Chinese President Xi Jinping’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang earlier this month celebrated their decades-long alliance, with both sides vowing to elevate their ties to “new heights.” However, the summit reflected a marriage of convenience...
For the past year, the Trump administration has undertaken a lethal campaign of strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, killing at least 200 people. It could soon gain a major new ally in this fight...
To commemorate World Refugee Day (June 20) without confronting the American militarism driving the crisis is just plain hypocrisy. Data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees shows global displacement has reached record highs, with more than 117 million...
I have no legs, so the thought of tackling the nearly 6,000-metre peak seemed crazy. But after reflection, and hard physical training, I decided to give it a go I was born with a rare genetic disease called sacral agenesis, which...
Earlier this week, the United States Department of War restored the US Indo-Pacific Command’s name to the US Pacific Command, reversing an eight-year-old title change and restoring operational clarity. The announcement comes in the same week that a growing chorus...
Jonathan David bagged a hat-trick as Canada secured their first ever World Cup finals victory and boosted their chances of reaching the knockout stages with a 6-0 thrashing of hapless nine-man Qatar on Thursday. The co-hosts' joy at the...
By: Majid Maqbool - - - - On June 9, India opened a strategically vital 13.15 km tunnel linking the Kashmir region to Ladakh beneath the 3,529-meter Zojila pass, the world’s longest single-tube bi-directional road tunnel at the world’s highest...
Islamic Society of Milwaukee President Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian American activist and community leader detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in March, was released from detention on Thursday after an order by a federal judge. "Mr. Sarsour has...
Reprinted with permission from Trita Parsi’s Substack. I have spent years fighting against Trump’s push toward war with Iran, and I have the scars to prove it. When Trump withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018, I warned that it would...
Reprinted from The Realist Review. There are certain episodes in Cold War history that modern conservatives are expected to treat as either sinister fantasy or liberal delusion. The McCloy–Zorin Accords of 1961 occupy a curious place. Explain the concept today...
Donald Trump’s second term has precipitated a tsunami of criticism from Democrats over his foreign policy. Yet when it comes to Washington’s efforts to dominate Latin America and the Caribbean, the substantive dispute – if there is any substance remaining,...
Ukraine hopes a set of sweeping reforms will help redress its chronic shortage of manpower by providing clear terms of service and better pay. However, its promises to begin discharging long-serving troops and reform controversial mobilization procedures raise questions about...
“Illegal” has become one of the most used words in the Middle East’s expanding wars. In Gaza, Israel's conduct has been repeatedly recognised as genocide , collective punishment and violations of international humanitarian law. Israel's continued occupation of Palestinian territories has...
Eight Muslim-majority countries including regional heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Turkey said on Thursday that they held Israel responsible for arson attacks on two West Bank mosques , which Palestinian officials said were torched by settlers. The foreign ministers of Saudi...
The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding marks the greatest diplomatic breakthrough in the American-Israeli war on Iran since it began almost four months ago. Yet, for Israel, to say this development is a major blow is an...
Assume, for the sake of argument, that you think the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) just signed by President Donald Trump in Versailles is a disaster for both the United States and especially for Israel. Who would you want to...
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday that he had approved despite reservations a deal signed by President Donald Trump to end the Middle East war, as the US lifted a blockade of Iranian...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Palestinian Center for the Defense of Prisoners has launched a media campaign titled “Who Is Next?” following the death of Palestinian detainee Imad Sarhan inside an Israeli prison. According to the organization, Sarhan is the 90th Palestinian prisoner...
GAZA, (PIC) Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem on Thursday called on US President Donald Trump to pressure the Israeli government to stop its ongoing violations of the Gaza ceasefire agreement to allow the implementation of the remaining components of the plan to...
BEIRUT, (PIC) The Lebanese health ministry announced on Thursday that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli offensive on Lebanon since March 2 has risen to 3,912 killed while 11,873 others were wounded. In a statement issued Thursday evening, the ministry’s Emergency...
Pashinyan, in Armenia, ha vinto le elezioni ma si è ritrovato con una situazione intricata. Riuscirà a destreggiarsi tra il commercio con l’UE, il TRIPP statunitense e l’energia russa, oppure la sua scommessa sull’Occidente crollerà sotto il peso della crisi...
US Vice President JD Vance on Friday issued an extraordinary rebuke to Israeli critics of the Iran deal, warning them not to alienate their "only powerful ally" left in the world. Vance told members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's...
If you are a Christian living in the Western United States, you have almost certainly been targeted with pro-Israel, anti-Palestine propaganda, paid for directly by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu. Your searches, location, and internet activity is being monitored by...
Doctors in Spain walk out in further national strike over government cuts to health spending; protests in Basra, Iraq over power outages while farmers in the south and east demand restoration of wheat prices; security guards and cleaners in Germiston...
