China may be preparing to supply Pakistan with a stealth fighter that could give Islamabad a new edge in striking deep into India—and unsettle an already fragile nuclear balance. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China’s...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Tuesday against any “destabilizing” actions on Taiwan before a trip to China by President Donald Trump and called on Beijing also to raise pressure on Iran. US President Donald Trump listens as U.S....
Hong Kong’s anti-graft watchdog has arrested seven people for alleged corruption in building maintenance projects, including the owner of a contractor firm who concealed his control over a company tasked with overseeing tendering. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). File...
I honestly do not know what Trump is going to do. I can only tell you what I am being told. A friend of mine who happens to live in the UAE, reached out to me late last night with...
This weekend, two Iranian Very Large Crude Carriers – HUGE and DERYA – successfully navigated the US Navy’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and passed through Indonesia’s Lombok Strait, carrying 3.8 million barrels of crude destined for desperate Asian...
Australia will spend A$10 billion ($7.22 billion) to boost its national fuel stockpiles and establish a permanent government-owned fuel reserve, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday. The reserve of around 1 billion litres (264 million gallons) will...
The US will pause escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz barely a day after it began doing so, US President Donald Trump said Tuesday, citing a desire to reach a peace deal with Iran. Despite...
By: Ainur Rohmah - - - - Prabowo booed on May Day When President Prabowo Subianto stood before thousands of workers at Jakarta’s National Monument to mark May Day and asked whether his signature free nutritious meals program was...
Syrian authorities announced on Tuesday they had arrested a Hezbollah -affiliated cell plotting to assassinate government officials, while the Lebanese militant group denied the "false accusations". The Syrian interior ministry said that it had conducted a "series of simultaneous...
UN Security Council members were to begin talks on Tuesday on a US-backed draft resolution that could lead to sanctions against Iran, and potentially authorise force, if Tehran fails to halt attacks and threats to commercial shipping in the...
The very first story on the Drudge Report on both April 23 and 24 was headlined with a quote from Bernard Arnault saying if the Iran war was not quickly settled, it could be a “world catastrophe.” I apparently do...
We noted in Part 1 that when confronted with the failure of 44 days of bombing Iran “back-to-the-stone-age”and, also, thankfully, being reluctant to send American boots into a Gallipoli-scale slaughter on the ground, the Donald turned to his goofy Secy...
A transgender alum has sued her former secondary school over “discriminatory” policies that barred her from having long hair. Lung Kung World Federation School Limited (LKWFSL) Lau Wong Fat Secondary School in Tai Kok Tsui. Photo: LKWFSL Lau Wong Fat...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expects a "frank" meeting with Pope Leo during a visit to the Vatican on Thursday, the US ambassador said, after President Donald Trump took a fresh pot-shot at the pope for criticising...
Tunisian authorities have temporarily banned the local branch of prominent international NGO Avocats Sans Frontieres , the branch said on Tuesday, days after another leading group was targeted by a similar measure. The rights group told AFP...
GAZA, (PIC) When recently released prisoner Ahmad Qaddas first saw Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya inside prison, he did not recognize him immediately. The exhausted body and faint voice bore little resemblance to the man whose presence once commanded attention, who appeared...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement on Tuesday called on mediators guaranteeing the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip to take urgent action to stop Israeli violations and attacks in the territory. In a press statement, the Movement said the ongoing “barbaric Zionist...
Laura Ruggeri Segue nostro Telegram . Il movimento “No Kings” si è affacciato sulla scena politica lo scorso giugno organizzando manifestazioni di protesta in occasione del compleanno di Donald Trump e della parata militare per il 250° anniversario dell’esercito. Da...
GAZA, (PIC) A child was killed and several Palestinians were injured, some critically, on Tuesday evening in an Israeli strike targeting the al-Nasr neighborhood west of Gaza City. Local sources reported that the body of a child and several injured people were...
By pulling out of OPEC, the UAE is doubling down on its confrontation with Saudi Arabia, and locking-in Israel as its security guarantor. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on...
If Melenchon could get into the second round of the presidential election and face-off against Le Pen, he can win. Read the article HERE . Dans le cadre de l’élection présidentielle des 10 & 24 avril 2022 : Réunion...
The left shoots itself in the foot when it refuses to engage with those taking action over the rising cost of living, just because some of the protestors do not share the left’s worldview. Kerron Ó Luain’s most recent book,...
The US is not going to win the Iran war, that much is clear. Their best hope now is to find an agreement with Iran which is not a complete humiliation for the Trump administration. Mohammad Eslami is a PhD Candidate...
The EU and Armenia laid the groundwork for closer ties at a summit in Yerevan Tuesday, marking another step in the former Soviet nation's cautious pivot away from Russia and towards Brussels. European Commission head Ursula von...
