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Evans Njewa, on behalf of the Least Developed Countries Group, addresses the 71st GEF Council Meeting. Credit: IISD_ENB By IPS Correspondent SAMARKAND, Jun 2 2026 (IPS) Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Niue, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sudan, and Togo will...

Africa, Aid, Asia-Pacific

Taiwan’s air force suspended training flights on T-34 planes after one aircraft crashed during a simulated engine failure exercise on Tuesday, killing the two pilots on board. A T-34 trainer aircraft, with tail number 3414, crashed at Gangshan Air Base...

Defence & Foreign Policy, Taiwan, AFP

The real problem for Trump is both his and his team’s ignorance and misunderstanding of Iran. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Can anyone make any sense at all of Trump’s illogical, capricious...

Americas, Middle East, Security

As semiconductor manufacturing becomes increasingly knowledge-intensive, protecting intellectual property and trade secrets has emerged as a strategic imperative. The world’s leading foundry, TSMC is advancing beyond conventional information security practices by integrating artificial intelligence into… com/semiconductor-manufacturers/tsmc/369833-tsmc-pioneers-a-new-era-in-ai-powered-trade-secret-management-achieving-intelligent-innovation/">TSMC Pioneers a...

AI, Foundries, TSMC

Israeli weapons exports reached a record high of more than $19 billion last year, a 30% increase from 2024, Israel's Defence Ministry claimed on Tuesday. More than half of 2025's sales were "mega-deals" valued at $100 million or more,...

MENA

War does not erase social classes but sharpens their differences: the wealthiest can flee and rent new homes, the poorest sleep in shelters or inside their cars. Migrants, however poor and racialised, have no place to welcome them. This is the...

Society

One of the curious ironies of our time is that, although many politicians spout heated nationalist rhetoric, rail against foreign nations, and belittle international cooperation, this approach to international affairs is not at all what most people want. The climate of...

Democracy & Governance, internationalism, public opinion

Regional and international mediations are intensifying to revive Hamas-Israel talks on Gaza's second ceasefire phase, despite Israel's stated aim of more conquest. The current diplomatic push follows Israeli attacks on Hamas leaders and killings of Palestinian civilians,...

MENA

The United States has left its ambassadorial post in Baghdad vacant for 18 months , while envoy Tom Barrack's role has expanded across Iraq and Syria amid shifting diplomatic and strategic priorities. US President Donald Trump...

MENA

The United States has left its ambassadorial post in Baghdad vacant for 18 months , while envoy Tom Barrack's role has expanded across Iraq and Syria amid shifting diplomatic and strategic priorities. US President Donald Trump...

MENA

Year-on-year inflation in Iran reached a level in May unseen since World War II, underlining the economic pain average Iranians face as the Islamic Republic braces for the US-Israeli war possibly restarting. A report on Monday by Iran's Central...

MENA

Lebanese and Israeli negotiators are set to hold a new round of talks in Washington on Tuesday amid uncertainty over a ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump and conflicting signals over whether fighting between Israel...

MENA

GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,942 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Tuesday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...

News, death toll, Gaza Strip

Lebanon's public university said on Tuesday it was postponing some examinations after Israeli forces killed two students and their father while returning to south Lebanon after sitting exams a day earlier. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) said...

MENA

WEST BANK, (PIC) Hamas official Abdul Rahman Shadid said on Tuesday that Israel’s expanding arrest campaign across the occupied West Bank will not break Palestinians’ resolve or weaken their attachment to their land. Shadid said the overnight raids, which targeted dozens of...

News, Arrest campaigns, Hamas Movement

US President Donald Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call over Israel's escalating military campaign in Lebanon, accusing him of undermining diplomatic efforts with Iran and pressing him to abandon...

MENA

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi set the tone for the debate over Japan’s rearmament with her remark that a Chinese move against Taiwan could threaten Japan’s survival and warrant a military response. But the first casualties of her military buildup might be...

Military, Amazing Drones, Block 3

For much of his career, François Burgat occupied a place within the French establishment as one of the country's foremost specialists regarding the Arab world. The veteran political scientist spent decades researching political Islam, directed French research institutes across...

World

During my years at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I published little on Palestine and Israel, not least because this would not have been accepted under the prevailing rules. Although publication was formally permitted, one had to reckon with...

