Israeli leaders have rejected calls to withdraw from occupied areas of southern Lebanon or abide by Lebanon-related provisions in the newly announced US-Iran agreement to end the war , insisting that Israeli forces will remain on...
China’s answer to the US Navy may not be a single “carrier-killer” missile, but a coordinated swarm designed to overwhelm defenses through sheer scale, speed and complexity. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that a research team...
Trump’s chokehold on oil, tariffs, and tech backfired – forging a new era of self-sufficient economies and generational confrontation. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Professor Michael Hudson, in a recent discussion...
The confrontation between Iran, Israel, and the United States may mark a strategic turning point in Middle Eastern geopolitics. As Tehran moves from a doctrine of survival to one of regional influence, the balance of power that has shaped the...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Hamas Movement condemned Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi’s announcement that the breakaway region plans to open an embassy in occupied Jerusalem, calling the move a “political mistake” and a violation of international law and the longstanding Arab...
Allies from the G7 group of leading powers will on Monday seek common ground with President Donald Trump at a summit in France, which gets underway hours after the US and Iran agreed a deal to end the...
After weeks of on-again, off-again negotiations, US President Donald Trump finally seems to have secured an agreement from the Iranian regime to end the war that has roiled the region – and global energy markets – since late February. Just...
I sat alongside dozens of other supporters of the Ulm5, five pro-Palestinian activists who allegedly destroyed an Elbit Systems factory in Ulm to protest Germany’s complicity in the genocide of the Palestinians. When we saw Vi, Zo, Leandra, Crow and...
ISLAMABAD, (PIC) The US administration and Iran said last night that they reached a deal to end the Middle East war on all fronts including Lebanon, and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. The agreement takes immediate effect with the lifting of...
The scene looked like a traditional university graduation day—a lectern and a microphone, white chairs with new Stanford graduates seated wearing their caps and gowns, food and bouquets on display, and a line-up of prominent commencement speakers. What made...
The effective collapse of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter jet program is a major setback for European defense cooperation. France, Germany and Spain have spent nearly a decade trying to develop what was intended to become Europe’s premier...
The economy in the occupied West Bank is teetering toward collapse as Israel maintains a web of restrictions that limit opportunities for Palestinians living under long-term military occupation, according to a new report from a leading conflict tracker. The...
Spend enough time in airports and a small comedy repeats itself. People who hold lounge access almost never stop to weigh whether the sandwich outside tastes better. The lounge is a privilege. Privileges exist to be used. So the holder...
Drones have not only become a potent battlefield weapon, but they also have deep strike capability. Ukraine has used them to stymie Russia on the battlefield and to destroy high-value targets on Russian territory, including critical infrastructure and important military...
Taiwan has launched a website for Chinese citizens to leak intelligence, inviting those “who share the same values of democracy” to collaborate on reporting on Beijing. China claims democratic Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force...
Welcome to our live coverage. Here are the key updates of the day: - Both the US and Iran announce that an agreement has been reached. First, US President Donald Trump declared a "great deal" to end the war on Iran,...
Vulnerable Hongkongers are being urged by the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) to get their Covid-19 jabs before current stocks expire. A baby receiving a Covid-19 vaccine. Photo: GovHK. The renewed call comes after the government confirmed two severe paediatric...
Du Hung Viet (left), President of the Eleventh Review Conference for the NPT 2026, chairs the closing session of the NPT Review Conference (27 April-22 May). Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe By Naureen Hossain UNITED NATIONS, Jun 15 2026 (IPS) On principle,...
The Hamas Movement has strongly denounced the Israeli airstrike near the Yemen Al-Saeed Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday evening, which killed four civilians and injured others. In a statement released last night, Hamas called the attack “part of...
Ice-cold and refreshing! A cool splash of ice cubes swimming happily in a jug of thirst-quenching tea. June 10 was celebrated as World Iced Tea Day. The timing is perfect, to be honest. We can’t give up tea, but when...
China’s top official on Hong Kong affairs will visit the city this week to check its alignment with the National 15th Five-Year Plan and the progress of a tech hub development in the New Territories. Beijing top official Xia Baolong...
By Robin Frisch ALGIERS, Algeria, Jun 15 2026 (IPS) The German government, along with a number of other countries, are currently organising flights to evacuate travellers and influencers stranded in the Gulf states. For many citizens of other nationalities, however, there...
HSBC’s Hong Kong mobile apps were down on Monday, with the banking giant saying they are experiencing technical issues. Customers were unable to access HSBC banking apps on Monday, June 15, 2026. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. Customers were initially shown an...
Perhaps fearful of abandonment, or of being treated as a mere “bargaining chip” in negotiations with Beijing, Taiwan has worked diligently to ingratiate itself with President Donald Trump’s inner circle. Just last month, Taipei hired Checkmate Government Relations, a firm...
