As President Donald Trump tries to assert power over U.S. elections, he has raged on social media, cajoled Republican lawmakers and unleashed the Department of Justice on his political enemies. What has he accomplished with all that effort? Not a...
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As the global target to eliminate hunger by 2030 fast slips out of reach, investing in how the world feeds itself is the only way to avert a crisis. Investing in agrifood systems—from production and processing to distribution and consumption—is...
Death, Dems & Taxes
Full ArticleWriting for The Wall Street Journal in 1980, the godfather of neoconservatism, Irving Kristol, argued that conservatives ought to stop worrying about deficits and focus on the important work of cutting taxes. Unlike traditional fiscal conservatives, who insisted...
More Complications Arise In the Trump Universe
Full ArticleRuling the world is a tricky business The top story last week, at least in terms of shock value, might well be the ongoing saga of the Trump White House ballroom, which started out as a $200 million development off...
Meanwhile, in El Salvador
Full ArticleRecently, I had the opportunity to stand in a friend’s kitchen eating pupusas , the Salvadoran national food, while listening to an update on conditions in Central America from Cristosal’s Noah Bullock. Cristosal is a key Central...
Lebanon's president has urged the United States to put pressure on Israel to cease fire and stop home demolitions in south Lebanon, the presidency said on Monday, as the death toll from Israeli attacks rose. Lebanon's health ministry...
Ramallah, occupied West Bank - Israeli opposition leaders Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett have merged their parties under a single banner called Beyahad (Together), to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in elections expected by October. The move revives...
Government agency inquiries into AI tool using journalistic content with no compensation for media companies Originally published on Global Voices Advox Image using Canva elements created by Global Voices. The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) , linked to...
A top Iranian official on Monday said a peace proposal summarily rejected by President Donald Trump was a “reasonable and generous” path toward ending the war. Esmail Baghaei, the spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said during a press conference that “the only thing we...
He thought it was a toy: Remnants of the genocide in Gaza rob the child Mohammed of his eyesight
Full ArticleGAZA, (PIC) Inside one of the crowded displacement camps in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, the Palestinian child Mohammed Odeh feels his way with slow and cautious steps, after losing his eyesight due to the explosion...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Hordes of extremist Jewish settlers escorted by police officers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Sunday morning and later in the afternoon, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site. According to...
MANILA – The Philippine House of Representatives voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte Monday for large-scale corruption and threats to assassinate the country’s leader. But as the House was voting, Duterte’s allies in the Senate launched a coup and...
The semiconductor industry is entering a post-Moore’s Law era in which scaling transistor density alone is no longer sufficient to sustain historical performance growth. As discussed in the panel Beyond Moore’s Law: The Future of Semiconductor Manufacturing , the...
Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer came out fighting Monday, vowing to prove his "doubters" wrong as he sought to quell a growing threat to his leadership following disastrous election results. Starmer pledged his ruling Labour party would be...
French President Emmanuel Macron has denied that France planned to send warships directly into the Strait of Hormuz after Iran warned Paris and London of a "decisive and immediate response" to any military deployment...
As Russia moves closer to deploying the Poseidon nuclear torpedo aboard its dedicated Khabarovsk carrier submarine, the weapon is increasingly emerging as a test of deterrence, arms control and undersea warfare. This month, Naval News reported that Russia is advancing...
Gaza: Several civilians injured, two martyrs recovered as Israeli ceasefire violations enter day 214
GAZA, (PIC) Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip left several Palestinian civilians wounded, while the bodies of two martyrs were recovered on Monday, marking yet another violation of the ceasefire now in its 214th consecutive day. According to media sources, seven citizens,...
China’s consumer prices ticked up in April as the cost of crude oil rose globally due to the Iran war, official data showed on Monday. An elderly woman selects vegetables at a supermarket in Beijing on May 11, 2026. Photo:...
US President Donald Trump has threatened to launch an expanded military operation against Iran dubbed "Project Freedom Plus" after rejecting Tehran's response to a US proposal aimed at ending the war . The remarks have raised questions about...
Iran war ceasefire grows increasingly shaky after Trump rejects Tehran's latest proposal
Full ArticleIran and the United States were at an impasse again Monday over how to end their war while their ceasefire grew increasingly shaky, with the two sides exchanging fire in recent days, ships and Gulf states being targeted,...
A Malaysia Airlines flight burst a tyre on Monday after aborting take-off at Hong Kong International Airport due to “technical issues,” but no injuries were reported. A burst tyre of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH79 at Hong Kong International...
By Kit KLARENBERG Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su A scandal has erupted over covert NATO conferences with the Western entertainment industry. Leaked documents reviewed by The Grayzone show how NATO has...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Old City in occupied Jerusalem is witnessing a continuous escalation in Israeli measures, after the installation of a new iron gate between Souq Al-Qattanin and Bab Al-Hadid, one of the most prominent paths leading to the holy...
An Israeli soldier was killed, and others were wounded in southern Lebanon in a Hezbollah explosive drone attack announced by the Israeli military on Monday, amid growing concern over the group's advanced drone warfare tactics . The Israeli...
