Ama Qamata plays a teenage survivor of sexual violence in the DRC with compelling power, and searingly drawn footage of street life in Goma gives authentic edge Here is an underdog boxing movie from the Democratic Republic of the Congo that...
The global migration problem has not spared Japan, one of the world’s economic leaders. The country’s leadership has to take into account many objective factors when tackling it. The Demographic Situation Looks Increasingly Grim The idea of demographic exacerbation began...
I have been in contact with a friend who is privy to a source in West Asia that has some interesting insights into the behind the scenes activity to prevent a new US attack on Iran. Russia and China are...
A contract locking in 4 percent annualized wage increases was already insufficient the day it was ratified. The war against Iran—a war of aggression waged by US imperialism that is now directly raising the cost of living for workers across...
When the Iran war began, the Trump administration told the American people that if the U.S. did not attack and assassinate Iran's leadership, the Islamic Republic could soon be launching missiles at U.S. cities . Now, as Americans absorb skyrocketing...
During a panel appearance at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum last month, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack managed to anger observers in both Turkey and Israel. Israelis took umbrage at his comments that both Israel and Hezbollah are “equally untrustworthy,”...
As President Donald Trump considers the path forward in Iran, Americans’ economic troubles are apparently not a concern. “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation,” Trump said in response to a reporter’s question last week about efforts to end the...
The US Senate advanced a war-powers resolution on Tuesday that would end US military force against Iran unless President Donald Trump obtains Congress' authorisation, a rare rebuke of the Republican leader 80 days after US and...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) lost his bid for re-election to primary opponent Ed Gallrein 54% to 45% with nearly all votes counted on Tuesday night. Massie’s defeat will no doubt be seen as a triumph of both the continued durability of...
By: Ainur Rohmah - - - - Indonesia spent the last decade selling itself as Southeast Asia’s most promising industrial frontier — a democracy rich in minerals, open to foreign investment and determined to climb the global manufacturing ladder. Today,...
On May 14th, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) reintroduced the Selective Service Repeal Act, S. 4537). This bill already has the endorsement of dozens of peace and antiwar groups, draft resisters, religious organizations, antiwar...
Somewhere in the foothills of Nepal, old men still gather around a wooden board carved into a five-by-five grid, moving carved tigers and goats across its intersections with quiet concentration. The game is called Bagh-chal — literally, ‘Tiger Move’ —...
Zane Goebel, The University of Queensland; Sonia Roitman, The University of Queensland, and Udiana Dewi, University of Sydney Indonesia plans to build a “giant sea wall”, more than 500 kilometers long, to defend Java’s north coast from rising sea levels....
A US military investigation into a strike at a girls' school in Iran has been described as "complex" by a US military commander on Tuesday, saying that it was located on an active Iranian cruise missile...
The reported deployment of Pakistani troops, fighter aircraft and air defencs systems to Saudi Arabia under a confidential mutual defense agreement may prove to be one of the most significant yet understated developments in Middle Eastern security politics in recent...
The May 2026 rebalancing by Morgan Stanley Capital International may go down as one of the most consequential shocks in the modern history of Indonesia’s stock market. The sweeping removal of Indonesian companies from the prestigious MSCI global index family...
Tutt’altre prospettive, certo baldanzosamente ottimistiche, si sono invece dati i convenuti in terra russa, la convinzione tanto delle organizzazioni promotrici, quanto di tutte le altre forze presenti e aderenti al progetto, è quella di contraddire l’appiattimento equivocamente liberale della socialdemocrazia...
Internet access is often used as a tool to control the media during conflicts Originally published on Global Voices Advox Image from iMEdD, used with permission. This article is an excerpt from a longer piece , first published...
Turkey’s flashy unveiling of the Yildirimhan intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) revealed less about the missile itself than about the country’s accelerating drive toward strategic autonomy in an increasingly unstable Middle East. Reports this month on Yildirimhan’s debut at Istanbul’s SAHA...
Given the fact that there are nearly three-quarter of a million Israeli settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, EU sanctions on a handful of them looks like little more than political damage control. Eldar Mamedov is a Brussels-based foreign...
The United States cannot compete with China in the global goods market and this is the key to its decline, but it Uncle Sam will not be on his knees any time soon. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City...
A wide-ranging interview exploring US imperialism and the emerging multipolar world. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host , The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by CounterPunch Books. Ali Alizadeh is an Iranian-British YouTuber and political commentator....
The following letter, signed “A. Lincoln” but without a return address or subject line, appeared in my email this morning. No sooner had I made a copy of the letter than it disappeared from my inbox. Despite its strange and...
