Qatar and Indonesia are moving closer to signing a defence cooperation agreement as the two countries seek to deepen military ties and expand collaboration in training, defence industries and security coordination, officials said on Tuesday. The development comes amid a...
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Israel and the United Arab Emirates are growing closer because of the US-Israeli war on Iran , a senior Israeli official told AFP , citing increased military cooperation and opportunities to increase trade and business ties. Two Israeli...
Israeli forces have detained four female Birzeit University students following a series of overnight raids across the Ramallah area as part of a growing pattern of targeting students and academic institutions in the occupied West Bank . The...
Even if the US-Israeli war on Iran stopped immediately, disrupted global humanitarian supply lines would not recover before 2027, the United Nations said Tuesday. Nearly 100 days on from the 28 February US-Israeli attacks on Iran which...
On 26 November 2024, the life of French-Lebanese visual artist and filmmaker Ali Cherri was turned upside down. He learned of the tragic news that his parents had been killed, along with five other civilians, in an Israeli...
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed an urgent arrest warrant against Israeli reservist Eitan Gilboa, who is holidaying in India and is accused of carrying out and celebrating systematic demolitions in Gaza. HRF raised the urgent complaint...
The following story is co-published with Matt Bivens’ Substack newsletter, The 100 Days. Two weeks ago, a series of repeated Ukrainian drone attacks blasted apart a Russian vocational school’s dormitory and campus. The bombs killed 21 students and injured more...
This story was originally published by ProPublica . Marianna Mitchem grew up in the Denver suburbs, where she played high school soccer. One day in April 1999 her team faced off against a nearby rival, Columbine High. The...
President Donald Trump named Bill Pulte, currently the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as the new acting director of national intelligence on Tuesday. Pulte will replace Tulsi Gabbard, who announced her resignation from the role last month. “William has...
- - - - Photo by Yannick Pulver on Unsplash The First Amendment protects freedom of speech and freedom of religion. It also says that there will be no establishment of religion by the authorities. This part...
This story was originally published by The 19th . Adrian Moore was sharing a blanket with his friends, watching the sun come up over Morton Ranch High School before the first day of his senior year. Parents and...
An attack on the UAE's Barakah nuclear power plant on 17 May , which Emirati authorities blamed on a drone launched by Iraqi armed groups, drew condemnation from the UAE, the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency...
‘In every trouble spot I have cautiously visited, there has always been one watering hole where, as if by secret rite, hacks, spies, aid workers and carpetbaggers converge. John le carre That observation by the British spy fiction master is one...
The UK government's decision to revoke the visas of political commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur has sparked a backlash from free speech advocates, rights groups and event organisers, who say the move raises serious concerns...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has reiterated its readiness to hand over governance of the Gaza Strip to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza. In a statement released on Tuesday, Hamas accused the Israeli occupation regime and Nickolay Mladenov, the...
In their meeting on May 4 in Canberra, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Japanese counterpart, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, agreed to prioritize a range of issues including supply chains, energy, critical minerals, trade and security. Under the framework of the...
On 19 April, Al-Nour Ahmed Adam fled Sudan’s sprawling Darfur region. Nicknamed al-Gubba, he had just defected from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to join the army, known as the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF). The sides have...
Accurate, complete, and consistent technical documentation is a critical element of success for any embedded system design project. This includes IP, SoCs, and the associated hardware and software infrastructure. When documentation contains errors, the consequences go beyond engineering inefficiency. Errors...
ALBAWABA- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for the first time since the United States entered the conflict with Iran, using a series of congressional hearings to defend both the administration’s military actions...
Syria is seeking to deepen ties with the US and expand regional diplomacy as the countries pursue discussions on reconstruction, sanctions relief, and economic recovery. Simultaneously, Syria faces ongoing regional shifts, including emerging trade routes, increased use of Syrian airspace,...
People from town of potential site for US citizens with Ebola symptoms say it puts them at risk in country with no known cases People from a town in central Kenya where the US wants to set up an Ebola quarantine...
Palestinians in Gaza, squeezed into ever-shrinking territory, served by less than half the aid trucks promised in a ceasefire agreement, are calling on the British government to do more to protect them. Their calls come after Benjamin Netanyahu announced...
Former UK ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson privately described then-health secretary Wes Streeting's criticism of Israel as "wild" and "hysterical", according to newly released government documents that reveal divisions within Britain's ruling Labour Party...
GAZA, (PIC) Distances in the Gaza Strip are no longer measured in kilometers, as they were before Israel’s genocide. They are now measured in time, effort and the exhaustion that daily journeys leave on people’s bodies and nerves, after the war...
Indonesia’s relations with Russia have entered a new phase marked by intensified economic and geopolitical cooperation, particularly in the context of Eurasian regional development. While in the past, the partnership between the two countries was dominated by defence cooperation, contemporary...
