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Donald-Trump-asleep-in-Oval-Office I am going to start wearing a neck brace… Trump’s conflicting comments about the peace negotiations with Iran have given me whiplash. Today at a Cabinet meeting , President Trump asserted that Iran is “ negotiating on fumes...

This month, as delegates from around the world gathered at the United Nations to talk about nuclear nonproliferation, the U.S. and Russia chose to remind everyone just how much destructive power they command. On May 12, Russia staged a test launch...

Ecuador’s president , Daniel Noboa, has used his country’s spiraling security crisis to tighten his grip on power. Under the banner of the “war on drugs,” his government has expanded emergency rule and intensified a crackdown on political opponents....

The emerging deal between the United States and Iran represents an existential danger to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future. With his coalition fracturing and elections approaching, Netanyahu can’t survive a peace that leaves Hezbollah intact and Iran’s nuclear...

By Kang Jin-kyu A Chinese dissident who has long been a thorn in Beijing’s side has escaped to South Korea on a rubber boat, his lawyer confirmed on Wednesday, after repeated attempts to flee China. Chinese dissident Dong Guangping. Photo:...

by Ron PAUL Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The pattern of media reports – based on White House leaks – that an agreement with Iran is almost completed has become predictable. Where...

The Western-controlled “news” media are endeavoring to corner Russia in a no-win situation. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The increasing lethality of the NATO-backed Kiev regime’s attacks on Russian civilians is not...

A Hong Kong official has confirmed that the justice minister sent an internal memo urging department staff to provide information on the sources of allegations of a top government prosecutor’s misconduct . Department of Justice. Photo: GovHK. Deputy Secretary...

By: B A Hamzah - - - - Photo from Exercise Balikatan Facebook page The unprecedented participation of 1,400 Japanese combat soldiers in the seven-nation Balikatan Exercise 2026, the longstanding annual drill between the Armed Forces of the Philippines...

Some Wang Fuk Court residents have said they “are given no choice” over the government’s plan to buy back their flats , urging authorities to reconsider rebuilding the fire-hit estate on site. Wang Fuk Court residents return to their...

RAMALLAH / PNN/ Economist Nabil Koukali said the Bank of Israel’s decision to cut interest rates to 3.75% reflects growing concern over an economic slowdown amid the impact of war and regional tensions, warning of direct repercussions for Palestinians closely...

On March 25, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act . In his speech introducing the law at a press conference, Sanders explained the thinking behind the proposal...

Russian nuclear deterrence is a European interest too. Communication channels are essential – this needs to be managed well. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Strategic Culture...

“Democracy” is a slogan, a value-judgement more than it is a description, and a term of praise and abuse in political debates more than a defined programme. Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack “Trying to understand the world” Licensed under the...

Israel said on Wednesday that it had killed Mohammed Odeh, the reported new chief of Hamas ’s military wing, in a series of overnight air strikes on Gaza City, marking the latest in a string of targeted...

Israel launched broad strikes on Lebanon including near the city of Tyre on Wednesday, as Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with Israeli forces beyond an Israeli-declared "yellow line" in the south despite a ceasefire. Israel last week vowed to...

Malcolm Ducker, a British former RAF pilot, set sail earlier this month towards the Gaza Strip in the hopes of reaching the devastated enclave in an act of solidarity with the long-suffering people there. Ducker, who departed from Sicily,...

Four activists could be sentenced as terrorists next month despite not being convicted of terrorism offences. Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, and Fatema Rajwani are among several Palestine Action activists accused of raiding an Israeli weapons factory in Bristol in...

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi urged armed factions on Wednesday to join state institutions, as the US mounts pressure on Baghdad to disarm groups backed by Iran . Zaidi, who only recently took office, has voiced support for the...

Palestinians marked Eid al-Adha in the West Bank amid continued economic recession and ongoing Israeli raids and attacks However, families have tried to hold on to their holiday traditions despite arrests, displacement and loss caused by the Israeli occupations. Despite...

The 2026 Billionaire Tax Act initiative recently submitted enough signatures to be put on the California ballot for the November 2026 elections. Its goal is to raise revenue by imposing a one-time 5% wealth tax on California billionaires to...

Since October 2023 , Israel has occupied vast stretches of territory in Gaza, Syria and, most recently, Lebanon. Corporate media have been reluctant to use clear, direct language to characterize U.S.-backed Israeli land grabs in each of these places, preferring...

Picture three British Pakistani friends in their early twenties cruising down Manchester’s infamous Curry Mile — a.k.a. Wimmy Road, a.k.a. Wilmslow Road — about to embark on a lads’ night out in the North of England’s biggest halal...

Las Nuevas Rutas de la Seda/Iniciativa de la Franja y la Ruta (BRI) y sus ramificaciones, como la Ruta Marítima del Norte/Ruta de la Seda del Ártico, siguen más vivas que nunca. Únete a nosotros en Telegram , Twitter y...

What is hegemony? Is the United States losing it? By Michael BRENNER Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su HEGEMONY. “Hegemony, Hegemon everywhere — but not a ‘definition’ in sight.” Talk about American foreign policy is...