Russia today wants to intensify its relationship with China and complains that China is not equally warm in return, treating Russia as a junior partner. Francois Godement observed acutely that Russia had “let out some public anxiety about China’s behavior. On...
Washington brokered a 45-day ceasefire extension between Israel and Lebanon last week, scheduling a fourth round of talks for June 2-3. Presidential Special Envoy Simon Karam is leading the Lebanese delegation. Hezbollah is not at the table, and...
A 55-year-old man has pleaded guilty to making and distributing “seditious” materials, including ones that called for a boycott of the patriots only legislative elections last year. West Kowloon Law Courts Building. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Raymond Wong...
Somaliland could be on the verge of gaining international recognition from a second country, the United Arab Emirates , nearly five months after being recognised by Israel in a controversial decision that sent shockwaves across the international...
Iranian filmmaker and playwright Karim Lakzadeh has long moved along the edges of form and genre. Graduating from a theatre school in 2004 and studying TV directing, he has developed into a filmmaker working between alternative fiction and multi-genre...
As millions of Muslims gather in Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj , Palestinians in Gaza mark three years of being unable to perform the pilgrimage due to Israeli genocidal war and ongoing border...
Rats have overrun a major Israeli naval training base in Haifa, exposing signs of decay and dysfunction inside Israel's military infrastructure as the country presses ahead with its wars across Gaza, Lebanon and the wider region. Staff...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) closed the headquarters of the Jenin Central Zakat Committee and confiscated its contents during a raid in Jenin City, and carried out assaults and arrests in other areas of the West Bank on...
When Iraqi officials confirmed in early May that Baghdad was finalising the purchase of 20 Turkish air defence systems following months of regional escalation , the announcement reflected more than another procurement deal. It signalled a broader transformation in how...
Top Democrats on a pair of panels in the US House of Representatives have demanded that Justice and Treasury department leaders answer for how they settled President Donald Trump’s $10 billion “sham” lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax...
The government’s first electricity tariff increases in almost two years were officially published last week by the Egyptian Electric Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency. The Electricity Ministry had announced the hikes in April, with a tariff sheet leaked to...
Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, hardening Tehran's stance on one of the main US demands at peace talks. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's order could further frustrate US President Donald...
Syrian forces have joined military exercises outside the country for the first time since the fall of the Assad government, taking part alongside troops from 50 countries in Turkey 's large-scale EFES 2026 drills as Ankara deepens its...
GAZA, (PIC) The economy of the Gaza Strip is heading towards an unprecedented stage of structural disintegration, with the expansion of what is known by Israel as the “Yellow Line” and its transformation from a military and security measure into a...
Palestinians who have injuries caused by Israeli forces have continued for a full week a sit-in on the pavement opposite the cabinet headquarters in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, in protest against the suspension of their...
Odo Tevi, Permanent Representative of Vanuatu to the UN, speaks at the General Assembly. Credit : UN WEB TV By Naureen Hossain UNITED NATIONS, May 21 2026 (IPS) Member states this week (May 20) deliberated over a draft resolution on states’...
What happens when you put a prefect, an emo, a girl who runs an underground tuck shop, and the most popular girl in school together in detention? This is no punchline joke, but the premise of the new BBC Comedy Short...
The United States Treasury has removed Francesca Albanese from its sanctions list, a week after a federal judge blocked the measures imposed by the Trump administration over her advocacy for Palestinian rights and accountability for Israeli actions in...
The third film in Tarik Saleh’s ‘Cairo trilogy’ is a about a washed-up movie star who is bullied into starring in government propaganda Swedish-Egyptian film-maker Tarik Saleh has long been a brilliant satirist of the corruption and shabby political compromises and...
Hundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceled A previously undetected outbreak of Ebola is coursing through parts of central Africa, and the US appears to be doing little to help stop...
In the most expensive primary race in House history, Israel critic Thomas Massie of Kentucky lost to a candidate backed by AIPAC and US President Donald Trump, drawing a clear red line by the Republican establishment on dissent...
GAZA, (PIC) The scenes broadcast by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of the activists of the “Freedom Flotilla” were not just individual behavior from a far-right minister, but turned within hours into a major international issue that reopened a long...
British companies are suffering their most widespread drop in activity in over a year due to the economic fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran and political uncertainty at home, a survey showed on Thursday. Data company S&P Global's...
Times for war-battered Syria seem to be rapidly changing as its officials attend G7 meetings in France. But while gains are being made abroad, the dire economic conditions on the domestic front curb enthusiasm for the future. Syria is...
