“Because we’re fighting wars, the United States cannot take care of daycare, Medicare, or Medicaid.” Donald J. Trump The words drifted from the small kitchen radio just as the coffee finished its thin, watery drip. She stood there a moment, one...
By Katsuhiro Asagiri TOKYO, Japan, Apr 7 2026 (IPS) As tensions surrounding Iran deepen and uncertainty spreads across global energy markets, Japan is once again confronting a structural weakness: its heavy dependence on Middle Eastern oil. For decades, Japan has relied...
Tara Kangarlou is an award-winning American journalist, television host, and author who has reported, written, and produced for NBC-LA, CNN, CNN International and Al Jazeera America covering some of the most pressing issues in the United States and around the...
Easter Sunday brought no ceasefire to Lebanon. As Israeli shells killed at least 11 people, the voices of women and children kneading Easter bread rose defiantly beneath the bombardment. Bells rang, and one phrase echoed: "Christ is risen,...
Authorities early Tuesday announced the temporary closure of the major bridge connecting Saudi Arabia and the island nation of Bahrain as a precaution following the issuance of security alerts in the area amid ongoing Iranian attacks. "The movement of vehicles across...
The Ministry of Labour has banned Egyptian women from working in hospitality and domestic jobs in other countries, especially in the Gulf, sparking nationwide debates about the reasons for the decision and the failure to find alternatives for...
Iran’s detention of two Indonesian oil tankers, the VLCC Pertamina Pride and the PIS Gamsunoro, marked a nadir in bilateral relations long regarded as strategically aligned. While neighboring states such as Malaysia and Thailand secured priority clearance through the Strait...
What lies beneath the Haram? Who holds the key to the Ka’bah? Explore the hidden infrastructure, immense wealth, and sacred laws that define modern Makkah. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 11. The Haram Has Underground...
Amidst the ongoing escalation between the US, Israel, and Iran, Pakistan and China have put forward a five-point peace proposal to end the ongoing war. Escalating Conflict and Regional Instability After the US and Israel’s unprovoked attacks on Iran on...
An artisan puts final touches to the monument of Magawa, a Tanzanian-born bomb-sniffing rat. Credit: APOPO By Kizito Makoye MOROGORO, Tanzania , Apr 7 2026 (IPS) At Mazimbu village, not far from Tanzania’s Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Stephano Jaka still...
By Anis Chowdhury SYDNEY, Apr 7 2026 (IPS) Bangladesh is scheduled to graduate from the least developed country (LDC) status in November this year after more than half a century. Bangladesh joined the UN club of LDCs in 1975 and consistently...
WEST BANK, (PIC) An elderly Palestinian woman, Sabriya Shamasneh, was martyred early Tuesday after succumbing to injuries sustained following a brutal assault by Israeli soldiers who stormed her home in the town of Jayyous, northeast of Qalqilya. Local sources and eyewitnesses reported...
Iran showed no sign of backing down Tuesday as a US deadline loomed for it to reopen the Strait of Hormuz , defying threats by President Donald Trump to "decimate" the country's civilian infrastructure. The Iranian army dismissed what they...
François Ozon’s adaptation of the 1942 novella L’Etranger passionately honours the original text while bringing a contemporary perspective to its themes of empire and race A heatstricken reverie of violence and mystery unfolds in this film, a numb ecstasy of the...
The ruling government has been employing ‘us vs. them’ political rhetoric as voting day draws nearer Originally published on Global Voices Advox “I, The Two-Faced” posters at a bus stop in Budapest were created with AI from the comics...
Last week marked a decisive shift in the trajectory of the US-Israeli war on Iran , the United States, as the conflict expanded beyond conventional exchanges into a multi-layered confrontation spanning military and economic domains. From a high-risk US special...
Workers in Kiribati were building sea walls to protect against rising sea levels from climate change. Credit: UNFPA/Carly Learson By Andie Fong Toy, Nobuko Kajiura and Peter Emberson BANGKOK, Thailand, Apr 7 2026 (IPS) Rising seas, intensifying storms, saltwater intrusion and...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot and injured a Palestinian young man in southern Jenin, while extremist Jewish settlers assaulted an elderly man in east Jerusalem on Monday. According to local sources, Israeli forces stormed the town of Jaba...
Experts have been alarmed at the growth of deep misogyny dressed up as self-help on social media. We profile seven men from across the continent who are gaining traction It is not just Europe and the US that are grappling with...
Discussions about Israel’s role in the Middle East still revolve around threats and responses. Yet recent developments suggest that Israel isn’t only reacting to events, but is increasingly shaping the conditions in which they occur. This involves both direct interventions...
Aid cuts mean the ethnically-cleansed refugees from Myanmar face a return to cooking over toxic flames, or keeping children out of school to spend all day scouring for firewood Four years ago the US recognised the genocide of my...
Iran has experienced meaningful attrition in a war it entered already weakened by international sanctions and a five-year drought. These operating constraints nevertheless leave Iran with a rare window of opportunity to realize a postwar reality that leaves it in...
