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This wiil be short. Yesterday, Friday, I traveled to NYC to attend the Russia Day festivities at the Russian Mission to the UN. If you ever get invited, don’t miss a Russian party… great food and drink accompanied by good...

Larry C. Johnson

The war in Iran is driving up jet fuel prices and worsening supply strains for African airlines, forcing carriers to review routes and raising fresh concerns about the stability of the continent’s aviation network. The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) says...

Economy

Police in Kansas City, Mo., are investigating the theft of training equipment from England's World Cup team. Gear was taken from the team's vehicles sometime Friday night during their move from a training site in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., to its...

Sports

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has called on Hezbollah to prioritise Lebanon’s interests over Iran’s, urging the group to support the government’s negotiation track with Israel under US mediation. In an interview with Reuters , Salam said...

MENA

Syrian security forces have arrested a former Assad official suspected of committing human rights abuses against civilians in Daraa province during the 2011 uprising, Syria's interior ministry said on Saturday. The ministry said it had taken into custody...

MENA

By Daniel Lawler The world’s largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new and ancient carcasses supports huge communities of deep-sea life. This...

Animals, China, Science & Technology

A Palestinian man with disabilities was shot multiple times and wounded by Israeli settlers on Saturday in the northern West Bank, amid heightened settler and military violence in the occupied territory. The 29-year-old man, who...

MENA

A shadowy Israeli company tied to online disinformation campaigns has been accused of operating a fake Palestinian charity, a new investigation has revealed. French cyber watchdog Viginum published evidence of BlackCore's links to an organisation called "Sadaqah Palestine", which...

MENA

A shadowy Israeli company tied to online disinformation campaigns has been accused of operating a fake Palestinian charity, a new investigation has revealed. French cyber watchdog Viginum published evidence of BlackCore's links to an organisation called "Sadaqah Palestine", which...

MENA

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told visitors that Damascus has no intention of intervening in Lebanon, according to AFP , days after US President Donald Trump suggested it might be willing to do so. One of those present, requesting...

MENA

GAZA, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces continue to accelerate the destruction of remaining homes and residential blocks in the Gaza Strip while expanding their territorial control by shifting the “yellow line” east of Gaza City. In a press release on Saturday, the...

News, Destruction policy, Gaza Strip

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has called US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in protest after American strikes on three largely Indian-crewed merchant vessels off Oman killed three Indians, upping the diplomatic ante. The call came after New Delhi...

World

A rotting body was found in the trunk of a car parked near the stadium where Iran's World Cup football team is training in Mexico, AFP news agency reported Friday. The gruesome discovery came with games underway...

Sports

Iran's state-run news agency said Saturday funeral processions for its former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , would be held in July, as mediators say an agreement to end the war is close. The funeral, burial, and farewell ceremonies for...

MENA

GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,993 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Saturday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...

News, death toll, Gaza Strip

By Josh PAUL Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Upcoming Israeli elections give the U.S. president leverage he can use. The U.S.-Israel relationship has never been less popular in America, but at the same...

Editor's Choice, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government has mediated between Iran and the United States to end their war , said on Saturday a peace deal would "likely" be finalised within 24 hours. "We are closer to a peace deal...

MENA

GAZA, (PIC) A Palestinian civilian was martyred and others were injured in an Israeli strike in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter said that a citizen was killed and several others were wounded, some critically, in...

News, Gaza Strip, Israeli ceasefire violations

GAZA, (PIC) Designs sometimes meet in this world until they match, but the meanings behind them get farther apart until the point of meeting vanishes. In a tragic visual paradox circulated heavily by social media pioneers and news platforms, one of the...

Reports, Gaza Strip, Israeli genocide

Lebanon has reported renewed Israeli strikes across the country’s south on Saturday, shortly after the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for 20 locations, including the city of Nabatiyeh, ahead of expected raids. At least five people have been killed...

MENA

Islam Times - Bahrain's interior minister has once again summoned heads of Hussainiyas, religious congregations, and mourning ceremony organizers ahead of the holy month of Muharram to issue a fresh set of directives and warnings—a familiar annual routine that this...

Bahrain

Tens of thousands of asylum seekers in the Netherlands , including more than 17,000 Syrians , may have to wait several more years before receiving decisions on their applications, despite an overhaul of migration rules designed to speed...

MENA

NABLUS, (PIC) A Palestinian young man with special needs was shot and injured by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at the entrance of Duma town, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, on Saturday morning. The Red Crescent said that an...

News, Shooting attacks, West Bank

Czech police found cocaine in a Russian Orthodox bishop’s car – right after a seminarian accused him of sexual assault. Coincidence or Kremlin takedown? With no court ruling and helmet cams off, the West’s propaganda machine gets another scalp. Join...

Europe, Russia & CIS, Society

The United States has deported an Iranian pro-democracy activist to Central African Republic , her lawyer said on Friday, describing it as a "super dangerous" transfer to a country with which the activist has no connection. The Iranian American Legal...

World

Trump’s Iran strikes: staged weakness or real madness? Behind him, Graham and Keene push oil theft and fantasy invasions. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Many may be confused about America’s recent attacks...

Americas, Middle East, Security

The United States said it downed multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday, hours after both sides said a deal to end the Middle East war was closer than ever. The interception came...

MENA

WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed last night and at dawn Saturday different West Bank areas, raiding homes and kidnaping Palestinian citizens. According to local sources, the IOF stormed the town of az-Zababida, south of Jenin, and kidnaped two...

News, Arrests, IOF raids

WEST BANK, (PIC) The Hamas Movement said that the large turnout of Palestinians for Friday prayers in an area threatened with appropriation in al‑Khalil governorate reflected their strong attachment to their land and national rights, and sent a clear message of...

News, Annexation plan, Friday prayer

Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Europe’s protectionist turn challenges JapanScott Foster argues that Europe’s efforts to shield its automotive industry through local-content requirements and subsidy...

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One of the most memorable images from the 2025 Michelin Guide Ceremony was not only etched into my mind, but into the minds of almost everyone in the room. There was a brief moment of silence as the team behind...

Arts & Life

The global financial system is entering a period of profound transformation. Geopolitical tensions, supply chain realignments and increasingly volatile capital flows have exposed the vulnerabilities of an international monetary architecture that remains heavily dependent on a handful of reserve currencies....

Opinion, Bank Indonesia, Bilateral Currency Swap Arrangement

The leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party said Friday she hopes to maintain engagement with the United States on the island’s defense capabilities, speaking on a two-week US visit aimed at growing trust with Washington. Taiwanese opposition leader and Kuomintang...

Defence & Foreign Policy, Politics & Protest, Taiwan

At the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 held in Singapore and attended by 44 countries, the real story was not the reaffirmation of the US-led Indo-Pacific order but its slow, public unraveling. The Speech That Misread the Room The opening plenary...

Columns, Politics, Southeast Asia

On June 2, Cambodia initiated compulsory conciliation proceedings with Thailand under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). We did so to protect our national sovereignty and maritime rights after Thailand unilaterally walked away from a 25-year-old...

Opinion, ASEAN, Block 2
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