HAIFA, (PIC) The human rights and legal center Adalah has said that its legal defense team, with the participation of volunteer lawyers, provided legal consultations to hundreds of detained activists from the “Freedom Flotilla” and the “Global Sumud Flotilla” inside Ashdod...
The euro area annual inflation rate was 3.0 % in April 2026 , up from 2.6% in March . A year earlier, the rate was 2.2 %. European Union annual inflation was...
- Sharp drop in German exports to United States, slight increase in imports - - Despite 28.4% decline in exports, motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers contribute most to export surplus with United States - - Import surplus...
A group set up by Nelson Mandela known as the Elders met in Kenya to model a health emergency – and found much still needs to be done, as the subsequent Ebola outbreak has shown About a dozen people sat around...
In the quiet backwater of Iraq’s political swamp, a rare surge has occurred: a new prime minister has been appointed. However, the ease with which business magnate Ali al-Zaidi secured the post is more alarming than the months-long bickering of...
Iran's newly created "Persian Gulf Strait Authority" said in a post on X on Wednesday that there will be a "controlled maritime zone" at the Strait of Hormuz . The authority, which was set to manage the strait, set...
The West’s Epstein Class has criticised the actions of Zionist Nazi minister Bem Gvir before, but how often have we heard about their indignation as they continue to support Israel’s genocdie and war crimes? Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent...
GAZA, (PIC) Two Palestinian citizens, including a child, were martyred and others were injured in Israeli attacks, while the bodies of two victims, shot dead several days earlier, were recovered Thursday in the Gaza Strip, amid ceasefire violations persisting for the...
President Donald Trump 's administration threatened to revoke the visas of the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations if the Palestinian ambassador refused to end his candidacy for the vice presidency of the UN General Assembly, according...
A social media influencer and former Hong Kong resident is walking back to Hong Kong from Scotland with the goal of raising £1 million (HK$10.5 million) for Scottish charities. Kate Barr is walking from Scotland to Hong Kong....
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said Thursday he would be “happy” to talk to US leader Donald Trump — a conversation that would break more than four decades of diplomatic protocol and risk angering China. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivers a...
Africa’s continuing battle against the dreaded malaria is hamstrung by insufficient funding. It is time the private sector, which also suffers the consequences of the disease, joined in the fight. During the World Health Assembly (18-23 May), Minsters of Health...
Good morning, readers! Welcome to another day of news, as everyone waits to see what the future holds. Meanwhile, here are the latest updates to start your day: - After much bluster by US President Donald Trump and various Iranian officials, both...
Tensions across the Middle East remain high as diplomatic efforts continue between Washington and Tehran, while conflicts in Gaza and southern Lebanon show little sign of easing. Here are the latest developments: • After weeks of escalating rhetoric from US President Donald...
Tensions across the Middle East remain high as diplomatic efforts continue between Washington and Tehran, while conflicts in Gaza and southern Lebanon show little sign of easing. Here are the latest developments: • After weeks of escalating rhetoric from US President Donald...
By CIVICUS May 21 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 with Barbora Bukovská, Senior Director for Law and Policy at ARTICLE 19, a human rights organisation that works on freedom of expression and information around the world. Barbora...
The HAJJ. The Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is one of the Five Pillars of Islam — the core religious obligations that define Muslim practice. Every Muslim who is physically and financially able is...
President Xi Jinping hailed China and Russia’s “unyielding” ties in talks with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, as the pair met to underscore their alliance days after Donald Trump’s own visit to Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) welcomes Russian President...
The back-to-back summits in Beijing revealed not only China’s growing diplomatic confidence but also the emergence of a deeper Sino-Russian axis that increasingly challenges the foundations of the US-led global order. Donald Trump flew home from Beijing with Boeing orders...
I attended Ḥajj at the end of 2006, just four months after embracing Islam. I was still in college with no real financial means, yet I was blessed with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join an American delegation. During that journey,...
In the tragic event that a sovereign state chooses to attack another, the party under attack will often shoot back. Russia experienced this after attacking Ukraine. The United States, Israel, and the Gulf Arab monarchies did as well after the...
Since the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, the number of articles proclaiming the death of the petrodollar increased nearly as quickly as the price of oil. As a representative headline in the Japan Times declared...
As drones dominate warfare in the Middle East, Ukraine, and beyond, civilians are caught in the crosshairs. Hailing the machines as the future of war , the Pentagon is pouring funds into their development and procurement, as are other...
Hong Kong Customs seized around 31 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds in Tuen Mun on Tuesday and arrested a 33-year-old man. Suspected cannabis buds, with a total estimated market value of about HK$6 million, were seized on May 19, 2026,...
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