When Israel and the U.S. launched their war on Iran, a flurry of media reports suggested CIA-armed Kurdish forces were preparing to enter Iran and help topple the Islamic Republic. That outcome was always unlikely. Just months earlier, the latest...
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is set to meet with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday, where they will discuss pressing issues between the neighbouring countries. Salam will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri and...
Doctors Without Borders on Thursday accused Israel of having deliberately restricted food and aid in Gaza, creating a "manufactured malnutrition crisis" with particularly devastating impacts on infants and pregnant and breastfeeding women. The report also examined what it said was...
Damascus, Syria - On 6 March, days after launching the war against Iran , US President Donald Trump stated he would approve of Iranian Kurds taking military action against the Iranian regime. "I think it's wonderful that...
In the Balikatan military exercise, taking place in the Philippines, troops from the Philippines, US, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and France have been getting real combat training – and a lot of it. It’s conducted with China in mind...
A new report finds the Iran war has cost the U.S. nearly $72 billion in its first 60 days — about $1.2 billion per day. Stephen Semler, journalist and co-founder of the Security Policy Reform Institute, produced the new estimate...
A new investigation by British journalist and activist Andy Worthington has drawn renewed attention to dozens of Palestinian doctors and healthcare workers from Gaza who remain imprisoned in Israel , including Kamal Adwan Hospital director Hussam Abu Safiya. The nearly...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,628 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Monday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
GAZA, (PIC) The health and environmental conditions in the Gaza Strip are worsening with the spread of rats and parasites inside displacement camps, in light of the continued Israeli siege and the prevention of the entry of medical supplies and insecticides,...
Three women who allegedly travelled to Syria to support Islamic State jihadists were arrested on Thursday as they returned home to Australia for the first time in years, police said. The women and their children -- all Australian citizens...
GAZA, (PIC) The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza has warned of a rapidly worsening crisis in medicines, medical supplies, and laboratory materials, saying dozens of essential items have completely run out, threatening the collapse of critical healthcare services across the besieged...
DOHA, (PIC) Khalil al-Hayya, head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, has said that Israel’s ongoing crimes against the people in the coastal enclave “cannot be justified,” stressing that the Israeli occupation army is defying signed ceasefire agreements. “Negotiations have come to...
Many in Iran view Russia as a key partner for ensuring their economic survival. Russia can help Iran withstand sanctions, meet domestic food needs, and rebuild its energy sector. Political and Diplomatic Sphere Iran-Russia relations, based on the signing of...
GAZA, (PIC) A new report by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned of severe health consequences linked to malnutrition in Gaza, saying the Israeli blockade and restrictions on food and medical supplies are driving rising rates of premature births, miscarriages, and...
With each passing moment, the British establishment loses its grip on the political destiny of the nation. The upcoming local elections feel like a watershed moment. Both major political parties, the Labour Party and their counterparts in the Conservatives, face...
Iran's embassy denied on Thursday that its armed forces had been involved in an explosion that struck a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz this week. The blast and fire occurred on the Panama-flagged HMM Namu, a...
There are political operators who rise through ideology, and there are bureaucrats who rise through obedience. Then there is Dr Khalilur Rahman, a man who appears to have risen through something far more elusive: usefulness in moments of uncertainty. In...
The US war on Iran is leading the world to a global depression. Professor Richard Wolff places the current crisis in the context of the capitalist system and the decline of US hegemonic power. By Chris HEDGES Join us on...
Beneath a grand dome, pierced by arched windows of stained glass, where ceramic tiles carry the curves of Arabic calligraphy, and white marble columns frame the recesses, accented by intricately carved mashrabiya , the Arab Hall of Leighton...
A group of Democratic lawmakers in the United States has urged the State Department to end decades of official ambiguity surrounding Israel's nuclear capabilities, arguing that the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran has made transparency an...
AG Nessel Charges Fay Beydoun with 16 Felonies for Stealing Global Link International Grant Funding On May 6, 2026, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced 16 felony charges against Fay Beydoun, 62, of Farmington Hills, for the alleged theft of funds...
The United Arab Emirates, in general, and Dubai in particular, are facing a critical test of their international image as an economic oasis of stability in a conflict-affected region. Recent missile and air strikes on the Gulf...
As US and Japanese missiles roar across Philippine skies, the Southeast Asian nation is becoming a forward-deployed missile hub in the intensifying US-China rivalry in the Pacific. The US and Japan escalated their military profiles in the Philippines during this...
Hong Kong independent bookshop Book Punch and its owner have been fined HK$6,000 after holding a stand-up comedy show without an entertainment licence – the second time they have been penalised within a month. Hong Kong independent bookstore Book Punch...
Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least five people on Wednesday, including the son of Hamas’ chief negotiator, as Cairo talks reach a fragile juncture. Israel targeted a group of people in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood of Gaza...
A Chinese military court handed suspended death sentences on Thursday to two former defence ministers for corruption, state media said. Former Chinese defence ministers Wei Fenghe (left) and Li Shangfu. File photos: US Department of Defense, Wikimedia Commons. They are...
Israel claimed on Thursday that its strike on a southern Beirut suburb killed a top Hezbollah commander, as it continues heavy attacks on southern Lebanon despite a truce. The Wednesday evening strike on a building in Haret Hreik apparently killed...
As a retired Metropolitan police detective, I’m alarmed that senior officers might ban Palestine marches in central London in the wake of the Golders Green stabbings. Every march I have attended as a citizen has been nothing but peaceful....
The top US diplomat, Marco Rubio , went to the Vatican on Thursday for talks with the first US pope, Leo XIV, against the backdrop of sharp tensions between the White House and the Vatican. The US secretary of state's...
GAZA, (PIC) In the Gaza Strip, where maps are no longer just lines on paper, what is known as the Orange Line emerges as a title for a new field phase, where geography intersects with military force, and where the dividing...
Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su This article is adapted from a speech given at the Ron Paul Institute Spring Conference in Lake Jackson TX on 25 April 2026. I’m going to begin...
The Trump administration is framing its barrage of sanctions announced on April 24, targeting the Hengli Petrochemical refinery in Dalian and 40 associated shipping entities, as a masterstroke of pre-summit leverage. As President Trump prepares to meet President...
Britons voted Thursday in local elections set to heap more pressure on beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and energise the rise of hard-right and left-wing populists. The ballot across Scotland, England and Wales is Starmer's biggest electoral test...
A group of prominent Irish footballers, musicians and actors have joined a growing campaign urging the Republic of Ireland to boycott upcoming Nations League matches against Israel later this year over the war in Gaza. The campaign, organised by...
When massive stars reach the end of their lives, they do not simply fade away. Some die in colossal supernova explosions so powerful that, for a short time, they can outshine entire galaxies. What remains after such a cosmic catastrophe...
Hydrogen has been described by the Chinese government as of “great significance” to the country’s clean-energy transition, but its uptake in a range of carbon-intensive sectors has so far faced hurdles of cost and logistics. Now, a policy push...
China resumes fuel exports + US oil sanctions + Emission quotas for local cadres c.groth Thu, 05/07/2026 - 13:14 picture alliance / CFOTO | CFOTO Download (pdf - 546.11 KB) MERICS Briefs MERICS China Essentials May 07, 2026 10 min...
GAZA, (PIC) The son of Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, Azzam, was martyred on Thursday morning, succumbing to injuries from an Israeli strike the previous day. Local sources reported that Azzam al-Hayya died from critical wounds sustained in an Israeli airstrike that targeted...
Iran announced it was reviewing the latest American proposals on ending the war, as US President Donald Trump threatened the country with a new wave of bombing unless a deal is reached that includes reopening the crucial Strait...
Malawian Farmers harvest sweet potatoes in fields where no chemicals have been used. Credit: Albert Khumalo By Benson Kunchezera and Tanka Dhakal LILONGWE & VIENTIANE, May 7 2026 (IPS) For decades, pesticides have been a quiet pillar of Malawi’s agriculture,...
The Yerevan summit appears not as a milestone but as a failed maintenance operation, a necessary rite to reaffirm the plausibility of a project whose practical limits have long since been reached. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and...
Türkiye will reach the Moon in 2027 by firing its domestically developed hybrid rocket engine and become the first country to use the technology in deep space, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır has said during SAHA 2026, the...
Malawi’s parliament has opened a third formal investigation into the June 2024 military aircraft crash that killed former vice-president Saulos Chilima and eight others , renewing scrutiny of aviation oversight and unresolved questions left by two earlier...
Across the US, Muslims are running in the 2026 midterms at the federal, state and local levels, a change from a decade ago, when it was far less common. Some are running for re-election, while others are aiming to hold...
US President Donald Trump’s decision to pause an operation aimed at guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz reportedly came after pressure from Gulf allies and threats to restrict US military access to regional bases, according...
US President Donald Trump’s decision to pause an operation aimed at guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz reportedly came after pressure from Gulf allies and threats to restrict US military access to regional bases, according...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed different areas of the West Bank last night and at dawn Thursday, raiding homes and kidnaping a number of Palestinian citizens. According to local sources, Israeli forces stormed a house in the Balou...
Concerns are growing in Israel over a possible agreement being shaped between the United States and Iran , driven mainly by three issues linked to Iran's missile programme, Tehran's regional allies, particularly Hezbollah , and the failure to...
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