Trump’s billion-dollar insider trades and Farage’s £5m cash scandal expose a new era of political graft on both sides of the Atlantic. Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su It’s hard to see...
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Experts say cuts have hindered the response to DRC’s Ebola outbreak and resulted in ‘significant numbers’ of deaths Elon Musk has an Ebola problem. SpaceX stock dropped precipitously after its initial public offering, and Tesla faces a wave of lawsuits. But...
Israeli arms firm returns after Westminster scandal
Full ArticleA British weapons firm owned by the Israeli government has been brought back to life, after its lobbying activities were exposed by Declassified last year. RUK Advanced System Ltd is registered in London, but records show it is a...
Head of TotalEnergies Patrick Pouyanne, visiting Damascus alongside French President Emmanuel Macron , said Tuesday that Syria could become an important transit country from Iraq to the Mediterranean Sea, offering "alternative routes" to the Strait of Hormuz. "Today,...
Following the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, Russia endured a period of violent criminal lawlessness known as the “wild 90s.” Organized crime spiked, with gangs taking control of banks, factories and other lucrative markets. Contract killings, shootings and car bombings...
US President Donald Trump 's adviser on Africa and the Middle East, Massad Boulos , arrived in the western city of Misrata on Tuesday for talks with political and military figures opposed to a US-backed initiative...
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong is set to plead guilty and face sentencing for a foreign collusion charge in September, marking his second conviction under the national security law. Joshua Wong, former secretary general of the now-disbanded political...
Thousands of Sudanese refugees have crowded the offices of the UN refugee agency in Egypt to update their records or enquire about their cases after fears increased following the issuance of the executive regulations for Egypt's...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched a wide arrest campaign across various areas of the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, kidnaping more than 20 Palestinians, including a woman, after raiding dozens of homes and interrogating residents. According to local...
On July 6, a Chinese navy submarine fired a long-range ballistic missile into international waters in the South Pacific. The nuclear-capable missile, which was launched from underwater and carried an inert dummy warhead, is believed to have splashed down near...
Russia debates technocracy and the future of peoples
Full ArticleSkepticism toward accelerationism, wariness of transhumanism—and a call for distinct civilizational futures, not Western tech inevitability. Russia charts its own path. Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su I had the honor of...
A child's painting of a fawn at the Conference Centre of Samarkand, where the Eighth GEF Assembly was held last month. The Bukhara deer, a species once pushed to the edge of survival by habitat loss and poaching, are now...
The race to replace outgoing UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is underway, and as of today, five contenders are vying for the post. As part of the selection process, all the contenders have made public their vision for the United Nations...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi , who came to power through a military coup in 2013 that overthrew Egypt's first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, has drawn criticism after saying the relocation of key state institutions to the...
Explosions rocked Damascus on Tuesday as France’s president met with his Syrian counterpart in a landmark visit, wounding at least 18 people, Syria's Interior Ministry said. Emmanuel Macron had entered the presidential palace to meet Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa...
AL-KHALIL, (PIC) Several Palestinian citizens sustained injuries and an elderly man was detained by Israeli forces on Tuesday following a violent attack by extremist Jewish settlers in the east of Yatta town, south of al-Khalil in the occupied West Bank. According to...
On Sunday, healthcare workers in Chicago held a vigil to mark more than a thousand days of genocide as a way to honour those who have lost their lives and to raise awareness of the ongoing assault on...
One word spoils the NATO jamboree… Konstantinovka
Full ArticleThe NATO instigators are tasting bitter fruit as they gather in Ankara. Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The NATO summit taking place in Turkey this week was already looking fraught with...
The film-maker Don Edkins lost his son Max in 2019, in the Ethiopian Airline crash that killed 157 people. With Max’s brother Teboho, he has made a documentary, not about the crash, but about their mourning It was, says Teboho Edkins,...
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan broke away from discussing his team's upcoming World Cup round of 16 match against Argentina to give an impassioned monologue about the plight of the Palestinian people. Hassan, who waved a Palestinian flag after...
The Takaichi visit shows that India and Japan are hedging their bets as faith in U.S. security guarantees wanes, seeking deeper economic and defense cooperation to navigate a shifting Indo-Pacific order. Yet, despite the fanfare, the partnership remains more a...
Hong Kong authorities have suspended a rodent control contractor after workers were found to be keeping captured rats overnight instead of sending them to be disposed of. Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. File photo: GovHK. The Food and Environmental Hygiene...
On Tuesday, NATO will showcase a series of new military projects worth billions of dollars in an attempt to convince US President Donald Trump that the allies are stepping up defence spending and converting investment into...
Norman Solomon: You’ve downplayed the importance of the individual in history. But the United States now has as president an individual who transformed power relations and the political landscape. Karl Marx: I can assure you that he did not do that by himself. Power...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) demolished on Tuesday two Palestinian houses under construction in the West Bank province of Ramallah, claiming they were built with no permits. Local sources reported that bulldozers escorted by Israeli soldiers stormed the al Attari...