War does not erase social classes but sharpens their differences: the wealthiest can flee and rent new homes, the poorest sleep in shelters or inside their cars. Migrants, however poor and racialised, have no place to welcome them. This is the...
More than 6,490 people have drowned or gone missing in the Central Mediterranean since Italy introduced restrictions on NGO rescue vessels in early 2023, according to humanitarian groups that argue the measures have reduced life-saving capacity...
Ukraine is hoping to reach a peace deal with Russia by winter, a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday. “This is the president's instruction: to try to end this war as soon as possible ... preferably before winter,”...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Hordes of extremist Jewish settlers escorted by police officers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards on Tuesday morning and later in the afternoon, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site. According to local sources,...
Evans Njewa, on behalf of the Least Developed Countries Group, addresses the 71st GEF Council Meeting. Credit: IISD_ENB By IPS Correspondent SAMARKAND, Jun 2 2026 (IPS) Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Niue, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sudan, and Togo will...
Iran: time for talking is over, Mr Trump
Full ArticleThe real problem for Trump is both his and his team’s ignorance and misunderstanding of Iran. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Can anyone make any sense at all of Trump’s illogical, capricious...
As semiconductor manufacturing becomes increasingly knowledge-intensive, protecting intellectual property and trade secrets has emerged as a strategic imperative. The world’s leading foundry, TSMC is advancing beyond conventional information security practices by integrating artificial intelligence into… com/semiconductor-manufacturers/tsmc/369833-tsmc-pioneers-a-new-era-in-ai-powered-trade-secret-management-achieving-intelligent-innovation/">TSMC Pioneers a...
Israeli weapons exports reached a record high of more than $19 billion last year, a 30% increase from 2024, Israel's Defence Ministry claimed on Tuesday. More than half of 2025's sales were "mega-deals" valued at $100 million or more,...
India, the war in the Middle East, and a major issue to resolve before BRICS+ Delhi 2026
Full ArticleThe Middle Eastern crises of 2026 mark a moment of structural discontinuity in Indian foreign policy. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su A strategic player in the region Ahead of the BRICS+ plenary...
The Trump administration’s “attempts to silence objective journalism just hit a new low,” said one press freedom advocate late Monday after the Pentagon announced that the US Department of Defense would mark its press office as a classified area, banning journalists from the space where they’ve...
One of the curious ironies of our time is that, although many politicians spout heated nationalist rhetoric, rail against foreign nations, and belittle international cooperation, this approach to international affairs is not at all what most people want. The climate of...
Regional and international mediations are intensifying to revive Hamas-Israel talks on Gaza's second ceasefire phase, despite Israel's stated aim of more conquest. The current diplomatic push follows Israeli attacks on Hamas leaders and killings of Palestinian civilians,...
Baghdad has not had a US ambassador for 18 months
Full ArticleThe United States has left its ambassadorial post in Baghdad vacant for 18 months , while envoy Tom Barrack's role has expanded across Iraq and Syria amid shifting diplomatic and strategic priorities. US President Donald Trump...
The United States has left its ambassadorial post in Baghdad vacant for 18 months , while envoy Tom Barrack's role has expanded across Iraq and Syria amid shifting diplomatic and strategic priorities. US President Donald Trump...
GAZA, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped a Palestinian academic researcher from the Gaza Strip at the Kerem Abu Salem border crossing. The researcher, who is the sole survivor of his family, was en route to Italy to pursue his university...
Cuts in international support threaten the work of the women and men bringing hope to the world’s most vulnerable people - Jean-Pierre Lacroix is UN under-secretary general for peace operations - At a time when conflicts spill across borders, Am-Dafock – a...
Iran's inflation hits 'World War II levels'
Full ArticleYear-on-year inflation in Iran reached a level in May unseen since World War II, underlining the economic pain average Iranians face as the Islamic Republic braces for the US-Israeli war possibly restarting. A report on Monday by Iran's Central...
Lebanese and Israeli negotiators are set to hold a new round of talks in Washington on Tuesday amid uncertainty over a ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump and conflicting signals over whether fighting between Israel...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,942 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Tuesday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
Lebanon's public university said on Tuesday it was postponing some examinations after Israeli forces killed two students and their father while returning to south Lebanon after sitting exams a day earlier. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) said...
The murder of 21 Russian students at a college dormitory has yet to be fully understood in terms of the exact involvement of NATO states. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The murder...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Hamas official Abdul Rahman Shadid said on Tuesday that Israel’s expanding arrest campaign across the occupied West Bank will not break Palestinians’ resolve or weaken their attachment to their land. Shadid said the overnight raids, which targeted dozens of...
ANKARA, (PIC) A Hamas leadership delegation met Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin in Ankara on Monday for in-depth talks on Israel’s escalating attacks on Gaza and Israel’s failure to honor the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement. The delegation was led by Mohammad Darwish, head...
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