Palestinian Mohammad Al-Asaasa never imagined that the first hours of grief following his elderly father's death, Haj Hussein Mohammad Hussein Al-Asaasa (Abu Ezzat), from the village of Al-Asaasa, south of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, would turn into...
A Hong Kong rugby player is set to plead not guilty to molesting a customer at a bar in Central last year, with the trial scheduled for June. Faizal Solomona Penesa. Photo: Hong Kong China Rugby. Faizal Solomona Penesa, a...
Auntie Aisha Answers “Auntie Aisha Answers: The Tween Muslim’s Ultimate Guide to Growing Up” by Shaykha Aisha Hussain Rasheed is an absolutely fantastic resource unlike any other books out there on the Muslim market. This book is for...
By Aris ROUSSINOS Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su In 1990, shortly before the collapse of Yugoslavia, the Serb cartoonist “Corax” drew an image that summed up the prevailing mood. A man...
At least 880 civilians were killed in drone strikes in Sudan between January and April this year, the UN said Monday, warning such strikes were pushing the conflict towards a "new, even deadlier phase". Drone attacks by both Sudan's...
The makers of a Gaza documentary shelved by the BBC won a BAFTA TV Award on Sunday, using their acceptance speeches to highlight the broadcaster's censorship after it refused to air the film. Gaza: Doctors Under Attack...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) A Palestinian resistance fighter was martyred on Monday during clashes with Israeli occupation forces following a raid into Qalandiya Refugee Camp north of occupied Jerusalem. Local Jerusalem sources said Israeli forces stormed the Vocational Training Institute adjacent to the...
In the war-torn Gaza Strip , jute mallow—known locally as " Molokhia " and once associated with slow-cooked family meals—is now being dried, crushed, mixed with improvised liquids, and rolled into cigarettes as an alternative to tobacco,...
The Epstein Saga: Chapter 10, Mr. 20 Billion
Full ArticleHave you ever heard of the man behind the “20 billion in 20 minutes” story? Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su The perfect profile Have you ever heard of the man behind...
Iran has agreed to discuss its nuclear programme within 30 days as part of a 14-point response delivered to Washington through Pakistani mediators, sources close to the US-Iran negotiations told The New Arab late on Sunday. The...
But British politics is never going to be the same again, Martin Jay writes. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su Farage’s win in local elections seems to have projected him towards becoming...
The body of one of two US soldiers who went missing during an international training exercise in southern Morocco has been found, the Moroccan army said on Sunday. A massive land, air and sea search was launched...
AL-KHALIL, (PIC) Extremist settler groups launched attacks on Palestinian citizens and property in Masafer Yatta, south of al-Khalil, on Sunday and today, Monday morning. According to sources, settlers dressed in military uniforms stormed the house of Hisham as‑Saree in the Huwara area...
Aya waited three years before becoming pregnant with her first child. The then-21-year-old was already prepping a small room for the baby, eager to meet them. But two months into her pregnancy, Israel started its genocidal war. Israeli...
Four months have passed since US forces captured Venezuela’s sitting president, Nicolás Maduro, and ousted him from power. Maduro’s vice-president, Delcy Rodriguez, quickly moved into the top job and has, under US tutelage, begun a process of reversing her country’s...
Iranian authorities on Sunday released Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on bail following growing alarm over her health and she has already been transferred to Tehran for medical treatment, her supporters said. After 10 days of hospitalisation...
Iranian authorities on Sunday released Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on bail following growing alarm over her health, and she has already been transferred to Tehran for medical treatment, her supporters said. After 10 days of hospitalisation...
South Korea's presidential Blue House on Monday condemned in the strongest terms an attack against a cargo ship operated by a Korean shipper this month in the Strait of Hormuz and said it plans to respond once...
WEST BANK, (PIC) A Palestinian child was injured and other citizens were kidnaped after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed different West Bank areas last night and at dawn Monday. In Bethlehem, a 16‑year‑old child was seriously wounded by Israeli gunfire near...
ISTANBUL, (PIC) Hundreds of activists in Istanbul took part on Sunday in a large bicycle and motorcycle rally in support of the “Global Sumud Flotilla,” the maritime initiative aimed at breaking the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip. The event was organized...
Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium must be "taken out" before the US-Israeli war against Iran can be considered over, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American broadcaster Sunday. "It's not over, because there's still nuclear material --...
Senior Iraqi officials have accused the United States of helping facilitate a secret Israeli military base in Iraq during the war on Iran , following reports that Israeli forces operated from a covert outpost in the southern...
Senior Iraqi officials have accused the United States of helping facilitate a secret Israeli military base in Iraq during the war on Iran , following reports that Israeli forces operated from a covert outpost in the southern...
KLN Logistics-branded truck spotted refuelling at alleged illegal site despite crackdown
Full ArticleKLN Logistics has told HKFP that a vehicle bearing the firm’s logo, which was spotted filling up at an alleged illegal fuelling site in Kwai Chung last week, was operated by a subcontractor. An alleged illegal refuelling site in Kwai...
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