Albania, a small Balkan nation on the Adriatic coast, seldom makes headlines. But protesters waving pink flamingo cutouts on an Albanian island the Trump family wants to turn into a resort, have recently attracted international media attention. The dispute, which largely...
Cases reported in 83 countries, with at least 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted or arrested, GCPEA says Attacks on education globally have surged by 40% with more than 8,556 recorded incidents and 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted,...
This is as Close as the US and Iran Will Get to Signing an MOU Well, when news broke that Israel had bombed the southern suburb of Beirut on Sunday afternoon, the Iranians started gearing up for promised retaliation only...
Suresh Vasudevan is CEO of Clockwork.io , pioneering Software-Driven AI Fabrics™ that recover the 60-80% of cluster capacity that today goes completely unutilized. Previously, he led Nimble Storage to IPO and HPE acquisition, and served as CEO of Sysdig....
Share markets surged in Asia on Monday while the dollar slipped and oil prices slid as news the United States had agreed to a peace deal with Iran boosted risk sentiment and promised to ease inflationary pressures globally....
When President Donald Trump appointed an obviously unqualified friend, a home builder executive, to be acting director of national intelligence, he inadvertently triggered attention to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The director of national intelligence is the...
US President Donald Trump turned 80 in typically dramatic style on Sunday -- announcing an Iran peace deal shortly before he was due to hold a cage fight on the White House lawn. The peace agreement to end the...
The Hong Kong government and legislature have blasted The Washington Post over “groundless allegations” against the city’s new national security amendments. China and Hong Kong flags fill the streets in Hong Kong ahead of July 1, 2025, the 28th anniversary...
Maurice (Mo) Steinman is Senior Vice President and General Manager, U.S. at Lightelligence. He took a few minutes out of a busy week to answer questions about Lightelligence, its optical solutions, application areas for its optical computing products and how...
Lamine Yamal is in “ideal condition” to play in Spain's World Cup opener against Cape Verde on Monday, coach Luis de la Fuente said. Yamal is not expected to start the game in Atlanta, but has been cleared...
The United States and Iran have reached a deal to end their war and will hold an official signing ceremony on Friday in Switzerland, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on social media early on Monday. "The Deal with...
Iran's soccer team arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday after a short flight from Tijuana, Mexico where they left their World Cup base camp earlier to a rousing send off ahead of their opening match against...
Omar Abdulkadir Artan, the Somali referee who was barred from entering the United States to officiate World Cup matches, will receive full pay for the tournament from FIFA, according to a report from Reuters. Artan arrived in Miami on...
Mike Horton is a co-founder of HYFIX Spatial Intelligence , which builds GNSS hardware for decentralized positioning and timing networks, and GEODNET , the world’s largest decentralized GNSS reference network, and HYFIX Spatial Intelligence , which builds GNSS hardware for...
Islam Times - A successful foreign policy is neither measured by maximalist slogans nor by emotional portrayals of victory or defeat. What matters is a country’s ability to translate national capacity into durable outcomes. In this sense, the best agreement...
A daredevil adventurer known as “The Spider-Man of Yemen” has died after falling into a volcano crater while attempting to climb vertical rock faces without safety equipment, authorities said. Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, 30, was climbing the steep walls of the Hardah...
The Israeli military bombed the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday just as Iranian and US officials voiced optimism that a diplomatic agreement was in reach, prompting accusations that the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was trying to derail the negotiations. Israel’s strikes...
US President Donald Trump insisted on Sunday that a deal to end the Middle East war was just "hours" away, angrily blaming Israel for delaying its signing with an airstrike on Beirut that drew threats of retaliation from...
CAIRO, (PIC) The Hamas Movement submitted on Saturday the Palestinian factions’ response to the roadmap plan, which it had received on April 19 from Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace representative. According to a statement released on Sunday by Hamas, delegations from...
Israel’s opposition politicians have hit out against a potential US-Iranian deal that would see an end to the war, with blame against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mounting. Several high-profile opposition figures took to social media to...
Marking Egypt’s first sale of its military-owned assets, the government announced on Thursday the transfer of shares in military fuel retailer Wataniya to a new company. The new player, Quick Fuel, is to be managed in turn by TAQA Arabia...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly rejected efforts to restrict far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's controversial involvement in matters concerning the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, despite legal objections, according to a report by Israeli news publication...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has mourned Palestinian prisoner Emad Sarhan, a 48-year-old from the city of Haifa, who was martyred inside Israel’s “Gilboa” prison after spending more than 24 years in captivity. In a statement on Sunday, Hamas said that “his...
Lebanon has accused Israel of using herbicide as a chemical weapon during its ongoing war against Hezbollah. In a statement circulated on Sunday, the foreign ministry said it had sent a letter to the UN Security Council and...
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