The US on Thursday urged countries to support its United Nations resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining of the Strait of Hormuz, but diplomats said China and Russia are likely to veto it. A Chinese veto...
A long-awaited summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to take place in Beijing May 14 and 15, with both sides preparing to address a crowded agenda spanning Iranian oil, Taiwan, trade, human rights and...
Left-wing Democratic lawmakers have called on the United States to break its silence on Israel's suspected nuclear weapons programme , shattering a decades-long bipartisan reticence in Washington on the sensitive issue. Israel is widely believed to have developed nuclear weapons...
Man, 69, is in intensive care in Johannesburg, while expedition guide Martin Anstee, 56, receiving care in Netherlands - What is hantavirus? - Two Britons who were medically evacuated from the hantavirus -hit cruise ship are improving, global...
Ukraine is once again attempting to ignite a diplomatic scandal over Russian grain delivered to the port of Haifa. Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said Kyiv had summoned Israeli Ambassador Mikhail Brodsky to "demand appropriate measures” regarding a vessel which, according to...
In an interview with Pravda.Ru, Alexander Perendzhiev, member of the expert council of the organization Officers of Russia and associate professor at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, talks about the conflict between the United States and Iran, the situation...
The leader of Sudan's RSF paramilitary said his forces are prepared to fight for decades in their war with the regular army, warning that his fighters remained positioned outside the army-controlled capital. "We do not want this war to continue,"...
The United Nations rights chief demanded on Thursday that Tunisia end widening repression targeting civil society organisations, journalists, rights defenders and opposition figures. "The continued repression and restrictions on civic space by the Tunisian authorities undermine the rights of...
May Day general strike in Italy heralds month of strikes against falling living standards; Unison ends long pay strike at Mining Museum in England to bolster Labour’s chances in local elections; software workers in Israel begin organisational sanctions over contracts;...
Spain summoned Israel's top envoy in Madrid to protest the "unacceptable and intolerable" detention of a Spanish activist from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, the foreign minister said Thursday. The countries' latest diplomatic clash came as Spain decorated the...
1 May 2026 Ian Proud (IP) – I was talking about the old adage that “wars are won by economies not armies”, and I think the war in Iran has slightly refined that phrase, that “wars are won by economics...
GAZA, (PIC) The Asra Media Office said abuses against Palestinian prisoners held in the isolation wing of Janot Prison are escalating amid harsh detention conditions and ongoing medical neglect. In a press statement on Thursday, the Office said prisoners continue to suffer...
When we look at the military landscape today we cannot help but be impressed by the significance of drones on the battlefield. Drones represent an unexpected revolution in military affairs that has dramatically changed the balance of forces on the...
On Thursday 14th May the Dáil will debate a People Before Profit Bill that would impose a series of comprehensive sanctions on the State of Israel for its continued violations of international law, including apartheid, illegal occupation and genocide. The...
Spain's Prime Minister awarded the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestine with its highest civilian honour on Thursday for her work documenting atrocities in the Gaza Strip. Francesca Albanese was awarded the Order of Civil Merit, an...
The reigning Miss Israel launched a social media rant after claiming she was "shunned" during an encounter with Rama Duwaji at a coffee shop in Brooklyn over the weekend, accusing the New York first lady of...
An ambitious plan to curb the shipping sector’s emissions survived renewed attempts to wreck it during meetings at the UN’s maritime agency last week, with its backers leaving at least partially buoyant. Observers told Dialogue Earth that slightly more than half...
Iranian strikes damaged or destroyed hundreds of structures and pieces of equipment at US military sites across the Middle East during the war , according to satellite imagery analysed by The Washington Post . The level of destruction across...
The US has announced a new counterterrorism strategy, which claims for the first time ever that the Muslim Brotherhood is the originator of both Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State extremist group. The strategy was announced on Tuesday...
Looking at possible consequences of the Iran war Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting at Sheffield University Management School., and Chartered Accountant, and Co-founder of the Green New Deal, as well as blogging at Funding the...
Francesca Albanese is one of those persons who never receives one of those innumerable prizes that the Epstein Class gives to each other, but will be a beacon for generations to come Yanis Varoufakis is a Greek economist and politician. He...
Voters across the UK began casting ballots on Thursday in long-awaited local elections widely viewed as a major test for the government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer. With polls predicting difficult results for the ruling...
In a recent interview with Pravda.Ru, military expert Alexander Mikhailov commented on the withdrawal of American troops from Germany, the crisis inside NATO, and the possible refusal by the United States to deploy missiles in Europe. The discussion also covered...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Jerusalem Governorate has warned that the Israeli occupation government will approve next week a project to build a Jewish heritage center on the site of the abandoned Jerusalem International Airport in the town of Qalandia, north of...
