A boat capsized in waters between Algeria and Spain, leaving at least 17 Somali migrants dead, Somalia's ambassador to Algeria said Thursday. Ambassador Yusuf Ahmed Hassan told Somali state media that he was contacted by distressed parents searching for...
Top UK rights groups have slammed the recent conviction of two prominent pro-Palestine activists as an attack on civil society freedoms, amid growing concern over a crackdown on pro-Palestine activism in the UK. In a joint statement ,...
A US federal judge on Thursday ordered the immediate release of the family of an Egyptian man accused in a firebomb attack on a Jewish protest march in Colorado last year. The mother Hayam El Gamal and her five...
Let’s begin with a simple question that rarely gets a straight answer: what would victory over Iran actually look like? In Washington and Jerusalem, the answers tend to sound definitive: eliminate Iran’s nuclear capability, break its regional power, perhaps even...
Georgios Donis has been appointed as the new head coach of Saudi Arabia ahead of the 2026 World Cup , the country's football federation (SAFF) announced on Thursday. The Greek takes over following the sacking of Herve Renard earlier in...
In the latest episode of MintCast, MintPress director and host speaks with Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi, professor at the University of Tehran and a prominent voice in Western media debates, to unpack the latest developments in the U.S.-Israeli war on...
Germany has announced a massive rearmament plan that includes development of new and sophisticated offensive weaponry and an increase in military manpower to levels not seen in Western Europe since the Cold War. The plan is built on a dual...
The White House on Thursday accused China of stealing U.S. artificial intelligence labs' intellectual property on an industrial scale in a memo that threatens to strain relations ahead of a summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders next month. "The...
The United States’ military campaign in the Western Hemisphere has cost American taxpayers at least $4.7 billion over the past eight months, according to a new report from the Costs of War Project at Brown University. In what they call a...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Aqsa Mosque preacher Sheikh Ekrima Sabri warned of escalating settler incursions into the Aqsa Mosque, stressing that Israeli authorities and extremist groups are exploiting religious and seasonal occasions to carry out plans aimed at altering the existing status...
Eastern Chad is witnessing a dual outbreak of meningitis and measles, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Thursday, with large numbers of refugees crossing in from Sudan. The civil war in Sudan between the army and the...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Several areas across the West Bank witnessed widespread settler attacks on Thursday, targeting Palestinian residents and their property, leaving two people injured. Meanwhile, Palestinian youths confronted settler assaults in Occupied Jerusalem and Nablus. In Nablus, a man was injured...
Western media predict the collapse of the Russian economy, but real changes in industry, employment, and capital flows paint a different picture. Military-Industrial Complex as a Driver of Economic Growth Western "analysts” portray Russia's economy as dying and soon unable to...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued demolition and land-leveling operations on Thursday across various parts of the West Bank, targeting agricultural structures and vital infrastructure, causing widespread damage to land and property. In the city of Beit Jala, west...
Former Syrian rebel leader Issam Buwaydani returned to Damascus on Thursday nearly a year after his detention for unknown reasons in the United Arab Emirates , a Syrian military official told AFP. Buwaydani, who had been the leader of Jaish...
BEIRUT, (PIC) Three Lebanese citizens were killed on Thursday evening in an Israeli drone strike in the city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, as the Israeli army continued to violate the ceasefire. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that the bodies of...
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Israeli airstrikes killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, and Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 15-year-old during an army raid in the Israeli- occupied West Bank , Palestinian health officials said. One person was...
We cannot separate fossil fuels from the ongoing U.S. and Israeli war on Iran . The volatility surrounding the Strait of Hormuz has shaken the global economy, restricting the passage of oil from the largest producers in the Gulf...
What lies behind the list of targets in Europe revealed by Russia? Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The recent release of information by the Ministry of Defense of Russia marks another step...
Libya's eastern-based coast guard of the Libyan National Army rescued at least 404 migrants on board 10 boats after they had "faced harsh conditions at sea," the Tobruk Red Crescent said on Wednesday. Tobruk is a coastal city in eastern Libya...
The date of April 23 — symbolic for world literature — became the foundation for establishing the World Book and Copyright Day, intended to strengthen a love of books and reading. On this day in 1616, Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare,...
The United States has proposed replacing Iran's national team with Italy's at the FIFA World Cup, which will take place this summer, including on US territory. Iran Pressured to Withdraw from World Cup 2026 in US US Special Envoy for Global...
Just before dawn, small fishing boats sail into the creeks dotting Mumbai’s coastline. By mid-morning, the catch will be sorted, packed and delivered to the city’s many markets. Living along the coast of this Indian megacity, the Indigenous Koli fishing...
A Raytheon executive is blasting through the government-industry revolving door to become the Space Force's next acquisition czar. On Tuesday, the Trump administration tapped Erich Hernandez-Baquero — still Raytheon's vice president for space intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance — to become assistant...
