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...
By Catherine Lai Hong Kong resident Lisa Lau put on a costume drama as she settled on the bed that occupies much of her tiny apartment, trying to take her mind off a looming eviction. Lisa Lau, 48, sits on...
The United States and Iran are still inching towards a deal to extend the ceasefire in the Middle East war and provide a framework for longer-term peace talks, though both sides appear to differ on key points. With oil...
A grim, consequential watershed in the West’s conflict with Russia has arrived. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The murder of 21 Russian teenage students at a teacher-training college last week was an...
Islam Times - What is unfolding in the United States today is not merely a decline in the popularity of a president; it is a sign of the gradual weakening of the narrative on which Trump returned to power: the...
By middle age, most of us have known friends who removed themselves from the group. Whether college buds or the work happy-hour crew, someone has proved ruinously unreliable or an unpleasant drunk, and wound up giving themselves the Reverse “Good...
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he was making his decision on a potential deal with Iran, though Tehran insisted there was still "no final agreement" on ending the Middle East war . A report from Iran's...
Israeli forces have advanced to positions north of Lebanon's Litani River, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as Israel escalates attacks against what it claims to be Hezbollah assets after warning thousands more Lebanese to flee...
By James Alix Michel VICTORIA, Seychelles, May 29 2026 (IPS) ‘As record heat sweeps the world, the climate crisis is no longer a warning for the future, but a reality of the present.’ James Alix Michel Last week, Western Europe found...
One of the innumerable stories of the crimes committed against the Sumud pariticpants by the Zionist Nazis Eugene Doyle is a writer based in Wellington. He has written extensively on the Middle East, as well as peace and security issues in...
The final two public meetings being held by the Socialist Equality Party (UK) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1926 General Strike are being held this weekend in London (Saturday May 30) and Glasgow (Sunday May 31). We urge...
As Israel intensifies its airstrikes on Lebanon despite an April ceasefire, one attack close to Lebanon’s largest dam and hydroelectric plant has triggered concerns that Tel Aviv could begin targeting the country’s key infrastructure. An airstrike on 26 May...
India and Pakistan are no strangers to heat. This time of year is the worst, as heat peaks before the monsoon brings cooler conditions from June. But this year’s heat is something else. Intense, sustained heat began in mid-April. Daily...
Israel announced it would be severing ties with the United Nations' Secretary-General's Office following the UN's decision to blacklist the state over using sexual violence in the war against Palestinians. Following the announcement, in a lengthy tweet, Israel condemned...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for ceasefire among armed groups to help avoid deaths from preventable disease The death rate of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is between 30% and 50%, the World Health Organization has said,...
As a deal between the US and Iran appears close, questions have emerged about how the terms of US President Donald Trump's agreement with Iran compare with the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the "Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action" (JCPOA),...
BEIRUT, (PIC) 11 children have been killed or injured on average every 24 hours in Lebanon over the last week, the UN’s children’s agency (UNICEF ) said on Friday, as Israel has expanded strikes across the country despite a ceasefire. A total...
Every year, in a gleaming hotel ballroom in Singapore, the Indo-Pacific strategic order gets set for a public display. This happens not through signing of communiqués or conventions but through who shows up, at what level, and what they dare...
Israeli authorities imposed sweeping restrictions on the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, in the southern West Bank, during Eid al-Adha , in what Palestinian officials describe as a new violation of the longstanding status quo of the religious...
GAZA, (PIC) During the Eid al‑Adha holiday, cemeteries in the Gaza Strip are no longer merely places of burial; they have become a central destination for thousands of families who have lost loved ones in the ongoing Israeli war since October...
- - - - Photo by Chelsea on Unsplash If I were to live my dream, I’d be on a patch of land that at least felt like the middle of nowhere. I’d have my home, my...
Despite social media giant TikTok’s ambitious campaigns to combat climate denial, go carbon neutral and support sustainable advertising on its wildly popular video platform, the company sponsored a Canadian right-wing conference featuring a retinue of long-established climate deniers...
Citizen Lab doctoral fellow Swantje Lange spoke with the Hasso Plattner Institut (HPI) about sophisticated surveillance campaigns being used to exploit mobile networks, sharing that “the mobile network is highly opaque and extremely complex.” Lange also discussed a...
JD Vance ’s first claim to national attention was when he admitted to making up lies about pet-eating Haitian migrants. Vance justified the lie by saying that he was prepared to lie if that was needed to...
One of the great injustices of our current tax system is that working people often end up subsidizing the luxury consumption of the billionaire class. One example of this phenomena can be found in the world of private jets,...
Engineering documentation has always been difficult to produce, maintain, and scale. But with the rise of generative AI, many organizations are asking a reasonable question: can a general-purpose large language model (LLM) like Claude automate the work? At first glance,...
Il prossimo summit della SCO è molto più di una riunione diplomatica di routine: è un momento-specchio in cui si riflettono le ambizioni, le contraddizioni e le possibilità di un ordine internazionale in costruzione Segue nostro Telegram . L’architettura della...
Analysts have tried to make sense of US President Donald Trump’s second term with countless, sometimes contradictory, labels. He’s isolationist and transactional. He’s a populist. Or, more recently, a neoconservative. One way to make sense of both him and the...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has condemned the closure of the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday and until further notice, describing it as “a new crime” and a “blatant assault on one of...
GAZA, (PIC) The effects of the Israeli war on the Strip were not limited only to shelling, widespread destruction, and human losses, but extended into the depths of economic and living conditions, to affect the sources of livelihood of the population,...
More than 260 British artists are calling on five leading UK theatres to end partnerships with Bloomberg Philanthropies over its links with Israel, as Tel Aviv continues to wage wars in the Gaza Strip , Lebanon, and the...
These days, most of Havana’s streets are fairly empty of cars, but full of people walking or riding bicycles, electric bikes, electric “tricycles,” or scooters. Trash has piled up on most corners where regular pick-up has become impossible given that...
NEW YORK, (PIC) In a step carrying unprecedented legal and political dimensions, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has included the Israeli army and security services in the list of parties accused of committing patterns of sexual violence associated with armed conflicts,...
Tens of thousands of Palestinians were able to perform the Friday prayer at the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem despite the Israeli security measures that restricted their access to the holy site. According to the Islamic Awqaf Administration, about 60,000 Muslim...
Doctors in Gaza have raised the alarm over a rise in cancer cases, in particular breast and uterine cancer, as Israel continues its genocidal war on the enclave, impacting treatment and diagnoses. Dr Samer Al-Dahdouh, an oncologist working in one...
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 19 May 2026. After two years, Ghanaian journalists Bridget Otoo, Vanessa Edotom Boateng, and activist George Gyening Anyang, have won a court case against the Inspector General of Police and the...
Professional photo and video journalists working in Gaza are to receive an annual press freedom award on Monday for risking their lives to report on the war, an association of publishers has said. The 2026 Golden Pen of Freedom will be...
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s statement that “re-spins get you fired” reflects the enormous pressure facing semiconductor companies as chip complexity, manufacturing costs, and competitive demands continue to rise. In the semiconductor industry, a “re-spin” occurs when a chip design must...
China expressed strong opposition on Friday to a decision by Japan and the Philippines to start maritime border negotiations, calling the talks “illegal” and claiming exclusive control over the waters concerned. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (left) and Japanese Prime...
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