The initial market reaction to US and Israeli military strikes on Iran was familiar: Brent crude surged in early Asian trading, equity markets slipped and headlines focused on the energy shock to come. But months later, the conflict appeared to...
The annual Shangri-La Dialogue took place in Singapore from May 29-31, serving as an important platform for exchanging views on the situation in the Indo-Pacific region. Preliminary Remarks The Dialogue was established in 2002 on the initiative of the London-based...
Dr Elizabeth Igaga in one of the operating rooms at Smile Train partner, CORSU hospital, Uganda during a partner visit. Credit: Smile Train By Elizabeth Igaga KAMPALA Uganda, Jun 16 2026 (IPS) Global health has a habit of mobilizing around the...
Ship Movement at 22:55 Hours 15 June 2026 Let’s give Donald Trump credit for one thing… He kept his word and lifted the US blockade on Iranian ships and Iran is going to town with its oil tankers moving in...
The announcement of a new agreement between the United States and Iran has been greeted with relief across global markets. Oil prices have eased, shipping insurers have relaxed and politicians have rushed to hail a diplomatic breakthrough. The memorandum of...
After a month of calm, Pakistan carried out a fresh round of airstrikes across Afghanistan last week, killing at least 13 civilians and injuring 10 others, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Pakistan confirmed the strikes, saying...
The U.S.’ most expensive military program to date, has fielded a fighter jet that simply doesn’t work most of the time. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released last week found the military’s F-35 fighter jets are only fully mission...
When Donald Trump arrived in the White House in January 2025, securing a quick end to the war in Ukraine was near the top of his foreign policy agenda . Despite political backlash, he pushed ahead with this objective...
Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan who served as the key negotiator between the US and Iran, announced on June 14, 2026, that the two sides had agreed on a deal to end the war. It will be officially...
The Hong Kong government has appointed a former top police officer to head the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. File photo: GovHK. The government said in a Monday statement that Albert Yuen, who served as...
I’ve read that the Indian commentariat and foreign policy establishment are more wary of the United States than at any time this century. Maybe so. But 26 years is not a particularly long time, and it often seems that there’s...
16 June 1976 is not just another chapter in the history books, nor is its aftermath and legacy, say those who took part and their families The day of 16 June 1976 began peacefully in Soweto. Student leaders at high schools...
By: Hà Giang - - - - In April 1975, a small group of people sat in a closed room and decided the fate of millions of Vietnamese. No one asked for their opinion. No one told them in advance....
Congress accidentally protected the American people’s liberty this week when it failed to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Section 702 authorizes warrantless surveillance of foreign citizens. However, it has been “interpreted” by the FISA court...
Adam Hochschild’s masterpiece King Leopold’s Ghost reconstructs one of the largest and least remembered mass atrocities of the modern era and exposes how Belgium’s liberal monarchy built a slave state in the Congo, which killed millions. First published in 1999...
The United States said Monday that ships will move toll-free through the Strait of Hormuz under an Iran peace deal signed by President Donald Trump, and insisted Tehran would have to fulfill its commitments before getting...
Islam Times - Iran's national football team will face New Zealand early Tuesday morning in its first—and perhaps most decisive—match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The encounter could pave the way for Team Melli's progression to the knockout stage....
The Hong Kong government has tightened the rules for the non-local labour scheme, targeting the food and beverage (F&B) sector, which has the highest number of imported workers in the city. Restaurant workers in Hong Kong. File photo:...
Hezbollah said on Monday it had attacked an Israeli force trying to advance in southern Lebanon despite the US-Iran agreement to end the Middle East war. Fighters from the group "using rockets and drones" blocked an...
Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, health officials said, as mediators prepared for further ceasefire talks in Cairo to safeguard a US-brokered peace plan for the tiny war-ravaged Palestinian...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Monday that the war on Iran had spared his country from what he described as Tehran's threat of "nuclear annihilation" amid widespread fury in Israel at Trump's peace agreement. In...
Egypt and Belgium drew 1-1 in their World Cup opener on Monday after a second-half Belgian equalizer spoiled Mohamed Salah's 34th birthday. Emam Ashour opened the scoring early in the first half in Seattle, before Romelu Lukaku came...
- Keeper named player of the match against Euro winners - - ‘I have worked my whole life for this moment,’ he says - Vozinha, the 40-year-old goalkeeper who was named player of the match after making seven saves in his side’s...
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Beijing officially welcomed the United States-Iran peace deal announced over the weekend, hoping the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will ease a months-long oil supply disruption that has rattled China’s fuel markets and battered its refining sector. However, the...
