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In this webinar, Google Cloud and NetApp explore how semiconductor companies can address the growing infrastructure demands of modern Electronic Design Automation (EDA) workflows. As process technologies continue to advance and chip designs become increasingly complex, engineering teams require scalable,...

NetApp, Semiconductor Services, EDA Workloads

Fans will be allowed to bring rainbow flags when Egypt face Iran in Seattle's designated "Pride Match" at the World Cup , FIFA said on Thursday, setting up an awkward collision between local celebrations and two nations where homosexuality...

World

Dozens of Turkish journalists have been denied accreditation for a NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara next month, media outlets and journalist associations said on Thursday, with NATO saying it relied on Turkey for guidance about journalists. Turkey...

MENA

A Scene Setter for an Energy Intelligence Colloquium Ambassador Freeman chairs Projects International, Inc. He is a retired U.S. defense official, diplomat, and interpreter Cross-posted from Chas Freeman’s website Peace is more than the absence of combat between warring parties....

Geopolitics, Article, Chas Freeman

What keeps the Gulf running is not aircraft carriers or air defense systems or generals talking about “maritime security” in policy briefings and strategic forums. What keeps the Gulf running is people. A welder from Tamil Nadu, India works 12-hour shifts...

Labor, Trade, & Finance, gulf states, India

The White House sent lawmakers a request for an $87.6 billion supplemental funding package Wednesday. Observers warn the request lacks transparency — and that it’s stuffed with pork. Of the $87.6 billion request, a majority ($67 billion) would go to the...

Trump, Iran, Hegseth

When agricultural crops are lost to flooding, food costs rise, food systems are weakened, and our ability to meet our food security needs is threatened. Credit: Shutterstock By Esther Ngumbi and Christy Gibson URBANA, Illinois, US, Jun 25 2026 (IPS)...

Environment, Food and Agriculture, Headlines

Painting by Safia Latif Our Prophet ﷺ never gave up on fasting on Ashura, which is the 10th day of Muharram (Sunan al-Nasa’i, 2416). The Quraysh used to fast on this day in times of Jahiliyyah, and so did he ﷺ...

featured, Featured Home, Featured Islam

The US Supreme Court on Thursday backed a Trump administration move to strip deportation protections from some 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians living in the United States. The 6-3 ruling by the conservative-dominated court could have implications...

World

Senior research associate Emile Dirks has been elected to serve as a member of PEN Canada’s board of directors. Emile will chair the newly-formed Digital Threats committee, which will explore how digital and emerging technologies are impacting freedom...

Expansionist Israel will not stop dragging the US to war in the Middle East Jeffrey D. Sachs is a University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed The Earth Institute from 2002...

Geopolitics, Article, Jeffrey Sachs

Ali Abunimah Returns to Zurich to Give the Talk That Got Him Arrested Esad Širbegović is a writer and analyst based in Zurich, Switzerland. He is also a member of the International Expert Team at the Institute for Research of Genocide...

Geopolitics, National Politics, Article

Although the United States and Iran reportedly made progress during their first round of talks in Switzerland, the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) remains fragile. The remainder of the 60-day negotiating period is likely to be turbulent. Further military...

Analysis

By Vijay PRASHAD Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su In the southern Iranian city of Minab, where the heat rises from the earth in shimmering waves and the reality of imperialism lingers in every...

Editor's Choice, Artificial Intelligence, Iran

By Vijay PRASHAD Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su In the southern Iranian city of Minab, where the heat rises from the earth in shimmering waves and the reality of imperialism lingers in every...

Editor's Choice, Artificial Intelligence, Iran

By Thomas FAZI Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The European Central Bank (ECB) scored a parliamentary breakthrough on Tuesday. The European Parliament’s economic affairs (ECON) committee endorsed its long-gestating plan for a digital...

Editor's Choice, Digitalization, Donald Trump

Marco Rubio's statements regarding the status of the Anchorage negotiations fundamentally change the situation surrounding the conflict in Ukraine and the position of the Russian leadership. United States Rejects Anchorage Understandings Rubio stated that the summit in Alaska produced "proposals, not...

World

Palestinians are expressing growing alarm as Gaza ceasefire negotiations stall , heightening fears of a broader Israeli military escalation and potential new displacement. The deadlock appears to centre on unresolved disputes over the second phase of...

MENA

The last Australian woman held in a Syrian camp for families of Islamic State group fighters has been given permission to return to Australia under strict conditions, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said on Thursday. The woman and her...

World

GAZA, (PIC) The Association of Palestinian Scholars has warned against calls for protests targeting resistance factions in the Gaza Strip, saying the planned demonstrations on Friday, June 26, could threaten Palestinian unity and serve Israeli interests. In a statement on Thursday accompanied...

