A long read on the consequences of the current Strait of Hormuz crisis. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host , The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by CounterPunch Books. Cross-posted from Counterpunch Announcing that “A...
The two-week ceasefire is nearly over and we are no closer to a deal than when it started. The US will have to take Iran’s 10 points seriously if an economic catastrophe is to be averted. Nicolas J. S. Davies is...
One hears a lot recently that the United States lacks the wherewithal or the bandwidth to protect its allies, partners and interests in the Asia-Pacific owing to demands of the Iran War. This is said within the context of America...
‘Microsoft and DigitalEurope, a lobby group whose members include Amazon, Google and Meta, secured a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to critical information on data centres’ environmental impact, Investigate Europe can reveal.’ Read the article HERE...
People are increasingly getting their information from profit-driven chatbots which present their recommendations as full-proof when they are anything but. Carsten Eickhoff is a Professor of Medical Data Science and Computer Science at the University of Tübingen. Cross-posted from The...
‘In Hungary’s election, Péter Magyar rallied urban white-collar workers, business figures excluded from state patronage networks, intellectuals, and youth. It’s much less clear that his new government can satisfy all these groups’ expectations.’ In Jacobin . Read the article...
Algeria's former industry minister, Ali Aoun, was sentenced on Monday to five years in prison after being convicted of corruption, local media reported. Prosecutors had sought a 12-year sentence, according to the reports. Algerian media said the case centred on the...
GAZA, (PIC) An international report released on Monday estimates that recovery and reconstruction in the Gaza Strip will cost approximately $71.4 billion, following the widespread devastation caused by Israel’s war. The report highlights major challenges facing rebuilding efforts on both humanitarian...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Different areas of the occupied West Bank witnessed aggressive and violent practices by extremist Jewish settlers targeting Palestinian citizens and property on Monday. According to media sources, settlers attacked several citizens and their homes in towns and villages south...
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates said Monday they arrested members of an Iran -linked group plotting "terrorist" acts in the country, attempting to recruit Emiratis and funnelling funds to "suspicious" foreign entities. The arrests came as Gulf...
Divorced spouses failing to pay spousal or child support will be placed on travel ban and arrival watch lists, according to a decree issued by the Public Prosecution on Monday. The decision comes amid an outpouring of anger — from...
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Monday that planned talks with Israel aim to end hostilities and the occupation in the south, even as Hezbollah and its supporters rejected the negotiations. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah told AFP...
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain on Sunday ordered the launch of legal proceedings against those he described as "traitors," including measures to strip Bahraini citizenship from anyone proven to have been involved in "harming the country’s security...
Abdel Rahim Ali, the owner of Al-Bawaba News, was found guilty of failing to meet the minimum wage threshold for journalists at his newspaper by a Giza court on Monday. The court also ordered that the media magnate and former...
Damascus, Syria - A protest in central Damascus on Friday turned ugly as brawls broke out between protesters and counter-protesters, highlighting Syria’s continued internal divisions. The ‘Law and Dignity’ protest was organised to demand a number of political...
Egypt’s highest court has issued a landmark ruling regarding a long-debated legal question over the recognition of Baha’i marriages, overturning a previous Family Court judgment that had validated a marriage contract between two followers of the faith. In...
Hungary's incoming prime minister Peter Magyar said on Monday the country will execute International Criminal Court warrants against anyone , after he invited Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu - wanted under just such a warrant - to Budapest...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) displaced a Palestinian family after demolishing its home in the town of Tarqumiyah, northwest of al-Khalil in the southern West Bank. Local sources reported that Israeli forces with bulldozers stormed the Shaab al‑Bir area...
The UK's Green Party has suspended prominent Jewish anti-Zionist activist, Tony Greenstein , over alleged 'antisemitism', following his strong criticisms of Israel. The Canary reported that Greenstein's suspension was approved by the Green Party's regional council...
An Israeli-American soldier is facing a war crimes complaint over his suspected complicity in carrying out systematic demolitions of civilian infrastructure during Israel’s war on Gaza - the first such case to be filed against an American citizen...
A security raid to arrest an Assad-era official in a coastal Syrian area triggered clashes that killed one person on Monday, as Israeli forces carried out new incursions in the southwest. Security forces announced that they had arrested Amer al-Hassan, the...
A Syrian security officer has been killed during an operation to arrest an Assad-era official on the coast on Monday, as Israeli forces carried out new incursions in the southwest. Security forces announced that they had arrested Amer al-Hassan, the former...
Israeli strikes killed at least two Palestinians in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said, and fighters from Hamas clashed with gunmen from an Israeli-backed militia, witnesses said. Medics said one man was killed in...
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have begun dismantling security checkpoints while halting search operations in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah , as part of an integration deal reached with the Syrian government, the New Arab’s...
