A divided federal appeals court on Friday declined to reconsider a ruling in Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil 's case that opened the door to President Donald Trump's administration re-arresting and deporting the pro-Palestinian activist. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court...
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Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here . The military has begun implementing plans to integrate allied fighting forces into the state’s security institutions this week. The armed movements signatory to the 2020 Juba Peace Agreement, however, are still...
If you’ve been following the slow-motion strategic panic over critical minerals, you know that Japan, Australia, the US, Canada, Europe and others are busy talking about China’s dominance both of rare earth mining and refining and of the production of...
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard resigned from her position Friday after months of simmering tensions with President Donald Trump over the Iran war. Officially , Gabbard said she made the decision to leave because her husband is suffering...
US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard resigns
Full ArticleUS intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation on Friday, ending the tenure of a long-term contrarian who appeared to be at odds with President Donald Trump over the Iran war. Gabbard said in a letter to Trump...
Today, the word "soldier" seems like the only natural way to describe a person in military uniform. But a century ago, using that term in the young Soviet Red Army could easily earn someone an official reprimand. The Bolsheviks viewed the...
Springtime for Bezos
Full ArticleEven by the standards of plutocratic dead-thought exercises, Jeff Bezos’s Wednesday sit-down with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin was mortifying. The billionaire founder of Amazon conceded there are a lot of problems, then declared they could be solved by eliminating taxes...
Bangladesh’s rulers have a habit of renaming institutions when they become politically radioactive. Roads are renamed after coups, and laws after public outrage. The practice is usually useless. Now, the same survival instinct is being applied to the Rapid Action...
Israeli strikes kill 10 in south Lebanon
Full ArticleIsraeli strikes killed 10 people on Friday, including six rescuers and a child, as Israel and Hezbollah continued to exchange fire despite a ceasefire. In a statement, the Lebanese ministry said "six people were martyred" including two rescuers...
Iran War Deepens Activist Dangers
Full ArticleCredit: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP By Andrew Firmin LONDON, May 22 2026 (IPS) Narges Mohammadi , awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her human rights activism in Iran, has been allowed to go home. After guards found her unconscious in her...
Allah is Al-Fattāḥ — the One Who opens doors and creates pathways, granting His Servants opportunities to increase in reward and closeness to Him. The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah are among the greatest manifestations of this...
Hundreds of Greenlanders demonstrated outside the new US Consulate in Nuuk on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s envoy signaled that Trump still seeks to control the self-governing Danish territory that straddles the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. Various Greenlandic politicians also declined invitations to attend the...
GAZA, (PIC) The Government Media Office (GMO) in Gaza said on Friday that the Israeli occupation continues to impose severe restrictions and reduce the entry of essential supplies into the Gaza Strip, deepening the ongoing siege and humanitarian suffocation. The statement came...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Israeli authorities forced Jerusalem resident Jumaa Mohammad Qaraein on Friday to demolish his own home in the Al-Bustan neighborhood of Silwan, south of the Aqsa Mosque. Qaraein carried out the demolition himself to avoid heavy fines imposed by the...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) In a dangerous and unprecedented development since 1967, Israeli settlers stormed the Aqsa Mosque on Friday, carrying ritual “bread offerings.” Jerusalem sources said nine settlers entered the Mosque compound after the Asr prayer through Bab al-Ghawanmeh, assaulted two Aqsa...
The continued evolution of semiconductor technologies has created a growing demand for devices capable of operating reliably under extreme conditions, particularly high temperatures. Among the most promising candidates for such applications are gallium nitride (GaN)-based high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs).…...
The Trump-backed Board of Peace's proposed Gaza roadmap is unlikely to bring about an end to the war, analysts say, as the continued stalemate over Hamas's disarmament chips away at the ceasefire. The plan, outlined by the...
A historical analysis of the relationship between Europe and the US Richard D. Wolff is an American Marxian economist known for his work on economic methodology and class analysis. He is a professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts...
In his new book, “Palaces of the Crow,” Ray Nayler examines human nature through the lens of caring and community amidst the often hidden horrors of World War II. “We tell the stories that perpetuate the narrative or the myth...
The Democratic National Committee’s long-awaited "autopsy" into Kamala Harris’s 2024 election defeat has sparked backlash after critics noted that the 192-page report entirely omits the war on Gaza and US support for Israel . The omission...
NAZARETH, (PIC) National security circles in Israel have begun to look with growing concern at the ongoing transformations within American society, in light of accelerating indicators of a decline in traditional support for it, especially among American Jews and liberal youth...
Continued Israeli attacks, regional conflict and a drop in remittances have strained Lebanon’s dollar reserves, fuelling fears of another financial crisis in a country already battered by years of economic collapse. Amid Israel’s war on the country which resumed...
The world recoiled in horror this week as Israel's far-right minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, personally administered abuse to international activists detained and tortured by his government after intercepting their life-saving flotilla mission to Gaza. Western foreign ministers made...
