Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government has mediated between Iran and the United States to end their war , said on Saturday a peace deal would "likely" be finalised within 24 hours. "We are closer to a peace deal...
Lebanon has reported renewed Israeli strikes across the country’s south on Saturday, shortly after the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for 20 locations, including the city of Nabatiyeh, ahead of expected raids. At least five people have been killed...
Tens of thousands of asylum seekers in the Netherlands , including more than 17,000 Syrians , may have to wait several more years before receiving decisions on their applications, despite an overhaul of migration rules designed to speed...
NABLUS, (PIC) A Palestinian young man with special needs was shot and injured by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at the entrance of Duma town, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, on Saturday morning. The Red Crescent said that an...
TORONTO, (PIC) Thousands of Bosnian football fans turned the streets of Toronto into a show of solidarity with Palestine ahead of their national team’s opening World Cup match against Canada. Supporters waved Palestinian flags and chanted “Palestine” and “Free Palestine” as they...
Czech police found cocaine in a Russian Orthodox bishop’s car – right after a seminarian accused him of sexual assault. Coincidence or Kremlin takedown? With no court ruling and helmet cams off, the West’s propaganda machine gets another scalp. Join...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) Young man Sanad Zahran, one of those injured in the settler attack on the village of Deir Abu Mash’al northwest of Ramallah, revealed the details of the assault that resulted in the injury of four citizens from one family,...
The United States has deported an Iranian pro-democracy activist to Central African Republic , her lawyer said on Friday, describing it as a "super dangerous" transfer to a country with which the activist has no connection. The Iranian American Legal...
Trump’s Iran strikes: staged weakness or real madness? Behind him, Graham and Keene push oil theft and fantasy invasions. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Many may be confused about America’s recent attacks...
Live-recording images confirm the successful destruction of the targets: the temporary deployment site of a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard’s 4th separate rapid reaction brigade in the area of the settlement of Belitskoye and the temporary deployment site of...
The United States said it downed multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday, hours after both sides said a deal to end the Middle East war was closer than ever. The interception came...
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the United States and Iran have agreed to a framework for a peace deal that would end the months-long conflict in the Middle East , with a final text...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed last night and at dawn Saturday different West Bank areas, raiding homes and kidnaping Palestinian citizens. According to local sources, the IOF stormed the town of az-Zababida, south of Jenin, and kidnaped two...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Hamas Movement said that the large turnout of Palestinians for Friday prayers in an area threatened with appropriation in al‑Khalil governorate reflected their strong attachment to their land and national rights, and sent a clear message of...
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Europe’s protectionist turn challenges JapanScott Foster argues that Europe’s efforts to shield its automotive industry through local-content requirements and subsidy...
One of the most memorable images from the 2025 Michelin Guide Ceremony was not only etched into my mind, but into the minds of almost everyone in the room. There was a brief moment of silence as the team behind...
The global financial system is entering a period of profound transformation. Geopolitical tensions, supply chain realignments and increasingly volatile capital flows have exposed the vulnerabilities of an international monetary architecture that remains heavily dependent on a handful of reserve currencies....
The leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party said Friday she hopes to maintain engagement with the United States on the island’s defense capabilities, speaking on a two-week US visit aimed at growing trust with Washington. Taiwanese opposition leader and Kuomintang...
At the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 held in Singapore and attended by 44 countries, the real story was not the reaffirmation of the US-led Indo-Pacific order but its slow, public unraveling. The Speech That Misread the Room The opening plenary...
On June 2, Cambodia initiated compulsory conciliation proceedings with Thailand under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). We did so to protect our national sovereignty and maritime rights after Thailand unilaterally walked away from a 25-year-old...
On Friday, Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire. A syndicate of investment banks priced SpaceX onto the Nasdaq at $135 a share Thursday night. When trading opened Friday, the stock leapt to $150, climbed as much as 30 percent...
There’s a lot of America happening this weekend. For good or ill. Sunday June 14 is Flag Day, commemorating the adoption of the Stars and Stripes 249 years ago . It is also the birthday of the current president of...
Islam Times - Trump’s threat to “seize Kharg Island” cannot be dismissed as merely a media statement. Proposing a scenario that even many Western military circles regard as highly risky and of limited feasibility may reflect less a display of...
By Emily Wang Beijing cleaner Lin Meiqiong found her work a little easier the day she was paired with an unlikely new colleague — a tall, wheeled robot with AI-powered tidying skills. An X Square Robot carrying a bottle to...