The world is passing through a breaking point that will alter the course of history. Precisely at this critical juncture, our country is hosting a historic gathering on July 7-8, 2026, in our capital, Ankara, at our source of pride,...
After the announcement of the list of 70 members appointed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Syrian People's Assembly is preparing to hold its first session nearly two years since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. The announcement coincided...
Ships from Japan’s and China’s coast guards faced off near disputed islands Tuesday, with each claiming they drove out the other’s vessels that had intruded into their territorial waters. An undated photo shows a Japan Coast Guard vesel, and a...
Shipment discovered at airport in Monrovia and valued at £14.2m had been falsely declared as seasoning cubes Authorities in Liberia have charged five suspects over one of the largest drug seizures in the country’s history, after police found more than 200kg...
Welcome, Here are the key updates of the day: - Funerary ceremonies for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Khamenei are underway in the holy city of Qom - - Tensions have slightly increased in the Hormuz after reports of two tankers coming...
Uzoamaka Power’s broken-hearted, lovable worker falls for a charming customer in this delightful, deftly written tale Here is a delightful Nigerian romcom, in which Soluchi, or “Sol” (played by Uzoamaka Power) is a modern-minded career woman living in Lagos where she...
China’s weapons may face mounting questions over quality, reliability and after-sales support, but its arms trade still serves a larger strategic purpose: locking vulnerable states into long-term military, economic and political dependence. That paradox is at the center of a...
On 26 June 2026, groups search through rubble in the state of La Guaira, Venezuela, after two major earthquakes on 24 June caused homes and buildings to collapse. Thousands remain unaccounted for, and many may still be searching for loved...
Correcting the Record on the USS Boxer
Full ArticleUSS Boxer During my interview the other night with Sulaiman I reacted with astonishment and skepticism to the CENTCOM announcement that the USS Boxer was being sent to the Sea of Oman. It deployed in early March and was widely...
Protests in Seoul have now been under way for more than twenty days; the head of the Central Election Commission has resigned and a criminal case has been opened against him; President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating, once triumphant, has...
Hong Kong police have arrested 125 people in a crackdown on a triad group accused of monopolising the food takeaway business for construction workers and operating illegal gambling dens. A construction site. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Police said on...
By Gabriele Koehler and Catherine Mbengue MUNICH / BRUSSELS , Jul 7 2026 (IPS) The 2030 agenda cum SDGs are due to be completed in 2030, with negotiations towards a follow-up agenda to begin formally at the UN General Assembly...
Goodbye Indo-Pacific, hello first island chain!
Full ArticleOn June 16, the Pentagon announced that U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) would revert to its 1947 name, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM). U.S. officials called it a restoration of "deep historical roots" and insisted that the command's area of responsibility, stretching...
The outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz catalyzed an energy market shock that reverberated globally, creating “the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” according to the...
In the iconic final sequence of The Godfather, Michael Corleone eliminated his rivals one by one while his son was being baptized. The scene stands as one of cinema’s most compelling depictions of power and the consolidation of control, and...
By Isabel Kua The death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as President Xi Jinping urged “all out” rescue efforts. An...
By: Tita C. Valderama - - - - The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, opened Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Monday in what could become the country’s most consequential constitutional proceeding since the conviction of former...
Zalando is slashing 2,700 jobs at its Erfurt logistics hub to boost profits—and the Verdi union bureaucracy is helping the company do it by haggling over severance pay instead of fighting to keep the facility open. Workers must seize control...
Pakistan has quietly begun mediating between Libya's rival eastern and western power centres , news agency Reuters reports- citing two Pakistani sources- in a previously unreported Pakistani effort that would further raise its diplomatic profile if it...
The UN aid chief held a phone call Monday with Sudan's RSF paramilitary leader on hostilities around El-Obeid, and stressed the need for sustained humanitarian access to the city, his agency said. Tom Fletcher spoke to Mohamed Hamdan Daglo,...
Protected wetlands in Northern Metropolis damaged by ‘industrial-scale’ shrimp farms, Greenpeace says
Full ArticleMore than 13 hectares of protected wetlands in Hong Kong’s sprawling Northern Metropolis development plan have been damaged by “industrial-scale” shrimp farming, NGO Greenpeace has found. Large swathes of aquaculture farms inside a protected wetland area in Hong Kong’s Northern...
Morocco 's counterterrorism agency said on Monday it had foiled attack plots targeting sensitive sites and public security by a cell loyal to Islamic State's affiliate in the Sahel . Ten suspects were arrested in coordinated operations in the cities...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has threatened to fight a Supreme Court order regarding a media regulator, reigniting a judicial dispute that shook Israel in the months leading up to Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack . The decision comes ahead...
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