China hit back at Washington on Monday with a sweeping two-pronged retaliation, barring government departments from buying products from 46 US defense contractors and blacklisting 10 American companies from receiving Chinese dual-use exports. The Ministry of Finance announced that procurement...
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Marwan Barghouti and the World Cup
Full ArticleDid you know that Marwan Barghouti supports Brazil with all his heart at every World Cup ? Did you know, too, that he is a devoted Real Madrid fan? Let me tell you something about the human side...
Our Ocean Conference: After Mombasa – Will Africa and the World Make Ocean Promises Real?
Full ArticleBy James Alix Michel VICTORIA, Seychelles, Jun 22 2026 (IPS) « James Alix Michel warns that without real finance and precaution, ocean pledges risk remaining only on paper. » Now that the lights have dimmed in Mombasa and the delegations have gone...
A wave of strange property attacks targeting Jewish sites in Canada is blamed on apolitical youth paid in crypto. The violence follows the same playbook seen in Australia and the UK. While Iran and Palestine solidarity campaigners are blamed, Israel...
Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused Israel of interfering in Sunday's presidential election, alleging that the country's National Registry systems were compromised in a bid to influence the outcome, which saw far-right candidate Aberaldo de la...
The dispute over whether the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed has become the first major test of a new US -Iran mechanism intended to keep one of the world's most important shipping lanes...
Cuba has announced sweeping economic changes that, despite constitutional guarantees of socialism, introduce measures commonly associated with capitalism. The reforms come amid mounting economic pressure and, according to observers, reflect not only longstanding U.S. demands but also encouragement from Russia...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) has called on the Israeli occupation authority to immediately release three pregnant Palestinian women, affirming they are among 93 female detainees currently held under harsh and tragic conditions inside Damon jail. According to a statement...
How Assad-era trials will test Syria's transition
Full ArticleSyria 's first public trials of prominent Assad-era figures could help define the country's post-Assad transition, rights advocates told The New Arab , as authorities announced dates for proceedings against several senior figures accused of war crimes and abuses...
As semiconductor complexity accelerates across AI, automotive, and edge computing markets, SoC architecture has become a critical determinant of commercial success. Modern silicon programs must simultaneously achieve aggressive performance-per-watt targets, support evolving workloads, and maintain manageable development… com/semiconductor-services/aion-silicon/369777-aion-silicon-architecting-smarter-socs-with-risc-v-balancing-performance-flexibility-and-risk/">AION Silicon: Architecting...
The most important question about the US-Israel-Iran war is no longer one of who has lost. It is obvious that everyone has lost but that Iran has lost less badly than the others. Nor is it important to ask how...
Less than two years after winning a thumping parliamentary majority, albeit with a record-low voter turnout and a vote share of just 33%, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his exit from office. Starmer, a human rights...
A defiant Iran held Belgium to a 0-0 draw in Sunday evening's group-stage match in Los Angeles, leaving them second in Group G despite the challenges and disruptions they have faced in the lead-up to the World Cup. Iran...
This story was originally published by ProPublica . After the Trump administration upended the U.S. Agency for International Development last year, terminating thousands of programs and firing nearly all of its staff, its plan for the...
The new Dark Ages
Full Article- - - - Photo by Bernhard Dinger on Unsplash I’m a history buff. There are a few different eras that I’m fascinated by, and the medieval period of Europe is certainly one of the biggies for...
Tail wags dog
Full ArticleBy Martin SIEFF Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The great Martin Sieff on what ails the faltering American Empire. It should be cold comfort indeed, but the successive inability of one US...
The debates in the Senate and House Armed Services Committees this month over this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Pentagon’s annual authorization bill, were anything but business as usual. Perhaps the biggest shift in tone and substance was...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel Tuesday through Thursday to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain, on a trip that will give the Trump administration a chance to sell its preliminary Iran accord...
The United States temporarily suspended sanctions on Iranian oil on Monday after Vice President JD Vance said Iran would let UN nuclear inspectors return to the country, following talks in Switzerland . Last week, Tehran and Washington signed...
Congress is preparing to surrender American sovereignty on the eve of America’s 250th anniversary
Full ArticleBy Dennis KUCINICH and Elizabeth KUCINICH Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Take Action to Defeat a Dangerous Expansion of the National Security State, Military Power Over Civilian Government, Foreign Policy Entrenchment, and the...
The Occupied Territories Bill is moving through the Oireachtas right now – and the government is still trying to leave services out. This would allow the majority of trade with Israel’s illegal settlements to continue untouched, making a mockery of...
GAZA, (PIC) Raghad Ashour did not know that Monday morning would bring the end to a dream that had accompanied her for long years, and that her name would be added to the list of martyrs before she could achieve her...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Dozens of extremist Jewish settlers escorted by police officers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards on Monday morning and later in the afternoon, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site. According to local sources,...