Despite its provocative title, Nicole Bazuin’s documentary “Modern Whore” feels like an introductory seminar on the politics and practice of sex work. Starring Andrea Werhun — author of the photo memoir of the same name and a longtime collaborator of...
Polar explorer vessel stuck off coast of Cape Verde usually carries passengers to remote and nature-rich areas - What is hantavirus, the infection thought to have killed three on cruise ship? - With a fortified hull that can break through ice,...
Next week, when President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing to meet President Xi Jinping, the choreography will be in quintessential familiar style. Yet their carefully crafted calisthenics, their ritual reaffirmations and the language of leadership will not hide the truth...
While assuring reporters that the ceasefire agreement reached last month between the Trump administration and Iran is holding, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said the American forces are acting “aggressively” in the Strait of Hormuz, where he said US Central Command has “established a...
The mother of a French sports journalist jailed in Algeria on terror charges he denies Tuesday said he had dropped his appeal to the country's top court, hoping for a presidential pardon. Christophe Gleizes , 37,...
In 1962, engineers at the Gorky Automobile Plant (known for Russian initials as GAZ) decided that roads were yesterday's solution. They built a machine that ignored friction and gravel surfaces. It did not roll — it hovered. The GAZ-16 was...
Two senior figures from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) urged Turkish authorities to remove what they described as "obstacles" to progress in peace talks with Ankara , one year after the group announced its dissolution. The pair,...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Hordes of extremist Jewish settlers escorted by police officers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday morning and later in the afternoon, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site. According to...
May 4 marked 100 years since the beginning of the 1926 British General Strike. The strike, defeated after nine days, was a pivotal experience for the working class in Britain and internationally. The WSWS is re-publishing a lecture, “Stalin, Trotsky...
A recent announcement from Synopsys signals a meaningful escalation in the race to build next-generation AI hardware. The expanded collaboration between Synopsys and TSMC brings together silicon-proven IP, AI-driven design tools, and cutting-edge manufacturing processes in a tightly integrated effort...
UN Security Council members will begin talks on Tuesday on a US- and Bahrain-backed draft resolution that could lead to sanctions against Iran, and potentially authorise force, if Tehran fails to halt attacks and threats to commercial shipping...
Israel is preparing for a possible return to war with Iran within days, as municipalities across the country begin opening public shelters amid fears of a ceasefire collapse. Israeli military officials believe it is only a matter of time,...
UK-based Google AI workers are unionising in a bid to end the use of their technology by the US and Israeli militaries. Scores of employees at Google DeepMind sent a letter to management on Tuesday requesting that the Communication...
Like oil in the twentieth century, lithium is the “white gold” of the twenty-first. Demand for this key element is driving economic growth based on the “renewable” energy provided by lithium-ion batteries. Such batteries are necessary for storing energy from...
In mid-March, veteran Israeli negotiator Gershon Baskin abruptly sounded an alarm . "If the Americans do not restrain Israel, Israel will reoccupy the Gaza Strip all the way to the sea." On the surface, the timing of the warning seemed...
GAZA, (PIC) Dozens of wounded Palestinians and their families held a sit-in on Tuesday at Palestine Square in eastern Gaza City under the slogan “It is My Right to Receive Treatment.” They called for permission to travel abroad for medical care amid...
A street scene in Herat, where calls to reopen schools and universities for girls have exposed activists and educators to Taliban detention. Credit: Learning Together. By External Source HERAT, Afghanistan, May 5 2026 (IPS) Qadoos Khatibi, an Afghan university lecturer, and...
Four British pro-Palestinian activists were on Tuesday convicted of criminal damage relating to a 2024 raid on a factory operated by Israeli defence firm Elbit , with one of the defendants found guilty of hitting a police officer with...
Two months after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, a tense standoff prevails. There is no active warfare, but no signs of a diplomatic breakthrough either. The war is a culmination of a 47-year trajectory which set the U.S. and Iran...
Moscow has reset the rules of the game unilaterally. The Kremlin's ultimatum, voiced on the evening of May 4, is not just a diplomatic note but the dying gasp of the old system of deterrence. In response to Russia's proposal...
Syria 's Central Bank on Monday announced that local banks and electronic payment firms can now work with global payment networks, in a shift to modernise the country's financial infrastructure. Central Bank Governor Abdulkader Husrieh said the move will facilitate money...
This story was originally published by ProPublica . To the narcotics agents investigating drug smuggling in Puerto Rico prisons, it seemed at first like a typical scheme: associates of an inmate gang sneaking drugs into the prison, gang...
News out of the Pentagon is that the great retreat from Germany is beginning. Five thousand U.S. troops are being withdrawn at the request of a petulant president who can’t stand criticism of his disastrous war of choice with Iran. (Then again,...
To commemorate Nakba Day 2026, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is honoured to host Lubnah Shomali from BADIL for a meeting to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the beginning of the Palestinian Nakba (‘Catastrophe’ in Arabic) – and to discuss how...
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