reported, as Washington was left waiting for Tehran's response to its latest negotiating position. "Any attack on Iranian...

Mentre l’Unione Europea precipita a picco in quella che potrebbe rivelarsi la più grave crisi della sua storia, molti potrebbero essere indotti a credere che, di fronte a una pressione così forte, i leader europei possano iniziare a orientarsi verso...

There are no laws that the Zionist Nazi war criminals respect Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures at RMIT University, Melbourne. Email: bkampmark@gmail.com Cross-posted from Counterpunch Photograph Source: Mtvdanilo – CC BY 4.0 They...

The Indian economy remains vulnerable to global economic crises, particularly due to high energy import dependence and geopolitical disruptions. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Robert’s Blog Photo licensed under...

Pro-Palestine activists disrupted Barclays’ Annual General Meeting in London on Thursday in protest against the bank’s financial links to Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza . Demonstrators accused the banking giant of "bankrolling genocide" and demanded it end its role...

This investigation was reported in collaboration between Inside Climate News and Columbia Journalism Investigations . This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News , a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for...

UK leader Keir Starmer said Friday he took responsibility for "very tough" local election results that saw the hard-right make big gains, but vowed to carry on as prime minister. "I'm not going to walk away and plunge the country into...

“All cases of attacks on civilians are being legally pursued based on the Geneva Conventions,” said the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society. By Jake JOHNSON Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su...

Two Hong Kong women convicted of money laundering have been jailed for over three years for transporting over HK$280 million cash from mainland China to Hong Kong between 2018 and 2019. An aerial view of Lok Mak Chau check point...

- - - - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, already heading a weakened coalition partly due to an opposition Perikatan Nasional coalition, particularly the Islamist party PAS, capitalizing on Malay-Muslim identity politics, is now faced with a head-on confrontation with...

The United Arab Emirates, in general, and Dubai in particular, are facing a critical test of their international image as an economic oasis of stability in a conflict-affected region. Recent missile and air strikes on the Gulf...

As a retired Metropolitan police detective, I’m alarmed that senior officers might ban Palestine marches in central London in the wake of the Golders Green stabbings. Every march I have attended as a citizen has been nothing but peaceful....

Britons voted Thursday in local elections set to heap more pressure on beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and energise the rise of hard-right and left-wing populists. The ballot across Scotland, England and Wales is Starmer's biggest electoral test...

Malawian Farmers harvest sweet potatoes in fields where no chemicals have been used. Credit: Albert Khumalo By Benson Kunchezera and Tanka Dhakal LILONGWE & VIENTIANE, May 7 2026 (IPS) For decades, pesticides have been a quiet pillar of Malawi’s agriculture,...

Malawi’s parliament has opened a third formal investigation into the June 2024 military aircraft crash that killed former vice-president Saulos Chilima and eight others , renewing scrutiny of aviation oversight and unresolved questions left by two earlier...

A maintenance project at the fire-hit Wang Fuk Court should have been classified as high risk, but was instead categorised as minor works requiring no regular inspections, a government surveyor has told a public inquiry. A man walks past Wang...

Hong Kong Free Press journalism has been nominated for three prestigious Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Awards – a new record for the newspaper. HKFP photojournalist Kyle Lam’s five shots of the Tai Po fire tragedy were...

Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has pointed to a strong possibility that the United States and Iran could reach a diplomatic solution , despite the publicly declared differences between them. In...

Japan fired surface-to-ship missiles and sank an old warship in waters between the Philippines and Taiwan as part of major military exercises that include US forces, angering China. A Japan’s Type 88 surface-to-ship missile system is launched during the maritime...

When Gustavo Petro said he would replace Colombia’s fossil fuel exports with avocados in 2018, his pledge was largely met with derision – and memes. Eight years on, Petro is president, and Colombia just hosted the inaugural international conference on...

Political insurgents Reform UK are set to make huge gains in British local elections on Thursday, as the far-right, anti-immigrant party draws increasing support from voters. "The UK has been flooded with illegal immigrants that shouldn't be here. They're...

GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has offered condolences to Brazilian activist Thiago Avila following the death of his mother, while he remains in Israeli detention after participating in the Freedom Flotilla mission aimed at breaking the blockade on Gaza. In a statement...

The Gulf region is witnessing a shift in the philosophy of financial oversight amid open geopolitical confrontation, where national security intersects with monetary sovereignty. Gulf central banks , including the UAE Central Bank and the Saudi Central Bank,...

By pulling out of OPEC, the UAE is doubling down on its confrontation with Saudi Arabia, and locking-in Israel as its security guarantor. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on...

We, undersigned members and partners of the Global Forum for Media Development and IFEX, strongly condemn the Zambian government’s decision to force the last-minute cancellation of RightsCon 2026 due to the foreign interference of China over the participation of Taiwanese...

Fujairah has once again come into focus after Iran targeted the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ) on Monday, 4 May, sparking a fire at a key oil facility and injuring three Indian nationals. The attack reportedly hit storage...

By: John Elliott - - - - Time runs out for Banerjee The strength of India’s representative democracy, where voters produce surprise results that throw out long-established governments, has been demonstrated by results in the country’s recent state assembly elections,...