There is more information emerging about the rescue of the second crew member from the downed F-15E. The story the Trump administration is telling is, in my opinion, an exaggeration. It is now clear that once the plane crashed, the...
As President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" gears up to launch its ambitious initiatives in Gaza, a worrying pattern is reemerging: the recruitment of U.S. private security contractors to manage humanitarian operations. UG Solutions, which previously guarded aid distribution sites...
Vice President JD Vance is in Hungary today to help Prime Minister Viktor Orban resuscitate his campaign in the last few days ahead of the country’s contentious April 12 elections. After 16 consecutive years in power — following a shorter stint...
The number of human cases of guinea worm, a painful and debilitating tropical illness, fell to a record low of just 10 last year, according to the Carter Centre, the foundation set up by the late former US president Jimmy...
The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Tuesday on a resolution to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz , but in significantly watered-down form after veto-wielding China opposed authorizing force, diplomats said. Oil prices...
Ukrainian-born Hong Kong photographer Roman Olinchuk specialises in transforming ordinary locations into cinematic portraits. Photo: Roman Olinchuk. Olinchuk told HKFP that his inspiration is constantly changing, as he scouts out hidden gems across the territory: “My work has...
By: Nava Thakuria - - - - Balendra takes charge. AP Photo Nepal’s new prime minister Balendra Shah is wasting no time, having ordered the arrest of the immediate past premier and others in an action denounced by opponents as...
Two blasts were heard near Erbil's airport, which hosts advisers from the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition, in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, an AFP journalist said on Monday. Some hours earlier, air defence systems downed four...
Taiwan’s main opposition leader will travel to China on Tuesday for a rare visit aimed at building cross-strait “peace”, but the government warns Beijing will seek to stop US arms sales to the democratic island. Taiwan’s main opposition party KMT...
US and Israeli operations inside Iran escalated over the past week. Actions included strikes on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps missile and air defense sites, eliminations of senior military and intelligence officials, the recovery of a US F-15E crew downed over...
A pro-Palestinian campaign group on Monday accused Greek shipping firms of transporting oil and military equipment to Israel that helps its war in Gaza , in some cases breaching a Turkish embargo on trade with Israel. The "No...
If you wanted to indulge in partisan spin you could wax hotly about the Donald’s Easter morning desecration of the office of the presidency. His meld of profanity, blasphemy and bellicose madness all rolled into a single social media post...
$1.5 trillion. With a “t.” That’s how much US president Donald Trump wants Congress to appropriate for military (falsely called “defense”) spending in 2027. And that number — there’s no other way to put this — is insane. The only...
Included at the end of this article is a simple guide to lobbying your Members of Congress including contact info and a basic script. – Please contact them today! Up to 15,000 of the 50,000 American troops in the Middle...
Following President Trump’s address to the nation on Wednesday about the Iran War, stock markets suffered losses while oil prices rose. The decline in stocks and increase in oil prices reflected disappointment over President Trump’s failure to articulate a plan...
Hong Kong introduced new national security rules in March that empower police to demand that national security suspects surrender passwords to their devices. Meanwhile, an independent bookshop owner and his employees were arrested for allegedly selling seditious books. A sign...
The World Health Organization announced it was suspending evacuations from Gaza after a worker contracted to help them was killed on Monday. "@WHO is devastated to confirm that a person contracted to provide services to the Organization...
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would demand that the journalist who first reported that an airman in Iran had been rescued reveal how they got that information, and threatened to jail them if...
As President Donald Trump continues threatening to commit war crimes in Iran by bombing power plants, Iran is signaling that it could put a further squeeze on global oil prices by shutting down yet another strait used for transporting petroleum outside the Middle East. Ali Akbar...
The US-Israeli war on Iran will lead to higher inflation and slower global growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund told Reuters on Monday, ahead of a forecast for the world economy planned by...
If China and Russia were to have a joint slogan for their “strategic partnership,” it could be “MAWA – Make America Weak Again.” And if they had a dream, it would have been that Donald Trump would have been elected...
Oil prices edged down Monday amid subdued Easter holiday trading as investors took some encouragement from news of some oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz . "There is definitely some sort of volumes being shipped through...
Taiwan will redirect ships to bring crude oil from Saudi Arabian Red Sea ports, the government said Monday, as it seeks to avoid the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz . Oil prices have soared due to the Middle...
Important context to understand the long history of US diplomatic missed opportunities which helped bring us to this disastrous point. Chris Bambery is an author, political activist and commentator. His books include A People’s History of Scotland and...
