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Europe’s cynicism is dripping as thick as its sycophancy. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The sycophantic European leaders laid it on thick last week to ingratiate themselves with Trump. France’s Macon hosted...

There is now an almost irreconcilable gap between common sense and European politics. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Grammar and dilemma In the classical grammar of diplomacy, a ceasefire represents the first...

The head of the UN's nuclear agency signalled on Wednesday that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim deal between the United States and Iran to reach an end...

History tells us that it was possible to design a war using Persian arrows specifically intended to destroy Crassus and the Roman legions. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su On this dark street,...

Oman has opened temporary shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz to facilitate the movement of vessels stranded, as the United Nations began evacuating thousands of seafarers following a US-Iran memorandum of understanding aimed at restoring...

Damascus, Syria - US President Donald Trump declared the memorandum of understanding that would end months of war between the US and Iran “all signed” last week. Those in Syria have been onlookers to the war, often literally,...

Newly released documents reveal the inner workings of Labour Together and its role in covertly undermining Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour party. The documents were disclosed to Corbyn in response to a subject access request. They contain emails from Labour...

Farmer-turned-fishermen from the local indigenous community are fishing in the Dumboor lake in north-eastern India. At the Eighth Global Environment Facility Assembly, a project was approved involving three communities across India, including Dumboor Lake. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS By Stella Paul DUMBOORNAGAR,...

A months-long rift between Malaysia and Norway has continued over the European state's revocation of an export license for a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) system in March, despite more than 90% of the deal having been...

A fire simulation conducted to investigate the rapid spread of last year’s deadly apartment complex blaze in Tai Po has found that non-fire-retardant materials may have caused “secondary ignitions” that exacerbated the spread of the inferno. Wang Fuk Court in...

The letter raises serious concerns about governance, the appointments process, and funding provisions that would “significantly weaken the institutional independence it claims to protect, undermining the core principles that underpin its role as a public service media organisation.” The signatories...

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has dismissed a prominent pro-Israel lobbying group's campaign to have her sanctioned by the United States as a "pathetic" attempt to silence criticism of Israel, saying she was more concerned by the politicians...

GAZA, (PIC) Diabetes in the Gaza Strip is no longer just a chronic disease that can be coexisted with through regular medical follow-up and the availability of treatment, rather it has turned into a daily battle fought by tens of thousands...

The workers who are moderating the content on social media are working in conditions of extreme labour exploitation. Based on detailed survey evidence with content moderators in Nairobi, Kenya, this report reveals some of the major problems these workers faces. Kings...

The world risks “losing control” of frontier technology such as artificial intelligence if governments are too slow to regulate it, China’s premier warned attendees at “Summer Davos” on Wednesday. Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Annual Meeting of the New...

By CIVICUS Jun 24 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS speaks about the climate impacts of the 2026 World Cup with Frank Huisingh, founder of Fossil Free Football, a fan-led group that campaigns to end fossil fuel sponsorship in football and make the game...

A lab technician conducts an HIV screening test at a medical centre in Hayatabad in the Peshawar district of Pakistan. Credit: WHO/Asad Zaidi By Winnie Byanyima UNITED NATIONS, Jun 24 2026 (IPS) I am honoured to address this High-Level Meeting. I...

It has been a while since I have written about Russia and the war in Ukraine, but Vladimir Putin’s speech on Tuesday (23 June) to graduates of Russia’s higher military academies and security institutions (military cadets/officers) at the...

A think tank has found that Hong Kong homes have shrunk in size by a quarter over three decades, even as the government claims housing supply has gone up. It called on authorities to adopt floor area as a supply...

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...

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...

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...

A Hong Kong pro-Beijing party has staged a demonstration outside the city’s British consulate over a high-profile spying case that led to the jailing of two Chinese-Britons in the UK . The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, a...

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...

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...

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...

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...