Since Israel began repeatedly violating the fragile ceasefire that took effect on 17 April, a new phase of confrontation has taken hold in southern Lebanon, shaped less by large-scale offensives and more by a quiet but highly disruptive...
France's far-right leaders have met the ambassadors of Germany and Israel in recent months as their party, once deemed antisemitic, seeks to court foreign envoys in the run-up to next year's presidential elections. Marine Le Pen's anti-immigration National...
Turkey's peace process with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party has entered a period of stagnation, amid growing disagreements over disarmament, legal reforms, and the future role of jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan. The slowdown comes despite months of...
The film “Everyday in Gaza” has won Best Short Film at Italy ’s most prestigious awards, the David di Donatello – often regarded as the Oscars of Italian cinema. Directed by Palestinian filmmaker Omar Rammal, the 16-minute movie...
Lebanon and Israel will hold a new round of peace talks on May 14-15 in Washington, a US official said Thursday, despite a new Israeli strike in the heart of Beirut . The attack late Wednesday killed a senior...
Beneath a grand dome, pierced by arched windows of stained glass, where ceramic tiles carry the curves of Arabic calligraphy, and white marble columns frame the recesses, accented by intricately carved mashrabiya , the Arab Hall of Leighton...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) Criticism of the PA security forces in the West Bank has intensified following accusations that they continue to pursue a policy of political arrests and the targeting of resistance members and activists, alongside ongoing security coordination with Israel. The...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Israeli forces and settlers escalated attacks Thursday against Palestinian agricultural land in the northern Jordan Valley, southern al-Khalil, and northwest of Nablus through the demolition of agricultural greenhouses, destruction of crops, harassment of farmers and shepherds, and the...
The international art exhibition in Venice has become the arena for a fierce confrontation involving Russia. Brussels is unhappy that the event seeks to unite the peoples of the world, while, in its view, Russia should remain "in isolation.” The Biennale...
- - - - Our last two Q&A discussions were a lot of fun, and we’re grateful to everyone who submitted questions. If you missed either of the live shows, the full streams are available here on Substack. This...
GAZA, (PIC) Three Palestinian police officers were killed and several others were injured on Thursday in an Israeli strike targeting a security site west of Gaza City, amid ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement and growing threats to resume the...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has strongly denounced the strike that targeted the son of Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, Azzam, calling it a “cowardly Israeli crime.” In a statement on Thursday, Hamas described this as “part of Israel’s failed attempts to break...
Rutgers University has canceled a planned graduation speech by business leader Rami Elghandour after some students raised concerns about the speaker's criticism of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza on social media. Elghandour, the CEO of biotech company Arcellx...
In the Balikatan military exercise, taking place in the Philippines, troops from the Philippines, US, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and France have been getting real combat training – and a lot of it. It’s conducted with China in mind...
The day after the U.S. Supreme Court crippled the federal Voting Rights Act, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson addressed a virtual gathering for the group’s members and supporters where he ranked the landmark decision alongside the court’s most...
Throughout history, the empire rose and fell. But the two common factors contributing to the decline always remain: overstretching and economic stress. The factors contributing to their rise may be different. For example: the British Empire, also called Pax Britannica,...
In a recent podcast interview with The New York Times, political science professor Robert Pape pointed out that acceptance of political violence is today higher than it’s been in generations. Tens of millions of Americans, his research shows, are now...
- - - - Photo by NASA on Unsplash Climate change hysteria has been a thing for decades, and I’ll admit that a younger and dumber me completely bought into not just the idea that the climate...
The US Board of Immigration Appeals has reinstated deportation proceedings against pro-Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi, according to a court filing from his lawyers. A U.S. immigration judge in February had rejected efforts by President Donald Trump's administration...
When Israel and the U.S. launched their war on Iran, a flurry of media reports suggested that CIA-armed Kurdish forces were preparing to enter Iran and help topple the Islamic Republic. That outcome was always unlikely. Just months earlier, the...
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is set to meet with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday, where they will discuss pressing issues between the neighbouring countries. Salam will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri and...
Doctors Without Borders on Thursday accused Israel of having deliberately restricted food and aid in Gaza, creating a "manufactured malnutrition crisis" with particularly devastating impacts on infants and pregnant and breastfeeding women. The report also examined what it said was...
Damascus, Syria - On 6 March, days after launching the war against Iran , US President Donald Trump stated he would approve of Iranian Kurds taking military action against the Iranian regime. "I think it's wonderful that...
A 24-hour cultural strike called by international and Italian unions and activist groups will take place on Friday Read Article HERE Art Not Genocide Alliance protesting outside the Israeli and United States pavilions at the 2024 Venice Biennale (all photos...
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