Those that commit genocide today usually do so at a step or two removed from their victims. That adds a new layer of inhumanity to atrocities. Hossam Shaker is a journalist and an author who has extensively covered the topic...
Europe is increasingly dependent on American LNG, but what gets little discussed is the damage this LNG production is doing to the health of Americans and the environment they live in. Luca Manes is an Italian journalist. Cross-posted from Gree...
Chinese spy cameras remain in widespread use in the United States, in Canada and Mexico and worldwide. They are sold as security and traffic cameras, but that is a cover story for their real use. Such cameras are used for...
Credit: US Department of Defense / Wiki Commons By Herbert Wulf Apr 6 2026 (IPS) Donald Trump ran on a platform of ending wars. After his success in Venezuela, he is intoxicated by his military achievements and is banking on regime...
President Donald Trump and company tried to make lemonade out of lemons today as they endeavored to convey the rescue operation of a downed F-15 operator as the greatest, most exciting event of Operation Epic Fury so far. “A resourcing demonstration...
Credit: Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via AFP By Inés M. Pousadela MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Apr 6 2026 (IPS) Bangladesh’s first credible election in nearly two decades delivered a landslide win for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its leader Tarique Rahman , son...
Iranian authorities are seeking to reassure the country’s population over the stability of the country's electricity grid , amid persistent US-Israeli threats to strike the country’s power plants and energy infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz isn’t...
We all know the semiconductor industry is seeing a new era of data intensity. The industry’s response includes advanced semiconductor design strategies, the adoption of chiplets, and the integration of optical I/O and photonics to enable higher performance, faster AI...
Iran has rejected a proposed truce in its war with the United States and Israel , state media reported Monday, despite a stark threat by US President Donald Trump to destroy its vital infrastructure. "Iran has conveyed to Pakistan its...
At least 10 Palestinians were killed and several others injured in Israeli shelling that targeted a school sheltering displaced people east of al-Maghazi camp in central Gaza , amid clashes with militias reportedly backed by Israel, medical...
Following the launch of the US-Israeli war on Iran in late February, at least eight countries shut their airspace: Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE. By 3 March, cancellations across seven major Middle East airports...
A Syrian interior ministry spokesman has announced plans to introduce a law regulating protests in the country, after a demonstration at the UAE embassy sparked tension between Abu Dhabi and Damascus. Speaking to Al-Ikhbariya TV...
An Israeli strike on an apartment in a town east of Beirut late Sunday killed a local official from a Christian political party, sharpening internal divides over Hezbollah as Israel's strikes expand to new parts of the country. The war raging...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Hassan Khater, head of the Jerusalem International Center, has warned of an Israeli court decision to allow between 100 and 600 Jewish settlers, including rabbis, to tour the closed Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards daily. In a statement on Monday, Khater...
Hunger and lack of access to adequate food remain a persistent problem in Syria , with over 80% of households unable to secure sufficient and diverse food on a stable basis, according to a recent study by the Food...
GAZA, (PIC) At least ten Palestinians were killed on Monday evening in an Israeli massacre east of Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. According to reports, armed clashes broke out east of the camp between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israel-linked militias, alongside...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) Institutions specialized in prisoners’ affairs reported, on Monday, that the number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation prisons reached more than 9,600 prisoners until the beginning of April 2026, based on official data issued by Israel Prison Service. This came...
On Easter Sunday , God’s chosen in the White House issued a vulgar and unbalanced posting on Truth Social that epitomizes the insanity of his Iran war . Attending to it closely will help us understand how President...
NAZARETH, (PIC) Iranian missile attacks on Israeli cities have intensified, raising the death toll in Israel to 23 since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran on February 28, amid continued military escalation and stalled diplomatic efforts. Israeli authorities said four...
Iran's renowned Sharif University of Technology in Tehran was targeted by an Israeli-US strike in the early hours of Monday, hitting and damaging its data centre, as well as the compound’s mosque and laboratories, state media reported. The data...
Before daybreak on March 2 , in response to the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran and assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel from Lebanon. Israel retaliated with airstrikes on Beirut and its suburbs, renewing the...
The US press revealed that the decision to go to war with Iran relied heavily on the assumption that a popular uprising could follow the elimination of the top leadership in Tehran. It appears this assessment, reportedly provided by...
- - - - Photo by Indra Projects on Unsplash Once again, a federal judge has ruled that the executive branch can’t be the executive branch and do executive branch things. This time, it’s defunding NPR and...
After decades of bipartisan deference to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee ( AIPAC ), the likely contenders for the next Democratic presidential nomination have been distancing themselves from the powerful organization. The shift is significant. But disavowing...
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