Helpless and increasingly frustrated, the families of Syrians kidnapped by Israeli forces are demanding the release of their loved ones, a year and a half since Israeli troops stormed the country’s southwest. A delegation of families visited a UN...
Israeli settlers wounded at least seven Palestinians in an attack in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, as Israeli authorities continue forcing Palestinians to self-demolish their homes in occupied East Jerusalem. The settler attack in the...
Algeria's independent election authority has barred several former activists associated with the country's 2019 Hirak protest movement from standing in next month's parliamentary elections, despite their attempts to participate through both pro-government and opposition parties. The exclusions have...
The most common worry expressed around the world concerning the summit meeting in Beijing on May 14-15 was the fear that the future of Taiwan and its 23 million residents might be traded off in a deal between the men...
By Kit KLARENBERG Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su On April 15th , Declassified UK published a bombshell investigation exposing how in the mid-1990s, senior British political and military officials were well-aware...
Fighters loyal to an ousted state leader in southern Somalia clashed with troops on Saturday in the city of Baidoa , resulting in several casualties, witnesses and security sources said. The fighting, in the main city of Somalia's...
Muqtada al-Sadr's decision to sever ties between Saraya al-Salam and his Shia National Movement and place the armed faction under Iraqi state authority has moved into the implementation phase, with a newly formed committee holding its first...
While outside voices insist the war can still be won on the battlefield, young men in the country are violently resisting recruiters to stay out of it By Branko MARCETIC Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK ....
GAZA, (PIC) At one of the main intersections in the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, a traffic police officer stands amidst busy, relentless traffic. Cars, primitive carts, and citizens trying to cross between damaged streets. He raises his...
France has referred allegations of abuse against French participants in the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla by Israel to prosecutors, as lawyers representing the activists accused the government of responding too slowly and attempting to minimise the scope...
GAZA, (PIC) One Palestinian citizen was martyred and two others were injured in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on Saturday, amid ongoing ceasefire violations. The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter said that Jamal Abu Aoun, head of the...
The influential Iraqi armed group Kataeb Hezbollah pledged on Saturday to keep up its "jihadist action", as Baghdad faces mounting US pressure to disarm factions backed by Iran. Following the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran...
Brazil’s security crisis is reaching increasingly alarming levels. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The recent escalation of violence in the state of Rio de Janeiro once again exposes the structural limits of...
To build a true multipolar world, BRICS needs a binding charter, permanent secretariat, and mutual defense protocols – not just economic talks. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su In a previous text, we...
Healthcare should be free but lack of essential supplies has led to patients being told to buy their own medicines In late 2023, Boitumelo Mosege fell sick. Her neck swelled up, her whole body itched and she fainted frequently. She was...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) displaced Jerusalemite citizens after forcing them to demolish their own homes in the village of Qalandia, north of Jerusalem. Local sources said the Awadallah family was compelled to demolish seven inhabited houses in the...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement condemned the European Union Council’s decision to expand sanctions on political leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, including members of Hamas’s political bureau, calling the move unjust and fully aligned with Israel’s narrative. In a statement on...
Concerns are rising over the availability and cost of food supplies in Yemen , which is already facing high levels of food insecurity, following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and rising commercial shipping costs. The Strait...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Several Palestinians were injured on Saturday morning in an armed settler attack on the village of Madama, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Local sources said violent clashes broke out as residents confronted settlers attacking a home...
GAZA, (PIC) The Gaza Strip has witnessed a sharp escalation in Israeli attacks in recent days, including mass killings and assassinations, alongside official Israeli statements pointing to plans to expand military control inside the enclave and revive proposals for the forced...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,938 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Saturday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
Stew Peas focuses on obeah, an enduring African magic practice in Jamaica banned by colonisers in the 1700s A new movie from award-winning Jamaican film-maker Sosiessia Nixon shines a spotlight on Jamaica’s enduring west African-based magic and spiritual healing tradition known...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped a number of Palestinian citizens from their homes during raids in the West Bank last night and at dawn Saturday. According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped three young men following raids on...
Mohamed Salah , Liverpool’s talismanic winger, will head Egypt’s final squad for the 2026 World Cup in North America next month, coach Hossam Hassan said on Saturday. The squad lineup featured few surprises, except for the inclusion of rising...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Tom Barrack would continue helping shape Washington's policy on Syria and Iraq despite stepping down as US special envoy to Syria. In a post...