On April 12, Viktor Orbán conceded defeat in Hungary’s parliamentary election after 16 years in power. Three million voters handed a two-thirds supermajority to Péter Magyar, a 45-year-old lawyer who, until two years ago, was a Fidesz party...
Bulgarians fear impoverishment under the "prosperous model” of the state and are betting on restoring relations with Russia. Radev Secures a Parliamentary Majority for His Party In the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, the party of former president Rumen Radev is in...
American writer Barbara Tuchman remarked that “war is the unfolding of miscalculations.” As part of those calculations, the value of each of the lives lost to war should not be measured any differently, and yet in reality the lives...
- - - - Photo by Jimmy Woo on Unsplash Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of modern leftism is that these folks who will tell you they are very moral because they care about gay people and...
In February of this year, Chinese companies set a record. They re-exported 749 thousand tonnes of liquefied natural gas. This corresponds to nearly one billion cubic meters of gas in regasified form and roughly a dozen large-capacity LNG carriers. This figure...
In late March , I sat in the gallery of the Supreme Court for the first time in my life. Throughout my 30 years of grassroots anti-poverty work, I’ve joined countless protests and vigils outside the court. In 2018, I...
European backers put on a show of support for the Palestinian Authority and the push for a two-state solution Monday, as the US-Israeli war with Iran has dragged focus away from Gaza. The efforts to bolster the Palestinian Authority...
BEIRUT, (PIC) A recent photo of an Israeli soldier smashing a statue of Jesus Christ with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon has sparked widespread condemnation. The soldier was filmed smashing the statue in the Christian village of Debel in southern Lebanon, according...
A public petition demanding arrests in the killing of a 22-year-old Malawian man has been quietly altered to remove the names of several alleged suspects, fuelling concerns among campaigners and relatives about transparency in the investigation. The petition, which had gathered...
Presidencies birth their own rhetorical shorthand. Bill Clinton is remembered for the definition of “is.” TV pitchman Donald Trump has given us numerous options, including the current front-runner, “The cruelty is the point.” Years from now, though, I...
On the eve of rare direct negotiations last week, the first in decades between Israel and Lebanon, Israeli forces said they had encircled the south Lebanon town of Bint Jbeil . Located just kilometres from the border with Israel, the...
A sea turtle is released from the hatchery in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh to begin its hazardous journey to the sea. Credit: UNDP Bangladesh By Rafiqul Islam COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Apr 20 2026 (IPS) Every winter thousands of sea turtles come ashore...
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has called the bosses of the country's five biggest retail banks for talks, in a sign of growing concern about the economic consequences of the war on Iran . Reeves will...
India has one of the world’s longest coastlines, some of the most ambitious renewable energy targets, and a looming net zero deadline. Yet it does not have a single offshore wind turbine to show for years of effort. Government figures hope...
BEIRUT, (PIC) The Israeli occupation army carried out new ceasefire violations in southern Lebanon on Monday, launching artillery and air strikes and demolishing homes, while maintaining its presence in the areas it has invaded under what it terms the “yellow line.” The...
Nearly 45,000 homes were partially damaged or destroyed in the Iranian capital during the war with the United States and Israel , with hundreds in need of demolition, a government official has said. A fragile truce has held in the...
Embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer was to face lawmakers in parliament on Monday as he bids to quell anger over an unrelenting scandal involving long-time Jeffrey Epstein associate Peter Mandelson , who was the UK's ambassador to...
Diplomatic visits and movements across the Gulf last week reaffirmed the indirect role played by Gulf countries, particularly Qatar , Saudi Arabia and Oman, in coordination with Pakistani mediation to reach a framework agreement aimed at preventing...
Israeli soldiers were filmed damaging a statue of Jesus Christ in the southern Lebanese village of Debel, an incident that drew condemnation and renewed scrutiny over attacks on religious sites during the war. The episode is not an isolated...
By Patrick LAWRENCE Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su In Iran and Ukraine, what is at stake — what is fought for and against — is a rebalancing of power that will prove...
Residents of the fire-hit Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Tai Po have begun returning home to collect personal belongings for the first time since the deadly tragedy in November. A photo (left) provided by Wang Fuk Court resident surnamed...
Analog Bits has a way of stealing the show at every event they attend. The formula is actually quite straight-forward – come to the show with the most relevant, highest impact IP running on the most advanced process. The company...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Jerusalem Governorate has warned of a social media campaign launched by extremist Jewish temple groups, inciting their followers and supporters to storm the Aqsa Mosque en masse and raise Israeli flags inside it next Wednesday to mark...
Iran executed two men convicted of cooperating with Israel’s Mossad intelligence service and planning attacks inside the country, the judiciary's news outlet Mizan reported on Sunday, a charge denied by the opposition group they were...
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