FIFA is reportedly considering staging a football match between the Palestinian and Israeli U-15 national teams ahead of a global youth football festival in the United States in September, a proposal likely to spark outrage among Palestinian football...
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Indian fertility has fallen below the rate required for population stability, in further evidence of the unexpectedly rapid decline in births internationally The global fall in fertility rates has arrived faster and spread further than anticipated. Two-thirds of people now live...
Trump’s Carter Nightmare in Iran
Full ArticleThe revealing moment in Donald Trump’s latest Iran messaging was not the boast. It was the hesitation. Asked about sending U.S. special operations forces into Iran to extract the country’s enriched uranium, Trump said that his team had...
This Qurayshi woman remains anonymous, but her story features most prominently in the Qur’anic exegetical literature in connection with the well-known 20th ayah from Surah An-Nisa 1 . Her claim to fame was an incident in which she confronted ʿUmar...
Hamas: Smotrich’s plans in al-Khalil mark dangerous escalation to entrench annexation, occupation sovereignty
Full ArticleWEST BANK, (PIC) The Hamas Movement said that the statements and measures announced by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich regarding the city of al-Khalil represent a dangerous escalation in efforts to Judaize the occupied West Bank and a new attempt to...
Anas Mohammed recounts his own experience and details of what he said took place during his time in Israeli custody after his boat in the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces on international waters. Some readers may find...
The revocation of Kuwaiti citizenship from two of the Gulf's most influential musicians has sent shockwaves through Kuwait's cultural community , making singer Abdulmohsen Al Muhanna and composer Yousef Al Muhanna the latest high-profile figures to be stripped...
I was just guessing at numbers and figures Pulling the puzzles apart Questions of science, science and progress Do not speak as loud as my heart – Coldplay Nine of the world’s current top,-ten-ranked research universities are in China, according...
As semiconductor manufacturing pushes toward advanced nodes with tighter feature sizes, the optical proximity correction (OPC) workflow is adopting curvilinear masks to achieve the larger process windows that traditional Manhattan geometries cannot deliver. Traditional Manhattan masks constrain shapes to vertical …...
The son of imprisoned Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya has described his devastation after Israel's Supreme Court rejected his father's appeal against detention on Tuesday, leaving the prominent physician jailed without charge despite mounting concerns over his health. In...
The Palestinian presidency has warned that a decision announced by the far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to revoke parts of the Hebron agreements represents a dangerous escalation that threatens the political and legal status...
US President Donald Trump maintained on Tuesday that an interim accord with Iran makes clear that Tehran would never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, and he also suggested Syria could be better positioned to disarm...
American Arab Chamber of Commerce of Illinois host fundraisder for Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge The American Arab Chamber of Commerce will host a fundraiser on Tuesday June 16, 2026 to support Jim Dodge, who was elected the mayor of...
American Arab Chamber of Commerce of Illinois host fundraiser for Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge The American Arab Chamber of Commerce will host a fundraiser on Tuesday June 16, 2026 to support Jim Dodge, who was elected the mayor of...
International shipping companies welcomed the agreement between the US and Iran to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz , but cautioned on Tuesday that it remains too early to resume normal operations through the...
Confidence Man
Full ArticleDonald Trump ’s popularity with evangelicals has always been confounding. He doesn’t respect them or their belief system, or embody any recognizable Christian values. Nor does he seem to have a favorite evangelist, the way George W. Bush was associated...
Iran's World Cup opener against New Zealand in Los Angeles on Monday became a showcase of competing visions of Iranian identity, with most supporters rallying behind Team Melli while pro-monarchy activists used the occasion to display...
What Desperate Regimes Do Before They Fall
Full ArticleDonald Trump is already telling us he’s going to try to steal the 2026 election, and the fact that he’s saying it now, months in advance, is the whole tell. Back in February he stood up and declared that...
Abdul Hamid Abdul Muti thought the meal he had prepared for his family would offer a brief moment of normality amid life in a displacement camp. Instead, within hours, the 44-year-old was doubled over with stomach cramps, vomiting repeatedly and suffering...
This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here . The oceanic phenomenon known as El Niño , which increases temperatures worldwide, has officially begun, according to U.S. weather forecasters...
TPI: um instrumento de perseguição imperialista
Full ArticleMossad ameaçou procuradora do TPI em casa para parar investigações sobre Gaza. Tribunal persegue Putin e Kadafi, mas protege aliados dos EUA. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su Fatou Bensouda, ex-procuradora-chefe do...
Who’s Afraid of Hasan Piker?
Full ArticleFormer high-ranking Biden administration officials should arguably be facing charges at the International Criminal Court for complicity in the Gaza genocide. Instead, they’re embraced by polite society and enjoy influential posts in corporate media...
The United States military has overseen scores of secretive ship-to-ship oil transfers to keep Gulf energy exports flowing, using aerial and water drones as well as helicopters in an operation to guide convoys to awaiting tankers. The operation on...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking heat from his political opponents for his response to the deaths of three ship workers who were killed in the Gulf of Oman last week by US forces as part of President Donald Trump’s illegal war with Iran. Fury...