Narrated

The European Union has moved forward with a vast overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and ink controversial deals to build detention centres abroad, in what rights groups compare to the Trump administration's aggressive...

World

GAZA, (PIC) Three Palestinian civilians were martyred and others were wounded in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip last night and on Tuesday morning. According to media sources, a civilian identified as Ahmed Khaled, 32, was killed and four others were injured...

News, Gaza Strip, Israeli ceasefire violations

Israeli lawmakers voted Tuesday to back a bill, in its first reading, to dissolve parliament and pave the way for likely early elections. A total of 106 of the Knesset's 120 members backed the legislation, submitted by Prime Minister...

MENA

On Monday, after a heated telephone call between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, a decision was made. Not a decision to negotiate, to sanction, or to deploy, but a decision to tell. By that evening, reporters at Axios and CNN...

Middle East, Block 2, Iran Ceasefire

By External Source Jun 2 2026 (IPS) 2025 was one of the three hottest years ever recorded. The years from 2015 to 2025 were the hottest eleven years on record. The planet is now about 1.43 degrees Celsius warmer than the...

Climate Action, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought

The US decision to transfer three in-service Virginia-class nuclear attack submarines to Australia instead of the previously planned mix of one new Block VII boat and two used Block IV vessels marks a major shift in the AUKUS program, one...

Military, AUKUS, AUKUS Pillar II

Walk into any mid-sized factory in Lahore, Pakistan, on a summer afternoon, and you’ll hear the same sound: loud, diesel-fueled power generators running because the electricity grid is down. For factory workers and owners, the heavy hum of the backup...

Opinion, Baloch Liberation Army, Balochistan

WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped several Palestinian citizens, including four young women, in the West Bank last night and at dawn Tuesday, while extremist settlers assaulted and injured two children on a road between Ramallah and Nablus. According...

News, Arrests, IOF raids

Male employees were working in a paper factory in Thimpu, Bhutan. Accession to WTO will enhance business opportunities for local SMEs. Credit: Unsplash/Bradford Zak By Jing Huang, Mikiko Tanaka and Rajan Ratna THIMPU, Bhutan, Jun 2 2026 (IPS) Bhutan’s decision to...

Asia-Pacific, Development & Aid, Environment

BEIRUT, (PIC) Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon continued at a significant pace in recent hours despite US President Donald Trump’s announcement that a ceasefire understanding had been reached between Israel and Hezbollah, highlighting a clear gap between the declared political track...

News, Hezbollah, Israeli violations

WEST BANK, (PIC) Settler groups, backed by the Israeli government and military, continued their attacks on Palestinian towns and villages across the occupied West Bank. In the Ramallah area, settlers set fire to two vehicles and spray-painted racist graffiti during a predawn...

News, Israeli violations, settler attacks

Israel and Hezbollah clashed overnight despite US President Donald Trump 's announcement that both sides had agreed to halt fighting ahead of US-hosted talks between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday. Israel's growing invasion and occupation of Lebanon, including...

MENA

Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, at the 71st GEF Council Meeting. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS By Stella Paul SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Jun 2 2026 (IPS) On day 2 of the Global Environment Facility’s 71st Council Meeting, which focused...

Aid, Biodiversity, Civil Society

For those just joining us, here are the latest updates: - United States President Donald Trump reportedly got into a heated call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, forcing the latter to pull back plans to bomb the Lebanese capital,...

MENA

In a region crucial to global trade, ideological rivals may now be working together. United Nations and American intelligence reports suggest that Yemen’s Houthi insurgents and the Somali group Al-Shabaab — considered Al-Qaeda’s strongest affiliate — are exchanging logistical and...

Middle East, al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab

China’s buildup at its remote Hami nuclear silo field reflects a broader effort to transform a historically vulnerable nuclear force into a resilient deterrent capable of surviving attack, constraining US intervention and reinforcing its position in a Taiwan contingency. Last...

Military, Block 1, China ICBMs

Islam Times - As the Israeli regime intensifies its attacks on southern Lebanon and threatens residents of Beirut’s Dahiyeh district with evacuation, concerns are mounting that developments on the ground are entering a new phase, one that could extend tensions...

Palestine

Pepe Escobar and I received the following intelligence report last Thursday, which was produced by a knowledgeable source with access. I am not reproducing the entire report, but want to highlight the issue of whether or not Iran now has,...

Larry C. Johnson
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