Revolutionary movements rarely end heroically, a point underscored recently by India’s interior minister, Amit Shah. In the Indian parliament on March 30, he declared the country “Naxal-free,” referring to the end of a decades-long Maoist insurgency rooted in...
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On Monday evening, 27 April, Iraqi President Nizar Amidi tasked businessman Ali Al-Zaidi with forming a new government, following a months-long political deadlock. A statement from the Iraqi presidency said Amidi "tasks the nominee of the largest...
Singapore built its edge on something rare: neutrality that actually worked. Capital moved in, companies set up and deals got done without politics getting in the way. From where I sit, that predictability has always been “The Product.” Yet, it...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended Israel's daily assaults in Lebanon despite a ceasefire covering the country, and claimed that Washington was ensuring that attacks are "proportionate and targeted". In the interview, the Secretary of State...
An Israeli airstrike killed a Palestinian boy in an area east of Khan Younis on Tuesday, as Israeli forces continue their assault on Gaza despite a ceasefire coming into force in the enclave in October. The child was identified...
A small plane crashed Monday in South Sudan near the capital Juba, killing all 13 passengers and the pilot, local officials said. On top of instability, conflict and poverty, South Sudan also lacks reliable transport infrastructure, with frequent plane...
RAMALLAH /PNN / The international campaign for the release of Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti said that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a petition calling for his immediate release, becoming the first sitting head of state to join the initiative. Ramaphosa’s...
When Heba, a mother of four, was suddenly displaced from her home in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh on 2 March following the Israeli bombardment , the last thing on her mind was grabbing a pack of menstrual...
British energy giant BP on Tuesday reported a sharp increase in profits in the first quarter as crude oil prices soared amid the Middle East war. Oil prices have risen since the start of the war on...
Iran's Araghchi says US requested new round of talks
Full ArticleTehran is weighing a new US request to restart negotiations aimed at breaking the deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz , Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said, as diplomatic efforts intensify to avert further escalation in the...
The contradictions of contemporary Armenian politics
Full ArticlePashinyan and Armenian nationalists are beginning to clash. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The recent burning of the Turkish flag by ultranationalist Armenian activists, followed by a public condemnation from Prime Minister...
GAZA, (PIC) A Palestinian child was martyred and a woman was injured in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning, amid ceasefire violations persisting for the 201st consecutive day. According to media sources, nine-year-old Adel an-Najjar was killed in an...
Britain's King Charles will press the importance of unity with the United States and the need to defend democratic values in an address to Congress on Tuesday at a time of deep divisions between the two countries over...
La guerra all’Iran sta mettendo sotto stress le fondamenta dal predominio finanziario statunitense
Full ArticleTra i suoi molteplici effetti “a cascata”, la guerra scatenata dalla coalizione israelo-statunitense contro l’Iran ha indotto le monarche arabe del Golfo Persico a riconsiderare radicalmente la reale consistenza delle garanzie di sicurezza statunitensi. Segue nostro Telegram . Dall’inizio del...
GAZA, (PIC) In the Gaza Strip, unemployment is no longer a chronic economic issue; it has become an all-encompassing reality that haunts an entire generation of young people. This transformation did not happen in isolation it is the direct outcome of...
Mr. Araghchi goes to Russia
Full ArticleFrom now on, it’s clear that no settlement will be possible – and realistic – without Russian influence. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Talk about an entrance pregnant with meaning. Iranian Foreign Minister...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed different areas of the West Bank last night and early Tuesday morning, raiding homes and kidnaping Palestinian citizens. In al-Khalil, Israeli forces stormed the town of Idhna to the west, raided a guest...
In a dimly lit room in Gaza, powered by a flickering solar lamp, Israa Abu Libda sits at an ageing sewing machine, guiding red and black threads through embroidered fabric while pressing the pedal with her remaining foot. She pauses...
Can Zim ditch divisive winner-take-all system for a more inclusive, African-origin one?
Full ArticleZimbabwe’s parliament is processing a Constitution Amendment Bill, reopening nationwide discussion about the form of governance most suitable for the country. The article argues that this presents an idea opportunity to ditch the binary, winner-take-all system, which has led to...
US President Donald Trump's proposal to send Afghan asylum seekers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo is raising alarms among immigrant advocates, who see this bold move as a threat to all asylum seekers. The Afghans in question...
Israel using water access as 'weapon' in Gaza: MSF
Full ArticleIsraeli authorities are systematically depriving people in Gaza of the water they need to live, Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday, decrying a campaign of "collective punishment" against Palestinians. The extensive destruction of civilian water infrastructure in Gaza, coupled with...
The White House said on Monday that it was examining Iran's latest proposal to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, two months after a US and Israeli offensive sent shockwaves through the global economy. Trump met with top...
By Anis Chowdhury SYDNEY, Apr 28 2026 (IPS) Bangladesh remains one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Its corruption perception index (CPI) score , 24, is 18 points below the global average score of 42, and 21 points...
AL-KHALIL, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) delivered on Monday notices ordering the demolition of five homes and one animal structure in the village of Birin, southeast of al-Khalil in the West Bank. Chief of the village council Fareed Burqan said that...
Solidarity for Whom?