By launching a railway corridor stretching from Mecca to Istanbul via Amman and Damascus, with potential extensions to Oman and Lebanon , Saudi Arabia and Turkey could diversify their economies and expand their geopolitical influence....
Over 60 MPs and Lords have demanded answers over illegal shipments of weaponry from Britain to Israel via Belgium. MPs who have signed the letter include Diane Abbott, Richard Burgon, John McDonnell, and Hannah Spencer, while the Lords include Baroness Sayeeda...
- - - - Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash Intellectually, I believe that anything we do should be something we do with as much excellence as we can manage, and if it’s not to...
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has removed the foundation for Kyiv’s accusations of “maritime piracy” against Russia by recognizing Russia’s control over the Kerch Strait, according to the article. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has amended the law governing elections to the Palestinian National Council , a move analysts say could reshape Palestinian political representation as the leadership prepares for long-delayed elections amid internal divisions and mounting...
Administrative detention used to disrupt Palestinian lives, enforce permanent instability
Full ArticleRAMALLAH, (PIC) The Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies said Israel’s policy of administrative detention is systematically designed to disrupt the normal course of Palestinian prisoners’ lives and deprive them of social, professional and educational stability. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the...
An Iranian national football team player's United States visa has expired, state media reported Tuesday, leaving his future at the World Cup shrouded in doubt with Tehran engulfed in a bitter diplomatic row with Washington. Winger Mehdi...
By Philip GIRALDI Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Netanyahu always says “What you own belongs to me” In addition to the regular lethal American and Israeli attacks on Iran, last week...
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has insisted that Israel must fully withdraw from occupied Lebanese territory under the terms of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, rejecting a proposed "pilot zone" arrangement and warning that any prolonged...
The Crisis of Global Britain
Full ArticleBritain’s recent local elections revealed more than a routine midterm backlash. Labour’s heavy losses, the continuing erosion of Conservative support, and the rise of the far-right Reform UK point towards a deeper crisis unfolding within one of the West’s traditional...
For years, advanced packaging has been described mostly in planar terms: chiplets placed side by side, connected through interposers, bridges, redistribution layers, substrates, and short-reach electrical links. This view remains important. It supports today’s GPU, HBM, chiplet, and 2.5D integration...
By Tamas ORBAN Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su A quick explainer on the EU’s landmark migration management legislation and why the European Right is not happy about it. After nearly eleven years in...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Tuesday under heavy Israeli police protection, as Palestinian religious leaders renewed calls for worshipers to maintain a permanent presence at the holy site. Jerusalemite sources said settlers carried out...
A group of children sit near a garden in Tamasgo Primary, in Burkina Faso, which is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. Credit: UNICEF Office in Burkina Faso By Oritro Karim UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 2026 (IPS) A...
Inside a narrow room in a Beirut displacement shelter, Fatima Bittar keeps the door slightly ajar. Not for air, but because she cannot afford to be alone if something goes wrong. The 54-year-old widow was displaced from Bourj el-Shemali...
While Pakistan has been publicly credited with mediating the framework agreement between the United States and Iran, officials and diplomats say Qatar played a crucial behind-the-scenes role in helping bridge differences between Washington and Tehran, hosting...
A dozen Israeli company stands were shut down on Monday at a major international defence and security exhibition outside Paris, after French authorities enforced restrictions on the display of Israeli military equipment amid growing scrutiny of Israel...
The photo above is not from China; it’s from Japan. In the 1970s, Daiei was Japan’s top retailer. But after Japan’s asset bubble burst around 1990, it became Japan’s most famous “zombie” company — staggering along unprofitably, kept afloat by a constant...
Leaders from Southeast Asia gather in Kazan this month for the Russia-ASEAN summit, and one of the most closely watched developments may not be found on the official agenda. Instead, it lies in a diplomatic request from Manila: a proposed...
Who Will Win Colombia’s Presidential Election?
Full ArticleThe Republic of Colombia celebrated elections on May 31. Two candidates — Iván Cepeda on the left and Abelardo de la Espriella on the right — advanced to the final round to succeed President Gustavo Petro, the country’s first-ever leftist...
GAZA, (PIC) Two Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in an Israeli drone strike in central Gaza as ceasefire violations continued. Local sources reported that an Israeli drone targeted an area near Al-Nouri Tower, north of the Nuseirat refugee camp, killing two people. Israeli...
What lies ahead for Pashinyan?
Full ArticleWithout the support of Armenian nationalists, his political future is under threat. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The recent electoral victory of Nikol Pashinyan and his pro-EU coalition in Armenia was welcomed...
Saudi authorities replaced the kiswa, the black silk cloth covering the Kaaba in Mecca, on Monday evening as Muslims around the world marked the start of the Islamic New Year 1448 AH. The annual ceremony, one of the...
Is the fire of Europe starting in Belfast?
Full ArticleBelfast is burning, and in its ashes lies the very question that Europe continues to evade: do we want to address the causes, or do we prefer to keep standing guard over the gasoline can? Join us on Telegram ,...
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