News, Gaza Strip, Palestinian scholars

SALFIT, (PIC) Palestinian writer and political analyst Marwan al-Aqra said the killing of Mustafa Taha Mustafa Khatib during an Israeli raid on the village of Sarta, west of Salfit, represented a dangerous indication of how Israeli occupation forces (IOF) treat Palestinians...

News, IOF crimes, West Bank

Israeli forces shot dead a 32-year-old Palestinian man while he was still asleep during a pre-dawn military raid in the northern occupied West Bank on Thursday, with family members saying he was shot multiple times inside his bedroom. Mustafa...

MENA

Morocco twice overcame the shock of conceding to Haiti to win a World Cup thriller 4-2 in Atlanta on Wednesday, but missed out on top spot in Group C to Brazil. Haiti bowed out with their first World Cup goals...

Sports

- - - - Photo by Richard Lee on Unsplash I’ve never been a fan of Obama. I started my political-writing life shortly after his election, and I had plenty of chances to criticize him over the...

Debkat al zamr (Dabke on the Flute) is one of the first titles that catches my eye as I browse the Syrian Cassette Archives website. Released in 2007, the cassette is a compilation of high-energy regional dabke and shaabi...

Culture

The red emergency light is flashing on America’s democracy dashboard, like a damaged aircraft teetering toward a mountain. Elon Musk becoming the planet’s first trillionaire should make us tremble for the future of self-governing republics. It’s as...

Activism, Business & Economy, Column

KINSHASA, DRC — When people first began dying in the dusty hills of Mongbwalu, a gold-mining town in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, few suspected Ebola. It all started in late April, when a nurse returned...

Africa, Global Voices, Health & Wellness

On Tuesday, a slate of progressive candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept several prominent congressional primaries across the city, toppling establishment rivals and incumbents in a display of the American left’s renewed strength. Of the night’s...

Activism, Column, Economic Justice

- - - - Our Q&A discussions are a lot of fun, and we’re grateful to everyone who submits their questions. If you missed any of our live shows, the full streams are available here on Substack. This week’s...

BEIRUT, (PIC) Three people were killed and another one was injured on Thursday in an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon, according to the state-run National News Agency (NNA). NNA said an Israeli drone bombed a vehicle traveling on...

News, Israeli aggression, Lebanon

GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has appealed to the international community to take urgent action to end the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, completely lift the blockade, ensure the unhindered flow of humanitarian aid, and launch reconstruction efforts. “The Palestinian...

News, Gaza Strip, Hamas Movement

BEIRUT, (PIC) Lebanon’s Health Ministry said on Wednesday that Israeli attacks since March 2 have killed 4,211 people and wounded 12,173 others. The latest casualties included two people martyred in an Israeli strike on a vehicle near Kfar Rumman in southern Lebanon,...

News, Israeli aggression, Lebannon

Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI have gone live worldwide, but gamers in several Arab countries appear unable to access the long-awaited title through some local digital storefronts, fuelling rumours that the game could face regional restrictions. Sony's PlayStation...

Offbeat

Three International Criminal Court judges sanctioned by the United States filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Donald Trump and other senior US officials, arguing the measures against them are unlawful. In a New York court filing, judges Kimberly Prost of Canada,...

World

Turkey is the new enemy of Israel. That ball has been rolling for some time. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The unintended consequences of Trump’s Iran Deal are too many to list....

Middle East, World, Donald Trump

Iraq has considered leaving OPEC if the oil producer group does not allow Baghdad to significantly increase oil production, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters . The prospect of Iraq leaving would be a serious blow...

Energy

Nothing will change while the same old elites continue to govern the United Kingdom. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Keir Starmer resigned, after serving as prime minister for just under 2 years....

Europe, World, Brexit

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration sent Congress a request Wednesday for $87.6 billion in emergency funding to cover the cost of the war in Iran and other expenses. The proposals didn’t appear to have broad consensus among Democrats, who would...

Asia Times, United States, Block 2

Across the European continent, the beast continues to grow. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The event was reported with a certain discretion by the communication-propaganda apparatus of the official “liberal democracy” regime...

Russia & CIS, World, Ideology

One week after President Trump signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iran, the 60-day negotiation window is already under pressure—and the concessions are piling up. So, is this two-page MOU actually worth the paper it’s written on? FDD...

Generation Jihad, Long War Journal, Uncategorized

The presence of powerful armed groups in Iraq has been a persistent challenge to the state, undermining its authority and drawing the ire of the US. Numerous previous governments have tried to rein them in and bring all arms...

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