Full ArticleCredit: UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi   The niqab is a full-body Islamic piece of clothing, worn by some women in devout Muslim communities, and which covers the whole body, leaving only a narrow slit for the eyes. French full-body veil ban, violated...
Some seemingly regular events are so massive in their implications across various domains that they deserve their own write-up. TSMC’s highly unusual public complaint of ASML’s latest EUV pricing falls in that category. Not only because the “very very expensive”...
Daughter of Which Nation? The Persecution of Asiya Andrabi and India’s Crackdown on Muslims
Full ArticleThe Indian state’s crackdown on independent Muslim voices continued when a court slapped three life sentences on an Islamic writer and Kashmiri activist, Asiya Andrabi, and two others, for what appears to have been more an attack on ideology rather...
El Salvador’s government claims an AI assistant will help make its public healthcare system a reference. Originally published on Global Voices Advox Image by Global Voices on Canva Pro. This story is part of Undertones, Global Voices’ Civic...
Nigerian actor and director Iyabo Ojo’s entertaining but imperfect tale about warring clans unfolds across Nigeria, Ghana and Tanzania This Nigerian thriller unfolds mostly in the bustling city of Lagos but it makes excursions to Ghana and Tanzania and casts actors...
Coordinated attack by JNIM and the Tuareg minority inflicted significant casualties on government forces and Russian auxiliaries When al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic militants launched a series of attacks on military bases and raids into major towns in Mali and neighbouring Burkina Faso last...
American-Israeli War on Iran Risks Fuelling the very Nuclear Proliferation it Claims to Prevent
Full ArticleBy HMGS Palihakkara COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Apr 28 2026 (IPS) As delegates from 191 countries, including the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, gathered Monday at UN headquarters for a month of diplomacy at the Review Conference of the...
BANGKOK – As the United States struggles to find an early exit from the prospect of yet another forever war in the Middle East, recent weeks have seen its treaty ally, Thailand, again wrestling with its own forever war, an...
“In a Field of Lame Horses, the Three-Legged one Might Limp Home in the Race for UN Secretary-General”
Full ArticlePhotos of former Secretaries-Generals in the UN’s public lobby. By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Apr 28 2026 (IPS) The race for the next UN Secretary-General has, so far, attracted only four candidates—perhaps with more to come in an unpredictable contest. But...
China’s rapid rise in science has hit a milestone. The country’s investment in research and development has reached parity with – and by purchasing power measures has surpassed – that of the United States, according to a March 2026 report...
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Nurina Malek KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 28 2026 (IPS) The January 2026 US National Defense Strategy (NDS) departs significantly from those preceding it, including from Trump’s first term. Is it deliberately misleading? Or is actual...
IRGC Over the course of the last two weeks, Donald Trump and his national security sycophants have been parroting the claim that there is chaos among the Iranian political and military leaders and that no one is in charge. This...
There is a recurring temptation in American foreign policy to treat legal argument as a substitute for strategic thought. The controversy over Operation Epic Fury has yielded a remarkable specimen of this tendency. That the United States acted outside the...
During a recent meeting of the House Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, Chairwoman Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) laid out an eyebrow-raising vision of the U.S. role in Latin America’s affairs under the so-called Donroe Doctrine. Salazar praised President Donald Trump for...
Both Russia and Iran illustrate that wars with oil-rich countries cause oil prices to surge. By using actual warfare alongside economic warfare, the Trump Administration has increased Iran’s economic advantages at America’s expense. With Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner no-showing...
A Palestinian family was waiting for Israeli officials to return their son’s body. Inside a mourning tent, a group of American foreign policy leaders sat with them. It was August 2025, and Ilan Goldenberg — a former adviser to Vice President...
During a recent meeting of the House Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, Chairwoman Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) laid out an eyebrow-raising vision of the U.S. role in Latin America’s affairs under the so-called Donroe Doctrine. Salazar praised President Donald Trump for...
The explosion that tore through the Ummul Qura International Madrasa in Keraniganj on December 26 last year followed a very familiar trajectory. What initially appeared to be a possible accident — perhaps a gas leak — quickly shifted as investigators...
Signatories of the landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty began a meeting Monday at the United Nations as fears of a renewed arms race escalate, with atomic powers again at loggerheads over safeguards. In 2022, during the last review...
When King Charles III addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday (April 2 , he will become only the second British monarch to do so. His mother delivered the first such address in May 1991, in a Washington flush...
US President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the two-month war , a US official said, dampening hopes for a resolution to the conflict that has disrupted energy supplies, fuelled inflation, and...
The Greek and Libyan foreign ministers held talks on migration in Tripoli on Monday, a Libyan government statement said, following an influx of migrants on the European country's shores in recent months. Greece's top diplomat...
Rogue Cypriot Bank Unit’s Depositors Still in Limbo
Full Article- - - - Twelve years after the US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) designated the notorious FBME Bank Ltd as a “financial institution of primary money‑laundering concern” and the Central Bank of Cyprus put the Cyprus branch out...
China has vowed to safeguard domestic enterprises after the United States imposed sanctions on a Dalian-based oil refiner and several Hong Kong-registered shipping firms over alleged involvement in the Iranian oil trade and shipments. The US Treasury Department’s Office of...
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