Evans Njewa, on behalf of the Least Developed Countries Group, addresses the 71st GEF Council Meeting. Credit: IISD_ENB By IPS Correspondent SAMARKAND, Jun 2 2026 (IPS) Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Niue, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sudan, and Togo will...
Taiwan’s air force suspended training flights on T-34 planes after one aircraft crashed during a simulated engine failure exercise on Tuesday, killing the two pilots on board. A T-34 trainer aircraft, with tail number 3414, crashed at Gangshan Air Base...
The real problem for Trump is both his and his team’s ignorance and misunderstanding of Iran. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Can anyone make any sense at all of Trump’s illogical, capricious...
As semiconductor manufacturing becomes increasingly knowledge-intensive, protecting intellectual property and trade secrets has emerged as a strategic imperative. The world’s leading foundry, TSMC is advancing beyond conventional information security practices by integrating artificial intelligence into… com/semiconductor-manufacturers/tsmc/369833-tsmc-pioneers-a-new-era-in-ai-powered-trade-secret-management-achieving-intelligent-innovation/">TSMC Pioneers a...
Israeli weapons exports reached a record high of more than $19 billion last year, a 30% increase from 2024, Israel's Defence Ministry claimed on Tuesday. More than half of 2025's sales were "mega-deals" valued at $100 million or more,...
The Middle Eastern crises of 2026 mark a moment of structural discontinuity in Indian foreign policy. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su A strategic player in the region Ahead of the BRICS+ plenary...
War does not erase social classes but sharpens their differences: the wealthiest can flee and rent new homes, the poorest sleep in shelters or inside their cars. Migrants, however poor and racialised, have no place to welcome them. This is the...
One of the curious ironies of our time is that, although many politicians spout heated nationalist rhetoric, rail against foreign nations, and belittle international cooperation, this approach to international affairs is not at all what most people want. The climate of...
Regional and international mediations are intensifying to revive Hamas-Israel talks on Gaza's second ceasefire phase, despite Israel's stated aim of more conquest. The current diplomatic push follows Israeli attacks on Hamas leaders and killings of Palestinian civilians,...
The United States has left its ambassadorial post in Baghdad vacant for 18 months , while envoy Tom Barrack's role has expanded across Iraq and Syria amid shifting diplomatic and strategic priorities. US President Donald Trump...
The United States has left its ambassadorial post in Baghdad vacant for 18 months , while envoy Tom Barrack's role has expanded across Iraq and Syria amid shifting diplomatic and strategic priorities. US President Donald Trump...
A Hong Kong couple have been arrested for child neglect after refusing to allow their baby boy, who was born without any medical record, to undergo a DNA test for birth registration. Security minister Chris Tang told journalists on...
Cuts in international support threaten the work of the women and men bringing hope to the world’s most vulnerable people - Jean-Pierre Lacroix is UN under-secretary general for peace operations - At a time when conflicts spill across borders, Am-Dafock – a...
Year-on-year inflation in Iran reached a level in May unseen since World War II, underlining the economic pain average Iranians face as the Islamic Republic braces for the US-Israeli war possibly restarting. A report on Monday by Iran's Central...
Lebanese and Israeli negotiators are set to hold a new round of talks in Washington on Tuesday amid uncertainty over a ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump and conflicting signals over whether fighting between Israel...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,942 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Tuesday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
Lebanon's public university said on Tuesday it was postponing some examinations after Israeli forces killed two students and their father while returning to south Lebanon after sitting exams a day earlier. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) said...
The murder of 21 Russian students at a college dormitory has yet to be fully understood in terms of the exact involvement of NATO states. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The murder...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Hamas official Abdul Rahman Shadid said on Tuesday that Israel’s expanding arrest campaign across the occupied West Bank will not break Palestinians’ resolve or weaken their attachment to their land. Shadid said the overnight raids, which targeted dozens of...
ANKARA, (PIC) A Hamas leadership delegation met Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin in Ankara on Monday for in-depth talks on Israel’s escalating attacks on Gaza and Israel’s failure to honor the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement. The delegation was led by Mohammad Darwish, head...
US President Donald Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call over Israel's escalating military campaign in Lebanon, accusing him of undermining diplomatic efforts with Iran and pressing him to abandon...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi set the tone for the debate over Japan’s rearmament with her remark that a Chinese move against Taiwan could threaten Japan’s survival and warrant a military response. But the first casualties of her military buildup might be...
When the latest ceasefire in Lebanon was announced in mid-April, some hoped that - unlike all others before it - this time it might finally lead to peace. After all, the first direct talks in decades were to be...
For much of his career, François Burgat occupied a place within the French establishment as one of the country's foremost specialists regarding the Arab world. The veteran political scientist spent decades researching political Islam, directed French research institutes across...
