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On June 19, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko a one-week ultimatum: remove all equipment assisting Russia with drone targeting or Ukraine would strike Belarus. “If he doesn’t do it, we will,” he said, adding that “a week...

Ukraine, Volodymyr-zelensky, Vladimir-putin

Sir Keir Starmer bowed to the inevitable Monday and resigned from leadership of the Labour Party and, therefore, from his role as prime minister. The resignation had been brewing for some time. While Starmer led the Labour Party to an...

Keir-starmer, Ukraine-war, Donald-trump

For decades, aid to Israel was treated as one of the most durable pillars of American foreign policy. Israel has gotten more U.S. foreign assistance than any other country since its founding, receiving more than $300 billion in inflation-adjusted economic...

Military-assistance, Donald-trump, Congress

Autobiographical work Free Me aims to encourage victims to speak out in country where violence against women is rising There are audible gasps in the auditorium in Nairobi as a husband launches a volley of blows and slaps on his wife...

Kenya, Violence against women and girls, Theatre

In a “major bipartisan rebuke” of President Donald Trump’s illegal war on Iran, the US Senate on Tuesday passed a war powers resolution instructing Trump to withdraw US forces from Iran. The vote was 50 to 48, with four Republicans joining the vast majority of Democrats...

United States, Block 2, CodePink

By: Ainur Rohmah - - - - The question that has consumed Jakarta’s political circles in recent months is deceptively simple: who will become Indonesia’s next finance minister? President Prabowo Subianto has reportedly consulted a number of prominent figures, fueling...

On June 23, Israeli and Lebanese delegations began a new round of talks in Washington even as the U.S.-Iran memorandum entered its first serious test. The interim deal, signed on June 17, was meant to create 60 days of space...

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The Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, embraces two value sets. The first is natural rights, and the second is limited government. After 250 years, neither value has survived, and the opposite of each currently prevails in America. Thomas...

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The 60-day extension of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran may lead to lasting peace or it may be over within a week, doomed by the dysfunctional alliance between the US and Israel. If it holds, it could...

Uncategorized

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Washington would not accept Iranian tolls or fees on the Strait of Hormuz, as disputes over the vital waterway, nuclear inspections, and missiles exposed early strains...

MENA

After 10 attempts, the Senate finally voted on Tuesday to block President Donald Trump from resuming the war with Iran without congressional approval. Four Republicans — Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Ala.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) —...

Iran-war, Congressional-democrats, War-powers

Dal 19 al 21 maggio 2026 sulle rive bosforine di Istanbul si è svolta l’assemblea mondiale del World Anti-Imperialist Youth Union, in sigla WAYU, ovvero l’Unione Mondiale Giovanile Antimperialista, l’Internazionale giovanile promossa oltre un decennio fa dall’Unione Giovanile di Turchia...

Italiano, Cuba, Imperialism

GAZA, (PIC) Palestinian Civil Defense crews in Gaza on Tuesday recovered the remains of 40 victims from Sheikh Radwan Cemetery in Gaza City after parts of the cemetery were bulldozed and disturbed during Israeli ground operations in the area. In a statement,...

News, Gaza Strip, Israeli aggression

GAZA, (PIC) A demonstration was held on Tuesday in Gaza City in protest against the ongoing daily and systematic Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement. The demonstration, organized by Palestinian national and Islamic factions, was held outside Al-Shifa Hospital to protest the...

News, Gaza Strip, Israeli aggression

The US Senate passed a largely symbolic resolution Tuesday calling for an end to President Donald Trump's war with Iran, delivering a fresh rebuke to the White House as it tries to negotiate a lasting settlement with...

MENA

There are no guarantees that an Iran-US deal will ever come to fruition, either way the economic damage to the global economy is real and lasting. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger ....

Finance, Geopolitics, Globalisation

Hidden under the guise of a civilian “countering disinformation” organization, British intelligence outfit MI6 has helped build a vast propaganda apparatus, leaked documents reveal. Once targeting only Russia, it has recently expanded its scope to Iran, Gaza, and beyond, as...