US President Donald Trump said on Monday the Strait of Hormuz would be fully open later in the week, after Washington and Tehran announced a deal to end the Middle East war . Trump said the vital waterway...
Donald Trump can claim a diplomatic victory after reaching an agreement with Iran to end the war in the Middle East , but numerous pitfalls remain and the US president has lost political capital. The cautious reception to...
On June 1, despite a ceasefire ostensibly underway in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Israel’s prime minister launched a major escalation against Lebanon , including threatening airstrikes against the Lebanese capital. The U.S. president called the Israeli leader, furiously...
The Islamic Republic of Iran did not just survive the existential threat of a US-Israeli imposed regime change, it has come out of this war in a significantly strengthened position. Amin Saikal is emeritus professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian...
Andy Burnham is favourite to win the Makerfield by-election, which could put him on course to be British Prime Minister. But will a Burnham-run Britain actually be any different from a Starmer-run Britain? Tom Blackburn is a writer from Manchester. A...
Jared Kushner’s controversial development on a protected island is being defended by the Albanian Government despite the public backlash. What Kushner and Albania’s prime minister Edi Rama have in common is that they are both close to Israel. Eldar Mamedov is...
BEIRUT, (PIC) The death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2 has risen to 3,798 killed and 11,781 wounded, according to figures released Monday by Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health. The ministry’s Public Health Emergency Operations Center said the...
By James Alix Michel VICTORIA, Seychelles, Jun 15 2026 (IPS) Tomorrow, Africa hosts the Our Ocean Conference on its own shores for the first time, in Mombasa. This is more than a diplomatic milestone. It is a test of whether we, as...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Jerusalem affairs researcher Ziad Ibhais has warned that the Temple Institute’s announcement of the birth of a new red heifer in the Galilee represents a significant development in the efforts of Temple groups to create the religious and...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Israeli media reports revealed on Monday that the Israeli government has launched a program to financially support extremist settler groups operating in the occupied West Bank, despite accusations linking them to repeated attacks against Palestinians and their property. According...
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has announced that presidential elections will be held in early 2027 and legislative elections in November this year, without saying if he would run. Abbas, 90, won the last Palestinian presidential election in...
Syrian authorities warned on Monday against acts of revenge targeting individuals accused of ties to deposed leader Bashar al-Assad's rule , after protests calling for accountability and apparent acts of vigilante justice. Interior ministry spokesperson Noureddine al-Baba told a...
For months, Iran's footballers have been asked to carry a burden few World Cup teams have ever faced. When Team Melli arrived in Los Angeles late on Sunday, less than 24 hours before their opening match against...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday Sunday cageside at a multimillion-dollar bloody mixed martial arts event staged on the White House South Lawn, punctuated by fighter jet flyovers, a live military band and fireworks to mark the...
Trump will not be able to implement a deal with Iran if Israel refuses to recognize it and the U.S. Senate does not approve it. Trump understands this perfectly well, but is using the agreement as a tool to push...
Properties from seven illegal settlements were advertised at the Great Israeli Real Estate Event on Sunday in London, days after more than 100 MPs and groups urged the UK government to ban it. Organisers had told journalists...
The fallout from a controversial Israeli real estate fair held in north London has continued to grow, with the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) submitting formal complaints to both the UK's Charity Commission and the...
In early June, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party accepted recommendations from its Security Research Council for revising Japan’s three main national security documents, including the National Security Strategy. A Japanese colleague knew I’d seen a few of these over the last...
BETHLEHEM / West Bank / PNN / Monjed Jadou The Palestinian Food Traders Syndicate on Monday launched the Palestine Food Expo 2026 in Bethlehem, bringing together around 70 companies and manufacturers from across the Palestinian territories in a bid to...
South Korea dismantles its notorious Defense Counterintelligence Command – a 70-year-old “dirty security apparatus” behind coups, massacres, and surveillance. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su “Military Intervention in Politics Will No Longer Be...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) escalated their measures on Monday against citizens in the town of Silwan, south of the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, after the IOA municipality crews stormed land belonging to Jerusalemite citizen Khaled Al-Zir...
Tunisia fired head coach Sabri Lamouchi on Monday after a lopsided loss in their first World Cup game. The Tunisian Football Federation announced his dismissal on its Instagram account. Written in Arabic, the statement was translated by Google. "An...
Somaliland opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, Israel's foreign ministry announced, months after Israel became the first country to recognise the breakaway African state's independence. "Honoured to host my dear friend President @Abdirahmanirro at the Ministry of...
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