There is more information emerging about the rescue of the second crew member from the downed F-15E. The story the Trump administration is telling is, in my opinion, an exaggeration. It is now clear that once the plane crashed, the...
Vice President JD Vance is in Hungary today to help Prime Minister Viktor Orban resuscitate his campaign in the last few days ahead of the country’s contentious April 12 elections. After 16 consecutive years in power — following a shorter stint...
As President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" gears up to launch its ambitious initiatives in Gaza, a worrying pattern is reemerging: the recruitment of U.S. private security contractors to manage humanitarian operations. UG Solutions, which previously guarded aid distribution sites...
The number of human cases of guinea worm, a painful and debilitating tropical illness, fell to a record low of just 10 last year, according to the Carter Centre, the foundation set up by the late former US president Jimmy...
The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Tuesday on a resolution to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz , but in significantly watered-down form after veto-wielding China opposed authorizing force, diplomats said. Oil prices...
Ukrainian-born Hong Kong photographer Roman Olinchuk specialises in transforming ordinary locations into cinematic portraits. Photo: Roman Olinchuk. Olinchuk told HKFP that his inspiration is constantly changing, as he scouts out hidden gems across the territory: “My work has...
By: Nava Thakuria - - - - Balendra takes charge. AP Photo Nepal’s new prime minister Balendra Shah is wasting no time, having ordered the arrest of the immediate past premier and others in an action denounced by opponents as...
Two blasts were heard near Erbil's airport, which hosts advisers from the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition, in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, an AFP journalist said on Monday. Some hours earlier, air defence systems downed four...
Taiwan’s main opposition leader will travel to China on Tuesday for a rare visit aimed at building cross-strait “peace”, but the government warns Beijing will seek to stop US arms sales to the democratic island. Taiwan’s main opposition party KMT...
US and Israeli operations inside Iran escalated over the past week. Actions included strikes on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps missile and air defense sites, eliminations of senior military and intelligence officials, the recovery of a US F-15E crew downed over...
A pro-Palestinian campaign group on Monday accused Greek shipping firms of transporting oil and military equipment to Israel that helps its war in Gaza , in some cases breaching a Turkish embargo on trade with Israel. The "No...
If you wanted to indulge in partisan spin you could wax hotly about the Donald’s Easter morning desecration of the office of the presidency. His meld of profanity, blasphemy and bellicose madness all rolled into a single social media post...
$1.5 trillion. With a “t.” That’s how much US president Donald Trump wants Congress to appropriate for military (falsely called “defense”) spending in 2027. And that number — there’s no other way to put this — is insane. The only...
Included at the end of this article is a simple guide to lobbying your Members of Congress including contact info and a basic script. – Please contact them today! Up to 15,000 of the 50,000 American troops in the Middle...
Following President Trump’s address to the nation on Wednesday about the Iran War, stock markets suffered losses while oil prices rose. The decline in stocks and increase in oil prices reflected disappointment over President Trump’s failure to articulate a plan...
Hong Kong introduced new national security rules in March that empower police to demand that national security suspects surrender passwords to their devices. Meanwhile, an independent bookshop owner and his employees were arrested for allegedly selling seditious books. A sign...
The World Health Organization announced it was suspending evacuations from Gaza after a worker contracted to help them was killed on Monday. "@WHO is devastated to confirm that a person contracted to provide services to the Organization...
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would demand that the journalist who first reported that an airman in Iran had been rescued reveal how they got that information, and threatened to jail them if...
As President Donald Trump continues threatening to commit war crimes in Iran by bombing power plants, Iran is signaling that it could put a further squeeze on global oil prices by shutting down yet another strait used for transporting petroleum outside the Middle East. Ali Akbar...
The US-Israeli war on Iran will lead to higher inflation and slower global growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund told Reuters on Monday, ahead of a forecast for the world economy planned by...
If China and Russia were to have a joint slogan for their “strategic partnership,” it could be “MAWA – Make America Weak Again.” And if they had a dream, it would have been that Donald Trump would have been elected...
Oil prices edged down Monday amid subdued Easter holiday trading as investors took some encouragement from news of some oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz . "There is definitely some sort of volumes being shipped through...
Taiwan will redirect ships to bring crude oil from Saudi Arabian Red Sea ports, the government said Monday, as it seeks to avoid the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz . Oil prices have soared due to the Middle...
Important context to understand the long history of US diplomatic missed opportunities which helped bring us to this disastrous point. Chris Bambery is an author, political activist and commentator. His books include A People’s History of Scotland and...
Those that commit genocide today usually do so at a step or two removed from their victims. That adds a new layer of inhumanity to atrocities. Hossam Shaker is a journalist and an author who has extensively covered the topic...
Europe is increasingly dependent on American LNG, but what gets little discussed is the damage this LNG production is doing to the health of Americans and the environment they live in. Luca Manes is an Italian journalist. Cross-posted from Gree...
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