Foreign Affairs, Front Page: Foreign Affairs, Front Page: Inside Stories

The families of Lebanese people detained by Israeli forces during their invasion of south Lebanon have urged officials to make their release a priority in ongoing negotiations, warning that the issue has been neglected despite months...

MENA

The Sudanese city of El-Obeid is only "weeks" away from a humanitarian disaster unless aid is urgently allowed in, a UN official said on Tuesday, as fears grow of an imminent paramilitary offensive. A strategic hub in the southern...

MENA

A prominent pro-Israel lobbying group has publicly admitted to pressuring the US government to sanction leading UN human rights expert, Francesca Albanese , who has repeatedly warned that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza and called for...

World

German intelligence services are escalating their surveillance of Palestine solidarity activists and organisations in a manner that violates fundamental rights, a legal group challenging the practice in court has told The New Arab. The European Legal...

World

Living under constant surveillance is to exist in a permanent state of hypervigilance. Originally published on Global Voices Advox Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay . Used under a Pixabay license . By...

Advocacy, Anonymity, Digital authoritarianism

More than 13 million Syrians -- over half the population -- are facing acute food insecurity, the United Nations warned Tuesday, calling for clearing explosive-littered fields to revitalise agriculture in the war-shattered country. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation...

MENA

A man accused of carrying out a series of anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh that left five people injured has been charged with five counts of terrorism -linked attempted murder, as Muslim leaders warned the attack reflects a...

World

DOHA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has extended its heartfelt condolences to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Al Thani, his government and people over the tragic blast incident that happened on Sunday at the Ras Laffan industrial complex. In a statement on...

News, Condolences, Hamas Movement

Germany striker Deniz Undav has become one of the breakout stars of the World Cup, but for many Kurds and Yezidis, his success represents far more than football . After scoring three goals in Germany's first two matches...

Sports

Americans usually think about confrontation with Iran in terms of sanctions, warships, nuclear sites, and diplomatic ultimatums. But an equally important front doesn’t involve firepower or government threats: the media space. Here, political narratives are built, repeated, legitimized, and eventually...

War & Peace, Iran, Iran International

Good evening and welcome to our live coverage. You can catch up with our earlier coverage here . Below are the latest updates: - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has said he rejects Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon and foreign...

MENA

Three pregnant Palestinian women are being held in overcrowded cells, sleeping on floors and facing shortages of essential supplies in Israel's notorious Damon Prison, according to a Palestinian lawyer and a former detainee who spoke to The New Arab...

MENA

British MPs compared their colleagues to Nazis during a debate about Israel’s influence on UK politics on Monday. The event in Parliament was triggered by a petition signed by more than 118,000 people, calling for a “public inquiry into pro-Israel influence...

Archive, Middle East, Adnan Hussain

As South Korea hosts the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity from June 24 to 26, an important question confronts policymakers across Asia: What is the future of peace on the Korean Peninsula? Equally important is how South Korea’s evolving...

Opinion, Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity, Korea North-South

Independent MP Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to expose Britain's complicity in Gaza and pursue accountability for Palestine after reintroducing a bill calling for an independent inquiry into the UK's role in Israel's war, telling The New Arab...

World

The Trump administration illegally overhauled a U.S. Department of Homeland Security computer program in its hunt for noncitizen voters, a judge ruled Monday in a stinging decision that laid into federal officials for violating the privacy of...

Courts & Law, Immigration, News

As he stood behind the Downing Street lectern, welling up, struggling to get his words out, Keir Starmer’s public resignation address signalled precisely what was such a disaster about his two years as Prime Minister. Starmer’s premiership was responsible for cutting...

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- - - - Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash California isn’t the real world. Well, most of the time, it’s not, though plenty of actual people live there. Not all of them deserve what they’re getting...

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