Postal workers in Wallonia, Belgium continue strike over increased exploitation despite union sabotage attempts; workers’ protests resume in Iran by gas workers, teachers and retirees against plummet in living standards; strike by medical interns continues in Mozambique, Kenyan health workers...
What the Germans cannot comprehend is why the world is questioning their virtuousness Mathew D. Rose is an Investigative Journalist specialised in Organised Political Crime in Germany and an editor of BRAVE NEW EUROPE Photo: Screen Grab In February of this...
Since 2 March, Israel has killed 2,400 people in Lebanon and launched a ground invasion in the south of the country, following joint US-Israeli strikes on Tehran in February that shook the region. The majority of the 2,400 toll in the...
Semiconductor manufacturing has become one of the most data-intensive industrial environments in the world, and AI is rapidly becoming central to how fabs operate and optimize. Yet, rather than converging on a single model for AI adoption, the industry is...
On the country’s Independence Day, the nostalgia of liberal Israelis for a better, earlier state is a comforting illusion. The Nakba and the occupation were there from the beginning Gideon Levy is a Haaretz columnist and a member of the newspaper’s...
A US student was arrested after a joke referencing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interpreted as a bomb threat, resulting in criminal charges and a court appearance. Gabriela Saldana, a 23-year-old student at Florida International University (FIU),...
Despite rampant human rights violations, European elites refuse to break pact giving Israelis access to business and over a billion euros through 2027 Eldar Mamedov is a Brussels-based foreign policy expert and Non-resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute. Cross-posted from...
NATO is increasing its focus on the underwater domain, placing emphasis on new technologies and autonomous systems. The latest step is the "Loggerhead” underwater drone project, developed by the British company HonuWorx. Formally, this concerns research and testing, but behind...
Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here . A Sudanese delegation pressed for Khartoum’s re-entry into the international financial system on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings in Washington, DC last week, standing...
A month before Viktor Orbán’s widely anticipated defeat on April 12, the question of his successor as leader of the nationalist movement in Central Europe was already a matter of public debate in the region. On March 8, Robert Fico,...
Frames from White House video. Original video: https://telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/19/king-trump-bombs-protesters-with-brown-liquid-in-ai-video By Peter Costantini SEATTLE. USA, Apr 23 2026 (IPS) After Donald Trump’s second election as president in November 2024, he said coyly that he wanted to be a dictator … but just for a...
Viktor Orbán is no longer in control in Budapest. His successor, Péter Magyar, has not only won the election — he has set out to reconfigure Central Europe along lines reminiscent of the nineteenth century. While Brussels bureaucrats focus on...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has appealed to the international community, the UN, and all concerned parties to act swiftly to stop the ongoing daily killings and crimes committed by the Israeli occupation army and Jewish settlers against the Palestinian people...
Prominent Egyptian activist and writer Ahmed Douma has entered a new cycle of remand detention, with a court rejecting an appeal against its extension Thursday. He was rearrested on April 6 on false news charges for writing an article about...
The joint Egyptian-Pakistani military drills currently underway in the south Asian country are not unprecedented. But the two-week exercises bringing together special combat forces come as Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia edge towards a growing security alliance...
A commission investigating reported violence across 14 regions in Tanzania has recommended a national reconciliation process, deeper criminal investigations and an accelerated push to deliver a new Constitution by 2028. The commission was established following deadly unrest that erupted after...
Beekeepers harvest honey from an ABL hive in the Tana Delta, Kenya. Credit: Chemtai Kirui/IPS By Chemtai Kirui GOLBANTI, Kenya, Apr 23 2026 (IPS) Lydia Hagodana stands next to a bee yard (apiary) in Golbanti, Tana Delta, where she lives. The...
Reza Pahlavi , the son of Iran's ousted shah, argued Thursday that any negotiations with the clerical leadership in Tehran amount to "appeasement" and voiced hope that renewed street protests will topple it. Pahlavi, 65, was speaking on a...
Sweden's government said Thursday that the country might need to ration fuel in the coming months as the Middle East war has a "significant impact" on the country's economy. "We're not planning right now for any rationing. But we...
The Edmonton Police Service is trialing new bodycam facial recognition technology to identify what they have deemed “high-risk offenders.” Speaking to the CBC , senior research associate Kate Robertson says , “As someone who has been studying algorithmic policing...
It is likely that a long-overdue decision has been made in the Kremlin to stop oil supplies to the refinery in Schwedt, which Germany seized from Rosneft. Russia Stops Pumping Kazakh Oil to Germany The decision to nationalize the Russian stake...
- - - - Photo by Quilia on Unsplash I’m a big advocate for teaching financial literacy in schools. In theory, parents should be the ones teaching this, but considering just how few people have ever learned...
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has pledged swift government action on recommendations made by a commission of inquiry into the election violence that erupted on October 25 2025, saying the findings will guide national reconciliation, accountability and constitutional reforms. Responding...
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