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On June 1, despite a ceasefire ostensibly underway in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Israel’s prime minister launched a major escalation against Lebanon , including threatening airstrikes against the Lebanese capital. The U.S. president called the Israeli leader, furiously...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has begun on American soil, the first time the United States has hosted the tournament in 32 years. When it concludes, the country will begin preparing for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has begun on American soil, the first time the United States has hosted the tournament in 32 years. When it concludes, the country will begin preparing for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In...

Quando falamos na necessidade de reforma das instituições internacionais não podemos nos esquecer que mesmo em áreas tão aparentemente triviais quanto o esporte, o Ocidente dá as cartas. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para...

The head of the Palestinian Football Association is waiting in Mexico City for permission to enter the United States, with other federation heads attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Jibril Rajoub went to the opening match between...

Football today functions as the crystallization of the highest stages of capitalist exploitation Paweł Mościcki is a professor at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the author of numerous books and a blog: pawelmoscicki.net...

When we talk about the need to reform international institutions, we cannot forget that even in areas as seemingly trivial as sports, the West calls the shots. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su...

Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in the opening match of the World Cup at the Estadio Azteca on Thursday, kicking off the biggest ever edition of the global footballing showpiece. Mexico's victory launched a sprawling tournament of 48 teams...

Trump’s US is embroiled in war crimes on multiple fronts. It does not deserve to host football’s biggest tournament Peter Oborne’s new book, Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza, was recently published by Or Books. Cross-posted from Middle...

In October 2023, Israel found an excuse to breathe new life into an old story of slaughter and expulsion. The chief differences this time have been of scale and duration Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the...

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup, was on Thursday named to officiate UEFA's Super Cup, European football's governing body announced. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin poured praise on the Somali...

She was born in England, raised in England, and supports England. But when you ask her where her heart is, she doesn't hesitate. Egypt. Always Egypt. She was one of dozens of Arab fans I spoke to in Dubai while...

The 2026 World Cup kicks off Thursday, with co-hosts Mexico taking on South Africa at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, launching a sprawling 48-team tournament that will last nearly six weeks. The extravaganza hosted by the United States,...

The BBC will broadcast the opening ceremony of the FIFA 2026 World Cup in the United States on Saturday, 13 June, despite growing controversy over the US government’s treatment of fans, players and FIFA officials, as...

Refugees and staff from the Center for Victims of Torture play soccer and celebrate human rights, Minneapolis, USA, June 2023. Credit: CVT By Simon Adams PERTH, Australia, Jun 11 2026 (IPS) This planet’s biggest sporting event—the FIFA Men’s World Cup—will soon...

Years ago, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev described Baku’s relationship with Israel as an iceberg, with 90% hidden below the surface. Last week, CNN attempted to pull the hidden portion into full view. Notably, the report relied on...

Award-winning World Cup referee from Somalia , Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States, was received by a crowd of supporters and officials on Wednesday as he arrived in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu, where he said...

Come Israele si avvale di altri paesi della regione per raggiungere i propri obiettivi militari in Iran. Segue nostro Telegram . Lo scorso dicembre, Israele è diventato il primo Paese a riconoscere formalmente il Somaliland, una regione autonoma...

Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan has been dropped from officiating at the 2026 World Cup after being barred from entering the United States, world football's governing body FIFA said on Monday. A FIFA spokesperson confirmed in a statement that...

Years ago, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev described Baku’s relationship with Israel as an iceberg, with 90% hidden below the surface. Last week, CNN attempted to pull the hidden portion into full view. Notably, the report relied on four anonymous sources with...

How digital democracy is expanding in some regions while facing severe authoritarian pushback in others Originally published on Global Voices Researchers, authors, and Paradigm Initiative team members stand on stage during the official launch of the LONDA 2025 report...

How digital democracy is expanding in some regions while facing severe authoritarian pushback in others Originally published on Global Voices Advox Researchers, authors, and Paradigm Initiative team members stand on stage during the official launch of the LONDA 2025...

As talks for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to end hostilities between Iran and the United States remain stalled, sporadic clashes persist in the Persian Gulf. Concurrently, Israel's destructive campaigns in Lebanon and a potential impasse in...

Portugal and Austria defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided UN Security Council on Wednesday in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning. Germany's close relations with Israel and leading role in rallying support for Ukraine...

The 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup is set to kick off in the US, Canada and Mexico in just over a week, with 48 teams competing in the biggest edition of the tournament yet, compared with...

By Nicolas J.S. DAVIES Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su On May 24, Iran rejected President Trump’s latest fake peace deal, confirming that he had misrepresented what Iran had agreed to and that...

Out of the USD 1.42 billion required for Somalia’s intervention plan, only USD 288 million was allocated Originally published on Global Voices A market in Somalia. Image by Jjumba Martin for Mercy Corps . As of May 2026,...

“It’s got no anything,” President Donald Trump said of Somalia in a recent xenophobic rant. “All they do is run around shooting each other.” As is true of so much with this administration, every accusation is also a confession. U.S....

Beginning last week, waves of protesters taking part in nation-wide strikes gathered on the streets of Nairobi to demand the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum reduce its state-controlled fuel price. What initially began as a labor initiative soon grew into violent...

The idea of Trump and Netanyahu was to destroy Iran as a force within the region, thereby forcing all countries in the Middle East to submit to their colonial plans. That clearly hasn’t happened. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of...

Mogadishu, Somalia - When Israel announced last December that it would recognise Somaliland , speculation was rife over which countries might follow. Several names circulated in Somali political circles, particularly states with close ties to the breakaway republic. Ethiopia...

For all the uncertainty about what will happen next on the military and diplomatic front in the Iran war, there is certainty about what has already happened on the economic front. And it is not good. The world has seen a...

By wilfully ignoring blatant US-Israeli acts of aggression, the EU is facilitating a global regime of impunity that contravenes its founding principles Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Marco Carnelos is a former...

Pakistan-brokered negotiations between the US and Iran took a significant step forward on Saturday, with President Donald Trump announcing that a deal to end the war - including reopening the Strait of Hormuz - had been "largely negotiated"...