There is an old Chinese proverb that says the skilled hunter does not chase the rabbit — he positions himself where the rabbit must eventually run. Xi Jinping, whatever his many critics may argue, has been extraordinarily patient. And now,...
Report raises concerns over UAE-funded Rafah reconstruction plans under Israeli control
Full ArticleRAFAH, (PIC) A report by Al-Araby Al-Jadeed has raised growing concerns in Gaza over plans by Palestinian companies to take part in UAE-funded reconstruction projects in Rafah while the city remains under Israeli military control. The report said recent leaks suggested that...
ROME /PNN/ A joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, and the Netherlands, in addition to Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, called on the Government of Israel to "end its expansion of settlements...
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer , a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter or follow them on Facebook , X and Bluesky . It’s 3 a.m. in Austin...
London /PNN/ PSC welcomes the news that a £50m Metropolitan police deal with the notorious US tech company Palantir has been blocked by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan. Prior to today’s announcement, over 1,000 PSC supporters in London emailed the...
Situation described as ‘deeply worrisome’ by officials as aid cuts and community distrust impede responders The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo poses a “very high” risk to the country, the World Health Organization said on Friday, revising...
Two legal organisations have filed a complaint against three senior barristers from a prominent pro-Israeli organisation , two of whom are members of the House of Lords, alleging misuse of professional status in a campaign targeting Palestine solidarity organisations...
The forgotten story of Palestinian Christians
Full ArticleBy Ramzy BAROUD Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The video is horrifying, though it is the kind of horror now synonymous with the behavior of Israel, its military, its armed settlers, and...
BEIRUT /PNN / Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa welcomed a United Nations General Assembly vote backing a landmark advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice on countries’ legal obligations to address climate change, calling it a step forward...
This story was originally published by The 19th . The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has been years in the making — and now, transphobia is threatening to derail the whole thing. A bill to approve building the...
- - - - Photo by De'Andre Bush on Unsplash Mainstream publishing has a profoundly left-wing bias. There are exceptions, as in most things, though you’ll find most of them as small publishers that were created expressly...
World War Trump
Full Article“It’s got no anything,” President Donald Trump said of Somalia in a recent xenophobic rant. “All they do is run around shooting each other.” As is true of so much with this administration, every accusation is also a...
The strategic and spiritual resonance of the Strait of Hormuz is deeply woven into Iran’s identity. It represents a profound geographic constant in Iranian history. This narrow waterway has served as a central artery for Persian political and economic...
At the Mercy of Big Pharma
Full ArticleJust over a year ago, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Delivering Most-Favored Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients.” The aim of the order is to reduce the cost of prescription drugs by...
At least 15 flotilla activists report sexual assault
Full ArticleActivists freed from Israeli detention following the interception of a Gaza -bound aid flotilla have reported that they were subjected to physical and sexual abuse, flotilla organisers said on Friday, with at least 15 reporting...
Israel ‘sexually abused’ Gaza flotilla activists
Full ArticleActivists freed from Israeli detention following the interception of a Gaza -bound aid flotilla have reported that they were subjected to physical and sexual abuse, flotilla organisers said on Friday, with at least 15 reporting...
Canada — often idealised but poorly understood — is a land of contradictions, from its half-hearted bilingualism, colonial past and the status of first nations peoples to the curse of oil and its dependence on the US. Prosperous and multicultural,...
The protracted years of conflict in Syria have inflicted profound scars that transcend physical destruction, permeating the psychological well-being of millions. There has been a marked surge in mental health disorders and suicide rates, positioning psychiatric care and psychosocial support...
Three months into his premiership, Tarique Rahman still hasn’t left Bangladesh on an official foreign visit. That restraint is itself a diplomatic act. For a leader who spent 17 years in London exile, returned to win a landslide election, and...
Consider this a standout presentation at the Silicon Catalyst Spring Portfolio Update Meeting held yesterday at the Computer History Museum. Mahesh Tirupattur, CEO of Analog Bits, is a modern-day, multidimensional semiconductor hero and one of my trusted few....
A rare albino buffalo with flowing blond hair has become an unlikely celebrity in Bangladesh ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, drawing crowds of curious visitors who say the animal bears a striking resemblance to US President Donald Trump. The nearly...
The head of the Indian government paid visits to five countries – the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy – between 15 and 20 May. It is noteworthy that N. Modi set off on this trip immediately after the...
Nine people were killed and six were injured on Monday evening in two consecutive shootings in the Abnub region, Assiut. Essam al-Omda, the MP representing the area and a former police general who previously worked in Assiut, told Mada Masr...
ALBAWABA - Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz flared again on Friday after Iran said 35 commercial ships and oil tankers had crossed the strategic waterway in the last 24 hours in direct coordination with Iranian authorities, boosting Tehran's growing...
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