GAZA, (PIC) The Government Media Office in Gaza warned Tuesday of a “sharp and dangerous” decline in the number of humanitarian aid trucks allowed into the Gaza Strip due to restrictive measures imposed by the Israeli occupation. Ismail al-Thawabta, director of the...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC) Palestinian officials and groups have warned of the consequences of a new Israeli move aimed at evacuating the Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar east of Occupied Jerusalem, after Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signed orders related to the...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, head of the Higher Islamic Council and preacher of Aqsa Mosque, said his legal team presented a “logical defense” during the latest court session reviewing the indictment against him, stressing that the speech cited in...
With his approval ratings hitting a second-term low in recent polling, President Donald Trump decided on Tuesday to show off the progress being made on the luxury ballroom he’s building at the White House. While speaking with reporters outside the White House, Trump...
US secretary of state says WHO was ‘a little late’ in identifying deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) was “a little late” in...
Credit: Osugi / shutterstock.com By Jordan Ryan May 19 2026 (IPS) Where does real power reside in the UN development system? A new policy brief from Cepei, a Colombian development policy institute, and the German Institute of Development and...
On May 8, the U.S. military struck another small speedboat in the eastern Pacific that it alleged was smuggling drugs. The strike killed two people, once again violating international law, and brought the total death toll from such attacks to...
Sustainable beekeeping is increasingly recognized as a key asset for not only farming communities but for sustainable agrifood systems, the environment and the global community as a whole. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS By Thanawat Tiensin ROME, May 19 2026 (IPS) For...
A report aired by Israel's right-wing Channel 14 , widely seen as closely aligned with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, has sparked outrage after appearing to reveal details of a possible Israeli-American plan to seize enriched uranium from...
Elon Musk announced plans to roll out Tesla’s autonomous driving technology in Israel "soon", despite mounting boycott calls from Palestinian rights advocates targeting companies accused of supporting Israel during its ongoing war on Gaza. The tech billionaire addressed...
Denúncias recentes mostram que crime organizado na Europa tem crescido em razão do mercenarismo na Ucrânia Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su Como conhecido, a guerra na Ucrânia produziu consequências que vão...
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 11 May 2026. Just one week after World Press Freedom Day 2026, Niger’s authorities have intensified restrictions on the media landscape with the suspension of nine French international media outlets across...
A year after their brief war in 2025, both India and Pakistan are revving up their war frenzy. The drums of victory are being beaten with nationalistic zeal on both sides. The two nations teem with jingoism, a sense of...
The government is once again directing the majority of its off-budget borrowing toward the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) in the upcoming fiscal year, despite the authority’s track record of defaulting on its loans. Over the past years, the NAT,...
As the threat of quantum computing to modern cybersecurity becomes increasingly real, the technology industry is accelerating efforts to develop cryptographic systems capable of resisting quantum attacks. One of the most significant developments in this field was presented at Embedded...
Hamas has rejected a report by Trump’s Board of Peace to the UN Security Council regarding delays in implementing the Gaza Strip roadmap and saying that its failure to disarm was the "principal obstacle" to full implementation of...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has rejected the Board of Peace’s report to the UN Security Council, saying it misrepresented facts by absolving Israel of responsibility for ceasefire violations in the Gaza Strip. “We reject the report submitted by the Board of...
Beirut, Lebanon - After a third round of US-brokered talks in Washington, Lebanese and Israeli delegations on Friday agreed to a 45-day extension of the 16 April ceasefire, setting the stage for future negotiations along security and...
The administration of US President Donald Trump has displayed an increasingly contradictory approach toward Iran in recent days. On one hand, the White House has intensified its military rhetoric and publicly signaled readiness for large-scale strikes. On the other, reports have...
A security guard killed during a shooting at a mosque complex in San Diego has been hailed as a hero after authorities said he helped prevent the attack from becoming even deadlier. Three people were killed on Monday after...
WHO chief said he was ‘deeply concerned’ after at least 500 suspected Ebola cases and 130 deaths reported in outbreak of Bundibugyo strain - ‘It’s heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return of Ebola - Global health leaders are considering whether...
Nearly half of Americans believe the war in Iran has made the United States less safe, according to a new poll from Eurasia Group’s Institute for Global Affairs (IGA). This total includes 78% of Democrats, 47% of independents, and almost...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday a new “anti-weaponization” settlement fund as a condition of President Donald Trump voluntarily dropping his multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service for the leak of his tax...
Stephen Colbert’s last show is this Thursday evening. CBS refused to renew his contract, and you know exactly why: He mocked and criticized Donald Trump . CBS says it’s ending “The Late Show” because the show was costing CBS some...
- - - - Photo by Mehluli Hikwa on Unsplash The left loves to talk about how the wealthy need to “pay their fair share.” Elizabeth Warren can’t go a day without having one of her staffers...
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