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Five years into Malawi’s flagship long-term development plan, government data shows a widening gap between the country’s industrial ambitions and progress. Malawi has completed 87% of the activities outlined in its national industrialisation plan. But only 40% of the plan’s targets...

A charity chaired by Malawi’s first lady, Gertrude Mutharika, has accepted multimillion-dollar pledges from two men facing serious legal scrutiny in South Africa, amid questions over its governance and regulatory compliance. It has done so without providing publicly available audited accounts...

On the evening of 11 February, Tbilisi’s TV tower was illuminated in the colours of the Iranian flag to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. While such gestures are a common diplomatic practice worldwide to commemorate national days and...

Israel's security cabinet descended into infighting over how to respond to Hezbollah as the group's increasingly sophisticated drones continue to inflict losses on Israeli forces occupying parts of southern Lebanon . A five-hour cabinet meeting saw a heated exchange...

An Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi travelled to Doha on Monday for talks with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani over a possible...

Everyone is focused on the war in Iran. However, the conflict between Europe and Russia could escalate at any moment as well. Through Ukraine, the Europeans are waging a direct war against Russia—will the bear finally wake up and strike...

The deal being discussed between the US and Iran fails to achieve any of Israel's goals for the war, Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid declared on Monday, as he accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to influence...

Three of Israel's main Arab-majority parties have announced plans to reunite under a revived Joint List alliance ahead of upcoming elections, amid growing fears among Palestinian politicians in Israel over what they describe as...

It rained on earth for 40 days and nights because, according to Genesis , “The Lord saw how great [was] the wickedness of the human race.” He was troubled and disappointed with his creation and acted violently to punish...

The organs of the United Nations are tools used when and against whomever imperialism desires. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su In March of this year, amid the criminal war of aggression waged...

GAZA, (PIC) The question of how the conditions of displaced people in Gaza change is no longer an abstract humanitarian question, but has become a daily headline for an open battle of survival. What hundreds of thousands are experiencing in shelter...

Lamine Yamal is the star name in Spain's squad for the 2026 World Cup , named by coach Luis de la Fuente on Monday, which also included Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino after his recent return from injury. For the first...

Slovenia 's parliament on Friday elected right-wing Janez Jansa as prime minister in a move set to reverse the country's status as one of Palestine's closest European allies. Lawmakers voted 51-36 in favour of returning the three-time prime minister to power,...

Russian nuclear deterrence is a European interest too. Communication channels are essential – this needs to be managed well. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Professor Sergei Karaganov has written a...

Since a ceasefire was reached on 9 October 2025, Israel has been steadily working to impose new territorial realities on the ground in Gaza, expanding westward beyond the agreement’s initial demarcation boundary to seize more land. Israeli forces withdrew...

GAZA, (PIC) The Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared launched a wide campaign of correspondence targeting members of the European Parliament and international human rights organizations, on the occasion of International Missing Children’s Day (May 25), to inform them...

GAZA, (PIC) While groups of pilgrims began flocking to the Mina site with the dawn of the Day of Tarwiyah, preparing to stand on Mount Arafat, the picture in the Gaza Strip was painful to a different extent, millions of Muslims...

The recent lack of reporting of the Ukraine strike on a school is worrying but what is more troubling is just how far western media will go to distort the facts of the war Join us on Telegram , Twitter...

By Melike PALA Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Charles Michel says ambiguity toward partners who do not adhere to rules-based principles also undermines EU’s ‘soft power’ BRUSSELS Former European Council president Charles...

Deborah Nyokabi speaking at the 81st African Commission on Human & Peoples' Rights By Deborah Nyokabi NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25 2026 (IPS) The theme of Africa Day 2026, “63 years of unity, integration and development,” offers a stark reminder of the...

By wilfully ignoring blatant US-Israeli acts of aggression, the EU is facilitating a global regime of impunity that contravenes its founding principles Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Marco Carnelos is a former...

Saudi Arabia's food and beverage sector is experiencing rapid growth driven by the annual Hajj pilgrimage , as rising demand for meals and catering services opens new investment opportunities linked to the kingdom's expanding "pilgrim meals economy". According to...

Iraq is continuing to roll out programmes and initiatives aimed at reducing rising school dropout rates, but specialists and activists warn that the measures remain temporary unless they are backed by long-term plans that address the economic and social...

Imam Dawud provides a summary of the virtues of Dhul Hijjah, the importance of ‘Arafah, and the significance of the Udh’hiyah. This brief overview reminds us all of the necessity of observing these 10 Days of Dhul Hijjah with presence...

Iran revealed on Monday that its ongoing talks with the United States were currently focused on ending the war rather than negotiating the details of Tehran's nuclear programme, while dismissing claims that a deal between the two sides...

Pakistan-brokered negotiations between the US and Iran took a significant step forward on Saturday, with President Donald Trump announcing that a deal to end the war - including reopening the Strait of Hormuz - had been "largely negotiated"...

Over 1.5 million Muslims began filling a vast tent city in the holy city of Mecca on Monday for an annual hajj pilgrimage carried out against the backdrop of hopes for an end to the US-Israeli war...

WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched widespread overnight and early Monday raids across several cities and towns in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, carrying out home invasions, field interrogations, arrests, and attacks amid escalating military operations and...

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) In the context of the continuous Israeli escalation in occupied Jerusalem, which includes intensifying incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque and expanding settlement control inside the Old City, the occupation government reopened expropriation order files dating back decades in the...

Aboard the RFA Lyme Bay docked off the coast of Gibraltar, hundreds of British sailors are waiting to be deployed for a mine-clearing mission to the Strait of Hormuz that is still in doubt. US President Donald Trump has lashed out...

The headquarters of the United Nations with Trump World Tower looming in the foreground, in Manhattan, NY, on April 28, 2026. (SEBASTIAN CHRISTOPH GOLLNOW/PICTURE ALLIANCE VIA GETTY IMAGES) Source: Wahington Reports By Ian Williams NEW YORK, May 25 2026 (IPS) AS...

The United States will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country "another way," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday, as Washington played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old...

Budget shortfalls could force the organization to move closer to the communities that it's meant to serve. By JB Bae FORT COLLINS, Colorado USA, May 25 2026 (IPS) The $1.2 billion renovation of the Palais des Nations was intended...

The men carried metal detectors as they scanned a mountainous area in northern Sudan in search of gold. One man knelt to examine the ground with a digging tool for precious metal in an environment lacking even the...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Credit: UN Photo/Sourav Sarker By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, May 25 2026 (IPS) The United Nations has had a longstanding tradition, described by some as a “privilege”, where most senior staffers are entitled to highly-expensive First Class...