Israel's military issued evacuation warnings on Saturday for residents of 13 villages in southern Lebanon and pushed deeper into the country, even as military delegations from Beirut and Tel Aviv held landmark security talks in Washington . The delegations held...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement on Friday criticized the complete silence of the Board of Peace and its executive director, Nikolay Mladenov, over recent Israeli government statements about taking control of 70% of the Gaza Strip and pressing ahead with plans...
A drone that smashed into a Romanian apartment building set off furious condemnation of Russia by Romania and its NATO allies on Friday but President Vladimir Putin insisted there was no evidence to blame his country. Two people...
In the first step towards shifting aid further into the shadows, the House’s 2027 NDAA would all but fuse the two countries’ armed forces together Ben Freeman is Director of the Democratizing Foreign Policy program at the Quincy Institute Cross-posted from...
GAZA, (PIC) When news of Gaza is mentioned, what is meant is not just a torrent of breaking headlines or numbers of martyrs and wounded that are repeated every day as a result of the Israeli aggression. What is meant is...
The UK's press regulator said it would be looking into complaints made following the alleged "smear campaign" against activist Misan Harriman after four major UK publications accused him of spreading "antisemitic" conspiracy theories. Confirming this to Novara Media...
BEIRUT, (PIC) 20 people, including children, were killed and others were wounded in a series of intense Israeli airstrikes on Friday targeting multiple areas in southern Lebanon. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, the Israeli occupation army carried out at least 29...
The U.S. is ready to restart attacks on Iran if a deal cannot be reached, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday, as negotiators from Washington and Tehran worked to bridge major differences blocking an agreement. "Our ability to...
The Syrian government has launched an emergency response after rising water levels in the Euphrates River knocked dozens of water stations out of service and flooded thousands of hectares of farmland in the eastern province of Deir...
By Mustafa Abu Sway Despite Washington’s long-standing recognition of Jordan as the custodian of Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, including Al-Aqsa Mosque, Middle East Eye has reported that the US and Israel are “actively working” to dismantle this arrangement. The...
The personal consumption pattern is being dominated by strong expenditure by high-income households, which have reaped large income boosts as a result of rising interest rates and the share market growth. Meanwhile, the investment boom is being driven by massive investment...
A Brooklyn grocery store has voted to boycott Israeli products, in a decision that has turned one of New York 's best-known food cooperatives into a new flashpoint in the debate over Palestine solidarity and Israel's war on...
NABLUS, (PIC) Palestinian citizens from the town of Beita in Nablus managed last night to ward off a large-scale attack by extremist Jewish settlers on homes in the Jabel Bir Qawza area. Local sources reported that violent clashes erupted after settlers attacked...
Many teams have fans abroad, but the bond between the north London club and ordinary Africans is on a different level. A continent expects If Arsenal win the Champions League final later today, expect euphoria across Africa. Judging by the scenes...
On 13–14 May, the Republic of Korea saw the registration of candidates for the local and by-elections to the National Assembly scheduled for 3 June come to an end. These elections will be the first nationwide vote since the administration of...
BETHLEHEM /PNN/ By Monjed Jadou - Aida Youth Centre relaunched its “Right of Return Bazaar” for the fourth time during Eid al-Adha after a two-year hiatus, drawing broad official, public and economic participation in Bethlehem. The event, held at Aida refugee...
By Matthew Walsh and Ludovic Ehret Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth struck a measured tone towards China at a major defence forum on Saturday, noting “rightful alarm” over Beijing’s military build-up but saying the United States sought a “stable equilibrium” in...
The hemisphere’s longest-running standoff may finally be reaching its breaking point — but not necessarily in the way anyone expects. Cuba, in the spring of 2026, feels exactly like that. After 67 years of communist rule, sustained by a rotating...
A quiet diplomatic battle is taking shape between the Philippines and Kyrgyzstan over the United Nations Security Council’s sole Asia-Pacific non-permanent seat for the 2027-2028 term. The General Assembly will elect new members on June 3. Long seen as the...
The former head of China’s famed Shaolin Temple was sentenced to 24 years in jail for crimes including embezzlement and bribery that spanned three decades, a court said on Friday. Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, at the famous...
On Sunday, Colombians will go to the polls for the first round of their presidential elections, a race that could radically reshape Colombia’s relations with the United States at a moment of political turmoil and polarization in Latin America. The key...
(The preceding image is provided by my friend, “Cardiff.”) Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the United States is producing more oil than Russia and Saudi Arabia combined. He has made this statement multiple times in 2026, often emphasizing it as...
For a quarter-century, the price of computer software and accessories fell by roughly 5% annually. It was the modern economy’s most reliable disinflationary anchor. In late 2025, that anchor snapped. Last week, a technical note by three US Federal Reserve...
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