US, Iran on same page, as President Masoud Pezeshkian holds the signed MoU with President Donald Trump’s signature ending the war and lifting US naval blockade, Tehran, June 18, 2026. The authenticity of the public articulation of the stunning proposal...
For the first time, four Hong Kong universities have been placed among the top 50 in the latest global rankings , with two in the top 20. Students at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP....
In the end it was the economic issue that brought about Trump’s capitulation, but one should not forget that in the meantime Iran’s military capabilities had surpassed those of the US and Israel. Larry C. Johnson is a former CIA officer...
Welcome! Here are the key updates of the day: - The US and Iran have officially signed a memorandum of understanding to end the US-Israeli war on Iran. US President Donald Trump, at Versailles Palace in France, and Iran's President...
When Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman took office earlier this year, there was a tentative hint that New Delhi and Dhaka might finally transcend the bitter recriminations that followed ex-leader Sheikh Hasina’s dramatic ouster in a 2024 uprising,...
Security Council. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jun 18 2026 (IPS) As the campaign for a new UN secretary-general gathers momentum, will the US exercise the decisive vote — or the veto– in the final selection?...
Despite long-standing predictions, Europe’s decline is now gathering momentum due to the incompetent policies of the elites, internal problems, and external factors, which call for a rethinking of its role in the world and the establishment of cooperation with Russia....
The revamped Huanggang border checkpoint, which will adopt a “collaborative inspection and joint clearance” model, is set to relaunch when local legislation and Beijing’s approval are finalised, Hong Kong’s leader has said. An artist’s impression of the new Huanggang port....
Trump signs electronic copy of the MOU in Versailles To quote James Carville, “Its the economy stupid!” On Monday I wrote: So the question we ought to ask is why did Donald Trump blink and accept the proposal that Iran proffered...
The roles played by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey in facilitating the “ Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding ” underscore the extent to which regional actors have invested in creating off-ramps for the United States and Iran, and...
After months of on-and-off talks, Iran and the United States are set to end their war and sign an interim peace agreement on Friday June 19 in Switzerland. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi led most of the negotiations, but no...
In a flurry of diplomatic activity over the last days, Iran and the U.S. appear at last to have reached an initial agreement to wind down hostilities and open the Strait of Hormuz to seaborne traffic. The agreement is due...
Taiwan has accused Kenya of bowing to “Chinese pressure” by preventing its officials from taking part in an international oceans forum this week. Taiwanese flags. Photo: Leahahaha, via Flickr. China claims self-ruled Taiwan is part of its territory and opposes...
By: Andy Wong Ming Jun - - - - Mauerburger and coconspirator On June 12, a Canadian social media influencer named Ryan Kelly posted a reel on Instagram exposing a seemingly new and novel PR tactic being employed by...
Islam Times - At the current critical juncture, as political and security developments intensify across the Middle East and negotiation tracks become increasingly intertwined with indirect battlefields, the region appears to be on the verge of a profound redesign of...
Islam Times - In light of the developments that unfolded following the recent war between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Axis of Resistance on one side, and the United States and “Israel” on the other, political and strategic...
An asteroid discovered by a Hong Kong-born astronomer has been named after a firefighter who died battling an inferno at a housing complex in the financial hub that killed 168 people last year. A fire engine converted into a hearse...
Beijing’s top official on Hong Kong affairs spent a night across the border in Shenzhen during his two-day inspection tour of Hong Kong this week. HK01 and Sing Tao Daily reported on Wednesday that Xia Baolong, who...
US President Donald Trump and Iran's president signed a deal on Wednesday meant to end the US-Israeli war on Iran , with Tehran agreeing to dilute its enriched uranium in return for large-scale economic relief. Trump put his...
For more than 7 decades, leaders of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) have emphasized that their countries maintain an exceptionally close political, economic, and security relationship. Mao Zedong even stated during the...
Like most of America’s wars in West Asia, the current joint U.S.-Israel attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran is about securing control over the region’s energy resources and preserving oil currency policies; practices that have fueled its expansive economy...
The most important issue in imminent nuclear talks between Iran and the United States is how Iran's nuclear programme will be policed, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Wednesday. Washington and Tehran say they have...
Foreign policy analysts and peace advocates expressed relief Wednesday that the end of the unprovoked US-Israeli war on Iran could be in sight, as the US government released the text of the memorandum of understanding reached this week by the Trump administration and Iranian...
Turkey on Wednesday rejected a report by the European Parliament that called for possible sanctions on the country’s justice minister and other officials it accuses of violating human rights and freedoms. The annual report approved in a plenary session...