A street in Beirut, Lebanon, where civilian infrastructure has sustained significant damage. Credit: Pexels/Jo Kassis By Maximilian Malawista UNITED NATIONS, Jun 2 2026 (IPS) Last week on May 28, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) issued an evacuation order...
During my years at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I published little on Palestine and Israel, not least because this would not have been accepted under the prevailing rules. Although publication was formally permitted, one had to reckon with...
The European Union has moved forward with a vast overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and ink controversial deals to build detention centres abroad, in what rights groups compare to the Trump administration's aggressive...
GAZA, (PIC) Three Palestinian civilians were martyred and others were wounded in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip last night and on Tuesday morning. According to media sources, a civilian identified as Ahmed Khaled, 32, was killed and four others were injured...
Israeli lawmakers voted Tuesday to back a bill, in its first reading, to dissolve parliament and pave the way for likely early elections. A total of 106 of the Knesset's 120 members backed the legislation, submitted by Prime Minister...
A Hong Kong court has dismissed the bid of a government-appointed administrator of the fire-hit Wang Fuk Court to extend the deadline to hold a meeting with homeowners. Wang Fuk Court seen in the distance on April 20, 2026. Photo:...
On Monday, after a heated telephone call between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, a decision was made. Not a decision to negotiate, to sanction, or to deploy, but a decision to tell. By that evening, reporters at Axios and CNN...
By External Source Jun 2 2026 (IPS) 2025 was one of the three hottest years ever recorded. The years from 2015 to 2025 were the hottest eleven years on record. The planet is now about 1.43 degrees Celsius warmer than the...
The US decision to transfer three in-service Virginia-class nuclear attack submarines to Australia instead of the previously planned mix of one new Block VII boat and two used Block IV vessels marks a major shift in the AUKUS program, one...
Walk into any mid-sized factory in Lahore, Pakistan, on a summer afternoon, and you’ll hear the same sound: loud, diesel-fueled power generators running because the electricity grid is down. For factory workers and owners, the heavy hum of the backup...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped several Palestinian citizens, including four young women, in the West Bank last night and at dawn Tuesday, while extremist settlers assaulted and injured two children on a road between Ramallah and Nablus. According...
South African police confirm two deaths of Mozambicans in Mossel Bay as anti-immigration violence sweeps country Mozambique said five of its nationals were killed in “xenophobic attacks” in South Africa at the weekend and efforts were under way on Tuesday to...
Male employees were working in a paper factory in Thimpu, Bhutan. Accession to WTO will enhance business opportunities for local SMEs. Credit: Unsplash/Bradford Zak By Jing Huang, Mikiko Tanaka and Rajan Ratna THIMPU, Bhutan, Jun 2 2026 (IPS) Bhutan’s decision to...
BEIRUT, (PIC) Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon continued at a significant pace in recent hours despite US President Donald Trump’s announcement that a ceasefire understanding had been reached between Israel and Hezbollah, highlighting a clear gap between the declared political track...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Settler groups, backed by the Israeli government and military, continued their attacks on Palestinian towns and villages across the occupied West Bank. In the Ramallah area, settlers set fire to two vehicles and spray-painted racist graffiti during a predawn...
Israel and Hezbollah clashed overnight despite US President Donald Trump 's announcement that both sides had agreed to halt fighting ahead of US-hosted talks between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday. Israel's growing invasion and occupation of Lebanon, including...
Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, at the 71st GEF Council Meeting. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS By Stella Paul SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Jun 2 2026 (IPS) On day 2 of the Global Environment Facility’s 71st Council Meeting, which focused...
For those just joining us, here are the latest updates: - United States President Donald Trump reportedly got into a heated call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, forcing the latter to pull back plans to bomb the Lebanese capital,...
In a region crucial to global trade, ideological rivals may now be working together. United Nations and American intelligence reports suggest that Yemen’s Houthi insurgents and the Somali group Al-Shabaab — considered Al-Qaeda’s strongest affiliate — are exchanging logistical and...
China’s buildup at its remote Hami nuclear silo field reflects a broader effort to transform a historically vulnerable nuclear force into a resilient deterrent capable of surviving attack, constraining US intervention and reinforcing its position in a Taiwan contingency. Last...
An environmental NGO has urged the Hong Kong government to prioritise the climate crisis and strengthen its climate adaptation policies, as the city is expected to endure an extremely hot summer this year. A heatwave in Hong Kong in late...
Islam Times - As the Israeli regime intensifies its attacks on southern Lebanon and threatens residents of Beirut’s Dahiyeh district with evacuation, concerns are mounting that developments on the ground are entering a new phase, one that could extend tensions...
Since April 2023, Sudan’s women and girls have been subjected to systematic rape and sexual torture. Specialised support and justice for them is key to the country’s recovery and future In a village in South Darfur, I met a young girl...
Pepe Escobar and I received the following intelligence report last Thursday, which was produced by a knowledgeable source with access. I am not reproducing the entire report, but want to highlight the issue of whether or not Iran now has,...
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