Islam Times - Following the U.S.-Israeli aggression against Iran, the Middle East has been exposed to rapid developments and profound shifts in the balance of regional and international powers. In this context, Khaled Al-Saadi, head of the Association of Palestinians...
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources said, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state during the US-Israeli war with the Islamic...
Islam Times - Global spending on nuclear weapons reached an unprecedented record of $119 billion in 2025, underscoring the intensifying strategic competition among the world's nuclear powers. At the same time, the nine nuclear-armed states, collectively possessing more than 12,000...
Iranian and US officials said Friday that a deal to end the war in the Middle East was closer than ever, with the mediator, Pakistan, also expressing optimism that an elusive agreement was within reach. But during weeks of...
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...
An aid convoy organised by the Vatican envoy to Lebanon that was headed for Christian villages in the country's south was stopped by the Israeli military and forced to change course, a convoy member told AFP...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Palestinian Authority’s Jerusalem Governorate warned of a new settlement plan being pushed by the Israeli occupation municipality to establish what it describes as an “educational complex” in the Kafr Aqab neighborhood, north of occupied Jerusalem, on land...
BEIRUT, (PIC) Lebanon’s Hezbollah announced on Friday that it had repelled an Israeli ground incursion near the southern Lebanese town of Majdal Zoun, claiming it destroyed several Merkava tanks and a military vehicle and forced the Israeli force to withdraw after...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Three Palestinians were injured, one of them seriously, on Friday evening after dozens of armed Israeli settlers attacked the outskirts of the towns of Beitillu and Jamala, northwest of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, under the...
GAZA, (PIC) Sixty-two members of the US House of Representatives and Senate have called on the Trump administration to pressure Israel to lift restrictions on Palestinian patients seeking medical treatment and to reopen the medical corridor that previously allowed Gaza patients...
Concrete has already been poured inside Zohriya Garden, yet key details of the redevelopment of one of Cairo’s oldest botanical parks remain undisclosed despite months of public backlash. Sources informed of the garden’s affairs told Mada Masr that construction activity...
Data centres are oligarchy in aluminium and steel Robin McAlpine is Head of Strategic Development at the Common Weal think-tank in Scotland. Cross-posted from Common Weal Last week we did a Daily Briefing on the politics of data...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) More than 60,000 worshipers performed Friday prayer at the Al-Aqsa Mosque despite Israeli restrictions and obstacles imposed around occupied Jerusalem. Tens of thousands of worshipers filled the Mosque’s courtyards and covered prayer halls despite Israeli occupation police forces’ restrictions...
GAZA, (PIC) The Gaza Center for Human Rights said on Friday that newly released official data from Gaza’s Health Ministry, along with figures published by Palestine newspaper on birth and miscarriage rates since the start of Israel’s military assault in October...
Senior fellow Cynthia Khoo writes that “pillars core to a functioning democracy are [being] reoriented around the false god of AI” in The Walrus. Khoo argues that Canada’s new AI strategy pays little attention to regulations or...
An Aegis destroyer, the crown jewel of late 20th-century naval engineering, crewed by hundreds of highly trained sailors, detects an incoming threat over the Red Sea. The ship’s computer calculates. The captain orders. A Standard Missile-2, representing roughly $2 million...
Writers do not only document the horror of conflict; they speak to a future that must exist beyond it Last week, thousands of readers gathered for a literary festival in Kyiv, risking air raids to hear from writers. Four...
Four Palestine Action activists have been sentenced to a combined total of more than 25 years in prison, after a judge ruled that they could be treated as terrorists. Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, and Fatema Zainab Rajwani were convicted...
Comic book author Marjane Satrapi passed away last week in Paris at age 56, just before conflict between Israel and her native Iran re-erupted. While her work has enjoyed enduring fame, the present conflict has made it more relevant than...
Four Palestine Action activists were sentenced as terrorists on Friday despite having only been convicted of criminal charges. They have also been jailed. This marks the first time in British legal history that a designation has been applied to...
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...
Israel's war on southern Lebanon has brought massive destruction, especially along the border region where around 70 towns and villages have been razed. Often with very short notice, residents have been forced to pick up whatever belongings they...
Israeli firm BlackCore, suspected of interfering in France's local elections in March, is also suspected of meddling in elections in New York City and Scotland, and operating in Angola and Togo, France's disinformation detection service, Viginum, said on Thursday. Last month,...
European overtures for renewing diplomacy with Russia smack of hypocrisy and duplicity. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su After four years of zero diplomacy, multiple rounds of economic sanctions aimed at crushing the...
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