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The Sustainable Development Report 2026, released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), finds that fewer than one in five SDG targets are currently on track worldwide. Credit UN Photo/Laura Jarriel By Cecilia Russell SRINIGAR, India & PARIS, Jun 23 2026...

By UN Women UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 2026 (IPS) A study of 133 AI systems found that 44 per cent demonstrated gender bias and 26 per cent demonstrated both gender and racial bias . Yet only 51 per cent of...

While the US certainly suffered some reputational damage and significant economic costs from its unprovoked attack on Iran, the United Arab Emirates may really be the big loser. Let’s focus on Dubai. Think of Dubai as the World’s most expensive...

Hong Kong authorities have dismissed a doctor for conducting an unauthorised examination, after his trainee doctor girlfriend was earlier sacked for accessing patient records without approval. The Hospital Authority logo. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. The Hospital Authority (HA) said in a...

When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the G-7 summit in Evian, France, last week, he was ready with his latest set of military and economic requests. Near the top of his list was a new item: a license to...

Even if the framework agreement to end the U.S.-Israel-Iran War is successful, economic fallout from the conflict will persist at least through the end of the year. And the consequences for the global economic system — particularly the centrality of...

When the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Trump administration and the Iranian government leaked last week, lawmakers from both parties said they looked forward to reviewing it. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a strong supporter of the war with...

On June 18, Iran and the U.S. signed an agreement, titled the “Islamabad Memorandum,” which committed both countries to an immediate and permanent end to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and 60 days of negotiations to reach...

By: Khanh Vu Duc - - - - Jennifer Wicks McNamara The June 19 swearing-in of Jennifer Wicks McNamara, a career professional rather than a political appointee, as the first female US Ambassador to Vietnam is more than a diplomatic...

A United Nations official warned on Monday that efforts to repair divisions and stabilise southern Syria have stalled nearly a year after deadly sectarian violence in a Druze-majority province shook the country. A UN investigation in March...

Clarence Thomas went more than 10 years without asking a single substantive question from the bench. His silence between 2006 and 2016 prompted commentators to call his courtroom quietude embarrassing, a sign of fatigue and a...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank /PNN/ Palestinian officials in the town of Beit Fajjar are urging European and international representatives to intervene to end the ongoing closure of the town’s main entrance, calling for immediate action and inviting foreign delegations to...

GAZA, (PIC) Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said his Movement and other Palestinian factions held a series of intensive meetings with mediators over the past week to discuss mechanisms for implementing the Gaza peace plan, adding that the consultations resulted in important...

“Keir Starmer ends as he started: with lies.” Oscar Rickett is a news editor and reporter at Middle East Eye. He has previously written and worked for the Guardian, Vice, openDemocracy, ITN, Africa Confidential and the Africa Report. Cross-posted from...

The World Cup has highlighted the problems of hyper-commercialisation and sportswashing in football, but the problems ultimately run much deeper than FIFA. Alessio Giussani is the editor-in-chief of the Green European Journal . Cas Mudde is a Dutch professor of political science...

Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has at long last resigned, outlining a timetable for his departure from Downing Street. His exit marks the end of a tenure that has done lasting damage to both people at home...

The West Bank is being deliberately made unbearable to live in, as part of Israel’s ethnic cleansing plan. Dr Hazim Faisal Abusondos is a physician in the emergency room and oncology ward at Dura Hospital in the occupied West Bank,...

Did you know that Marwan Barghouti supports Brazil with all his heart at every World Cup ? Did you know, too, that he is a devoted Real Madrid fan? Let me tell you something about the human side...

By James Alix Michel VICTORIA, Seychelles, Jun 22 2026 (IPS) « James Alix Michel warns that without real finance and precaution, ocean pledges risk remaining only on paper. » Now that the lights have dimmed in Mombasa and the delegations have gone...

Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused Israel of interfering in Sunday's presidential election, alleging that the country's National Registry systems were compromised in a bid to influence the outcome, which saw far-right candidate Aberaldo de la...

The dispute over whether the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed has become the first major test of a new US -Iran mechanism intended to keep one of the world's most important shipping lanes...

Syria 's first public trials of prominent Assad-era figures could help define the country's post-Assad transition, rights advocates told The New Arab , as authorities announced dates for proceedings against several senior figures accused of war crimes and abuses...

Less than two years after winning a thumping parliamentary majority, albeit with a record-low voter turnout and a vote share of just 33%, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his exit from office. Starmer, a human rights...

A defiant Iran held Belgium to a 0-0 draw in Sunday evening's group-stage match in Los Angeles, leaving them second in Group G despite the challenges and disruptions they have faced in the lead-up to the World Cup. Iran...

This story was originally published by ProPublica . After the Trump administration upended the U.S. Agency for International Development last year, terminating thousands of programs and firing nearly all of its staff, its plan for the...

- - - - Photo by Bernhard Dinger on Unsplash I’m a history buff. There are a few different eras that I’m fascinated by, and the medieval period of Europe is certainly one of the biggies for...

By Martin SIEFF Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The great Martin Sieff on what ails the faltering American Empire. It should be cold comfort indeed, but the successive inability of one US...

The debates in the Senate and House Armed Services Committees this month over this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Pentagon’s annual authorization bill, were anything but business as usual. Perhaps the biggest shift in tone and substance was...