A cautious calm has settled over Lebanon after a ceasefire with Israel came into effect at midnight on Thursday-Friday local time, with residents beginning to return to their homes despite warnings of continued danger and reported...
Frank McCourt, founder of Project Liberty, speaking with Foreign Policy CEO Andrew Sollinger at the Geoeconomics Forum. Credit: IPS By Umar Manzoor Shah SRINAGAR, India, Apr 17 2026 (IPS) As war in the Middle East ripples through global markets, policymakers,...
Two of Hong Kong’s biggest conglomerates are in talks over a possible merger of ParknShop and Wellcome, the city’s two largest supermarket chains, according to the Financial Times (FT). ParknShop and Wellcome. Photo: HKFP collage. The FT reported...
Turkey, Syria and Jordan have positioned themselves as a potential regional transport hub through plans to modernise and reconnect their railway networks, reviving a historic line and laying the groundwork for a future corridor linking southern Europe to...
The government is left to use identity politics to pretend that society is doing well just because it confronts racism, sexism, and “homotransphobia,” creating job quotas for oppressed groups. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact...
Two Iranian women footballers who sought asylum last month during the Asian Cup said Friday the support they had received in Australia gave them hope of being able to "live and compete in safety". Seven members of...
Orban only needs to engage in self-criticism and wait, Raphael Machado writes. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Viktor Orban will once again be a Hungarian parliamentarian like any other. The victory of...
North Korea’s economy is showing signs of recovery as Pyongyang deepens trade and diplomatic ties with Russia and China, South Korea’s unification ministry said in a report sent to AFP on Friday. Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre) flanked by Russian...
How the Four Great Imams Might Model Unity, Humility, and Principled Disagreement Today “And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided.” Qur’an 3:103 Introduction The Muslim community has never been entirely free of disagreement,...
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund announced Thursday the sale of its majority stake in Saudi Pro League football club Al-Hilal , where French striker Karim Benzema plays. The PIF , which also owns English Premier League side Newcastle...
During events marking the Palestinian Prisoners' Day across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, 16 April, mothers of Palestinians took to the fore as concern grows over the fate of their children inside Israeli prisons. In particular, these mothers...
GAZA, (PIC) The bread crisis continues in the Gaza Strip, in light of declining production, the disruption of several bakeries, and the shortage of fuel and flour, which has made obtaining a bundle of bread a daily challenge for residents, and...
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Merz’s paralysis and the EU’s anti-growth orderDiego Faßnacht reports that Chancellor Friedrich Merz is constrained by coalition politics and unable...
This week, the majority of Democrats in the US Senate voted for bills to block funding for weapons and bulldozers for Israel. Though there were not enough votes for the bills to pass (40 out of the 47 in...
Thousands of people in Lebanon celebrated on Friday as a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect, ending six weeks of violence that killed almost 2,000 Lebanese. The ceasefire, announced by US President Donald Trump...
AL-KHALIL, (PIC) The southern al-Khalil area witnessed a new assault carried out by armed settlers targeting citizens’ homes and property at dawn Friday. The attack resulted in heavy material losses affecting private belongings amid escalating field tensions in the region and...
A group of young people. Photo by Iwaria Inc. on Unsplash. Source: Africa Renewal, United Nations. The choice is clear; the window is narrow; and the time to prepare Africa’s workforce for the frontier economy is now. Africa’s growth story...
Hong Kong police are searching for a man believed to have snatched mobile phones from two MTR commuters moments before the train doors closed. Lai King MTR station. Photo: Wikicommons. Police said they received a report at 8.24pm on Thursday...
Accumulations of up to 3cm deep reported as severe thunderstorms also bring heavy downpours to central Italy Severe thunderstorms have affected the Mediterranean this week. On Monday, a surface low-pressure system in the Mediterranean in conjunction with an upper air cut-off...
LONDON, (PIC) In an exclusive field report by Al-Arab in UK (AUK), a high-level delegation of MPs, trade unionists, and human rights activists gathered outside the Metropolitan Police headquarters, “Scotland Yard.” The protest was held against what they termed “bias in...
Former Russian president and incumbent deputy chair of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev warned on X that “the Russian Defense Ministry’s statement must be taken literally: the list of European facilities that make drones and other equipment is a list...
LONDON, (PIC) The Red Ribbon Campaign calls for wide public mobilization to mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, observed annually on 17 April, and to activate the weekend of 17–19 April with events in streets, public squares, and city centers across the world. This...
The recent US-Israel-Iran conflict has confirmed a structural shift in warfare: artificial intelligence is no longer just enhancing military operations — it is compressing the time available to prevent escalation. In this conflict, AI-enabled decision-support systems processed vast streams of...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Occupied Jerusalem and various West Bank governorates witnessed a tense night and a Friday dawn marked by intensive military movements, raids, and arrests. Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out a series of incursions and raids targeting homes and refugee...