The United States on Thursday sanctioned two prominent Lebanese officials as well as companies associated with a business magnate over allegations that they obstructed the country's peace process and delayed the disarmament of Hezbollah. The designated individuals include the...
Number of people infected now tops 1,000 though health officials say the global risk remains low - Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will tap $107m in emergency funding...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The name Sheikh Jarrah has become synonymous with one of the most prominent Palestinian causes in the global consciousness during recent years. However, the story did not begin with the scenes of protests that spread in 2021, but...
Cuts in development aid by wealthy countries tend to drive up displacement away from the world's poorest regions, the head of the UN's International Organization for Migration warned in an interview with AFP on Thursday. "When we see...
Since late April, armed attackers in small skiffs, using tactics consistent with pirates, have been attacking ships off Yemen’s southern coast and other waters around the Horn of Africa at a rate not seen since 2011, when piracy in the...
Updated document, which emphasises harm done to African women, is being considered by other Caribbean countries Barbados’s prime minister, Mia Mottley, has announced a new manifesto from Caribbean leaders asserting the “moral, ethical and legal case” for reparations over damage caused...
AL-KHALIL, (PIC) The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) served demolition notices against nine houses inhabited by residents in the town of al-Shuyukh northeast of the city of al-Khalil, south of the West Bank. The mayor of al-Shuyukh, Hassan Halayqah, said in a press...
Voters are heading to the polls in Makerfield to choose their next MP, with popular Labour politician Andy Burnham predicted to win. This expected victory could cause trouble for the UK's current prime minister, Keir Starmer,...
As SoC design flows grow increasingly complex, IP-XACT has become a cornerstone standard throughout the entire development lifecycle: from architecture specification to design assembly and verification. Its growing adoption is reflected in the standard’s continuous evolution, from the 2009 release...
The failure to subdue Iran has halted, or shattered, a much larger ambition: a project to change the shape of the Middle East, with a reborn and rejuvenated ‘greater Israel’ at its head David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle...
“The destiny of Palestinians is the destiny of all humanity”: Kidnapped and tortured by the Zionists, Thiago Avila says Flotilla activists are undeterred in their support for Palestinian liberation. Since the Zionist siege of Gaza began 19 years ago, people...
Egyptian forces killed several Sudanese gold miners near the border this week, Sudanese officials said, as fighting across Sudan intensifies and fears grow of a major new escalation in the country's three-year war . A Cairo-based analyst told...
Libya's top governing bodies agreed on Thursday on a roadmap for holding long-awaited presidential and parliamentary elections within eight months. The heads of the parliament, Presidential Council and High Council of State said in a joint statement that...
A suspected unexploded cluster bomb shaped like a small football has been reported in southern Lebanon, prompting urgent warnings to returning residents - and children in particular - as Israeli remnants of war continue to endanger civilians long...
ALBAWABA- US Vice President JD Vance announced on Thursday the start of a 60-day negotiating period between the United States and Iran, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to halt hostilities, reopen the Strait of Hormuz,...
‘Mastermind’ Dawie Groenewald given fine of 2m rand or four-year jail term almost 16 years after arrest Two traffickers of rhino horns have been sentenced by a South African court in what police said was the world’s largest such case, partly...
New disclosures have revived debate surrounding U.S.-funded biological research facilities abroad, raising questions about the role of Pentagon agencies, foreign policy, and long-denied allegations. Why the secret became public — politics! There is a curious pattern in American politics. Secrets can...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday expressed appreciation for his US counterpart Donald Trump after the latter said that Egypt had been "very unfairly treated" in its dispute with Ethiopia over the latter’s Great Renaissance Dam on...
For Russia, Iran's victory in the war with the United States is extremely important, as it results in Tehran becoming a regional leader. Iran Defended Key Elements of Its Sovereignty On the night of Thursday, Iran and the United States separately...
Welcome to our live coverage. Here are the updates from this afternoon: - US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said 12.5 million barrels of oil flowed through the Strait of Hormuz following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...
Welcome to our live coverage. Here are the updates from this afternoon: - US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said 12.5 million barrels of oil flowed through the Strait of Hormuz following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...
As President Donald Trump ’s second administration escalates its pressure campaign on Cuba, the humanitarian crisis on the island is plunging its population into hunger and insecurity. Meanwhile, Cuba has become a key issue in the U.S. Supreme Court, where...
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that if his war in Iran continued much longer, the US could have faced “economic catastrophe” with gas prices expected to soar as emergency oil reserves were exhausted. But new reports suggest that although the war appears to...
To remind you , here’s what President Donald Trump said on “Meet the Press” that aired on June 7: “The [2020] election was rigged. It was a dirty election. … And it’s happening again right now in California. …...
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