Declining to sell state shares in Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company (ALCN), the government has confirmed it will maintain its stake after Abu Dhabi Ports Group submitted a mandatory purchase offer to buy the government’s stake in the company...
With Russia and China watching, and the Axis of Resistance at stake, Pezeshkian’s tense signature hints: “We hope we’ve done the right thing.” Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Shadows between Washington and...
Will Andy Burnham mark the end of Britain’s blank check for Ukraine, or just a pause until 2029?
Full ArticleAndy Burnham’s rise isn’t just Labour’s last chance – it’s Britain’s escape hatch from Ukraine’s lost war. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su It would be foolish to believe that the hard-coded imperatives...
Good afternoon and welcome to our live page following developments out of the Middle East. You can track developments earlier today by visiting our previous live page here. Here are the key updates of the day: • Mediators Pakistan...
Trump’s Iran deal shatters Israel’s 40-year dream of regime change. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The Iran-U.S. de-escalation framework has been signed. As always, getting a framework agreed is one thing, but...
Iran’s top diplomat said late Sunday that peace negotiations in Switzerland have produced “major progress” despite US President Donald Trump’s belligerent military threats and Israel’s continued assault on Lebanon, both of which have risked derailing the high-stakes talks. Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister,...
In an unprecedented move on New Zealand 's political scene, the Free Palestine Party Aotearoa has been launched with the Palestinian cause at the heart of its political platform, describing it as the foremost moral, political and economic issue...
GAZA, (PIC) Three Palestinian civilians were martyred and others were injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza City on Monday. According to media sources, Israeli aircraft launched at least three strikes on a car in Gaza City’s Ahmed Abdul-Aziz area, killing a man...
GAZA, (PIC) A high school student was martyred in the Gaza Strip this Monday morning following an Israeli airstrike that targeted Gaza City while she was heading to take one of the final exams, locally known as Tawjihi. The PIC correspondent reported...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Israeli occupation forces and settlers have killed 70 Palestinians in the West Bank since the beginning of 2026, according to official Palestinian figures released on Monday. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the death toll included 17 children, five women...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) A Palestinian man was wounded on Monday during an Israeli military raid on Kafr Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem, as Israeli forces continued demolishing homes and commercial properties in the town. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its medical...
Lebanese officials have welcomed comments by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa , ruling out military intervention in Lebanon , saying his remarks helped dispel concerns over Damascus's intentions and opened the way for a new phase in...
By Raghu Shankar | LinkedIn , June 2026 Systems-in-package (SIPs) with 2.5D and 3D heterogenous integration, consisting of multiple dies and chiplets deliver 10x more functionality than traditional monolithic chips. This capability enables innovative solutions for diverse needs in scientific...
Keir Starmer has resigned as leader of the Labour party, and so in time as the UK’s prime minister. In the end, despite his numerous assurances that he would fight on, after Andy Burnham’s resounding win in the Makerfield byelection,...
Lebanon’s Failure to Disassociate
Full ArticleFew political systems are as intricately engineered as Lebanon’s. Power is constitutionally divided among a Maronite Christian president, a Sunni prime minister, and a Shia speaker of parliament, an arrangement known as the “three presidencies.” Parliamentary seats, meanwhile, are split...
Christian religious and political leaders in Iraq have urged Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi to guarantee genuine political partnership for the community, enforce state authority, improve security, and support the return of families displaced from their areas in...
A fragile calm held across Lebanon on Monday after days of intense and deadly Israeli bombardment, as US Vice President JD Vance described efforts to secure a lasting ceasefire as "a work in progress" and stressed the need...
At least two Palestinians , one of them a 15-year-old child, were killed by Israeli army fire early Monday in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, as Israeli violence in the occupied West Bank continues...
The Indian government is in talks with the UAE to sell some of its flagship defence systems, including the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, four Indian sources said, as the Gulf nation steps up arms procurement following the US-Israeli...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 73,035 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Monday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
Bahraini poet and writer Ali Abdullah Khalifa has died at the age of 82, ending a literary and cultural career that spanned more than six decades and helped shape modern Bahraini poetry while preserving Gulf folk heritage. Khalifa died...
TEHRAN, (PIC) Iran announced on Monday the creation of a new mechanism involving mediators to oversee efforts to end the war in Lebanon, as Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem rejected any ceasefire that allows Israel to continue military operations or maintain forces...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has mourned martyrs Issa Awad, 19, and Rida Awad, 15, who were shot dead earlier today by Israeli forces in al-Khalil province, south of the occupied West Bank. “The occupation forces’ persistence in targeting the Palestinian...
A prominent former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel , Yitzhak Yosef, has sparked controversy after claiming that US President Donald Trump's criticism of Israel and support for a deal with Iran amounted to "divine punishment" for attempts...
What appeared to be a trivial dispute over a photograph has, in reality, unveiled profound fault lines within the transatlantic alliance. The Trump–Meloni controversy underscores the growing divergence between the United States and Europe, reaffirming the enduring principle that in...
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