GAZA, (PIC) One civilian was killed and others were injured early Friday by Israeli gunfire east of Gaza City, as Israeli forces continue to violate the ceasefire agreement. A local source said that at least one person was killed and two others...
Kurds have expressed cautious support for Iraq's conscription bill . Some perceive it as an economic opportunity for youth, while others caution that it may intensify political and sectarian competition within security institutions. Parliament Speaker Haibat al-Halbousi recently expressed support...
Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have propelled drones into the headlines. The word “drone” now stretches to cover everything from hobbyist camera rigs available on Amazon to the Predator and Reaper systems the United States has relied on...
Mangroves, reefs and coastal ecosystems are more than natural assets — they are frontline climate solutions. Across Pacific villages, including Naidiri on Fiji’s Coral Coast, these systems are helping reduce erosion, protect livelihoods and support long-term resilience. Credit: Ludovic Branlant/SPC...
After weeks of bombardments in southern Lebanon that have killed more than 2,000 people and displaced more than one million residents, Israel has announced a ten-day ceasefire with Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, vowed to keep Israeli troops...
Every few years, like clockwork, the idea resurfaces from the salons of Brussels and the op-ed pages of Le Monde and Der Spiegel: Europe must build its own defense architecture, a “European pillar” of security, a NATO without Washington. The rhetoric is invariably...
The sharp escalation around the Strait of Hormuz has become one of the most dramatic events in global politics in 2026, calling into question the previous principles of freedom of maritime trade and the stability of the global energy system....
By CIVICUS Apr 17 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses the spread of AI-powered surveillance in Africa with Wairagala Wakabi, executive director of the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) and co-editor of Smart City Surveillance in...
The Chinese embassy in Japan has accused Tokyo of failing to protect its diplomats after it received three threats within a month, as a spat between the Asian neighbours rumbles on. The main building of the Chinese embassy in Tokyo....
A former pro-democracy lawmaker has been struck off Hong Kong’s medical register following his conviction for conspiracy to subvert state power in the landmark “Hong Kong 47” national security case. Former Civic Party legislator Kwok Ka-ki. Photo: Legislative Council, via...
As Pete Hegseth was fighting an uphill battle to be confirmed as the secretary of defense, an experienced politico came running to whip votes: Norm Coleman, a former Republican senator from Minnesota. After shepherding Hegseth around the Hill and lobbying his...
This month marks the third anniversary of the war in Sudan. Estimates of the death toll range from 150,000 to 400,000 or more; 2025 was, according to the United Nations’ internal estimates, a particularly deadly year for civilians. The humanitarian...
Seven deaths and 15 injuries have been recorded in the past year as crocodiles move their habitats closer to human settlements • Warning: contains graphic descriptions of crocodile attacks Ng’ikalei Loito was walking out of the warm waters of Lake Turkana on...
A 58% jump in TSMC’s quarterly profit, announced on April 16, should change how investors think about the AI economy. Those numbers are not speculative, based on projections or optimistic. They’re realized profits, delivered here and now. A fourth consecutive...
Let me give you the bottomline up front… Despite positive developments in expanding the ceasefire to include Lebanon and Hezbollah, the Trump administration announced new sanctions on Iran that will end any chance of negotiations with Iran. Unless Trump reverses...
By: Xiaochen Su - - - - Build we must The 2021 bursting of the Chinese real estate bubble has generated a growing chorus of analyses comparing China’s economic trajectory today with Japan’s stagnation since the...
Lebanese Finance Minister Yassine Jaber on Thursday said his government had good meetings this week with the International Monetary Fund and remained committed to working toward a lending programme. Current events, including the Israeli war on Lebanon , had delayed...
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Thursday his country was "ready" for a possible US attack on the communist island following months of mounting pressure from President Donald Trump. "We don't want that (confrontation) but it is our duty to be ready...
US President Donald Trump said Thursday Washington and Tehran were "very close" to a peace deal and insisted that Iran had agreed to hand over its enriched uranium, a key sticking point in negotiations. The United States had earlier threatened to...
IMF economists warned Thursday that the war in Iran could have "very, certainly severe" consequences far outside the region - especially for energy-importing countries. Countries in East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are among the countries most affected now - and who...
Trump administration officials are discovering that a daunting number of longstanding U.S. allies and security clients are adopting hedging policies or even openly opposing Washington’s decision to wage war against Iran. That sobering reality has become even clearer over the...
In the aftermath of last week’s big meeting of the Democratic National Committee in New Orleans, supporters of the U.S.-Israel alliance have been quite content. “We’re pleased that the DNC Resolutions Committee rejected a set of divisive, anti-Israel resolutions,” the...
A ceasefire in Lebanon was announced on Thursday by US President Donald Trump, but its reality tells a very different story. The ceasefire was not the product of American diplomacy, nor Israeli strategic calculation. It was imposed – largely as...
The collapse of the U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad this week, followed swiftly by Washington’s announcement of a maritime blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, has been widely framed as a return to the familiar patterns of...
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