It has long been the dream of the U.S. foreign policy elite to bring Japan and South Korea into a tighter alliance. Notoriously dismissive of history, American leaders don’t understand why the two countries can’t just overcome their past differences. For...
Synopsys has announced the availability of the first wave of its Multiphysics Fusion Solutions, extending its vision of a unified engineering environment that connects EDA, semiconductor physics, system simulation, and artificial intelligence-driven optimization. The announcement addresses one of...
GAZA, (PIC) Palestinian prisoner advocacy organizations issued an urgent appeal on Wednesday to World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, calling for immediate intervention over the worsening health conditions of Palestinian detainees held in Israeli prisons. In a statement, the organizations...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Abdul Rahman Shadid, a senior Hamas official, has warned of the implications of Israel’s approval of 576 new settlement housing units in the occupied West Bank, describing the move as a dangerous escalation in Israel’s settlement expansion policies. In...
GAZA, (PIC) Two Palestinians were killed and six others injured on Wednesday evening after an Israeli drone strike targeted Al-Rashid Street in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. According to local reports, the victims were identified as Mohammed...
US officials have released the text of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, set to end the US-Israeli war on Iran , signed electronically on Wednesday and speculated to be signed in person on Friday, in Switzerland. The following is the...
Senior legal advisor Siena Anstis and senior researcher John Scott-Railton spoke with Forbes about the lagging legal safeguards that allow spyware to proliferate. Scott-Railton warns that “companies’ incentives, for the most part, misalign with your personal...
American Arab Chamber rallies community for Orland Mayor Jim Dodge Orland Park, IL – The American Arab Chamber of Commerce hosted a rally and fundraiser on Tuesday June 16, 2026 for Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge and his board team....
The Armed Forces of the Netherlands have conducted large-scale military exercises to deploy a temporary camp designed to hold up to 2,000 Russian prisoners of war. 'Russians, Surrender!' This is not a joke. The exercise took place at a specialized training...
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Wednesday hailed an understanding reached between Tehran and Washington to end the regional war as a "great victory", calling it a "pivotal point" for Lebanon. Although the US-Iran deal to end the...
US Envoy to Iraq and Syria Tom Barrack’s recent visit to Iraq on June 15 highlighted Washington’s efforts to support stability, security cooperation, and political reform in the country amid continuing regional tensions. Discussions focused on strengthening ties between Baghdad...
US President Donald Trump hailed the deal ending the US-Israel war with Iran with a triumphant message: “Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” he wrote on his online social media platform. But how realistic is...
On this Monday’s edition of The Target stream, Mint Press News’ Robert Inlakesh cuts through the corporate media’s spin on the newly agreed Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran, focusing on the broader issues that will determine...
While US President Donald Trump has recently hailed the resumption of oil flows from Gulf allies, Iran, too, appears to be gearing up to resume exports and trading. At least three tankers carrying some five million barrels...
A Pentagon official revealed in a court filing earlier this week that the US military used a version of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence tool, Grok, to help carry out attacks on Iran. Cameron Stanley, the Pentagon’s chief digital and AI officer, wrote in a sworn statement to a...
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Wednesday that his country's negotiations with Israel in Washington were independent of the recent deal to bring an end to the US-Israeli war on Iran . Lebanon and Israel have been holding direct...
The semiconductor industry has experienced several defining transitions over the last three decades. We moved from single-core to multicore processors, from ASIC-centric designs to IP-based SoCs, and from monolithic integration to heterogeneous architectures. Today, another transition is underway, one that...
Trump’s chokehold on oil, tariffs, and tech backfired – forging a new era of self-sufficient economies and generational confrontation Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Stategic Culture Foundation Professor...
The West, including, Britain have abandoned the rule of law. Now anything is permitted. Ideology and might make right. Craig Murray is a British former diplomat, political activist, human rights campaigner, blogger, and whistleblower Cross-posted from Craig Murray’s Blog...
In what sense could it be useful to show that western society is suffering from something analogous to schizophrenia? Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack “Trying to understand the world” Last week’s essay on the importance of psychological factors...
British politicians live in their own corrupt delusional reality, ignoring what their citizens want. That is not democracy. It is fascism. Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a winner of the Martha Gellhorn...
Hello, Here are the latest key updates: - The US has released the text of the agreement with Iran that seeks to bring an end to the US-Israeli war on Iran, after days of circulation in US and international media. -...
Hello, Here are the latest key updates: - US President Donald Trump defended his deal with Iran during the G7 summit, telling reporters that he didn't want to see economic catastrophe: "So the one thing I didn't want to see is,...
Hello, Here are the latest key updates: - Both US and Iranian officials have confirmed that the two states have signed the memorandum of understanding, ending war between the two. The signing came after the US released the text of the...
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