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...
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...
- - - - 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...
Consider the change remarkable in its own fashion. The “President of PEACE” in his first term in office has distinctly become the President of WAR the second time around, whether in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean, in...
This article was first published by Al Jazeera in Arabic. False historical narratives abound in our contentious and divided world, as leaders and complicit historians endeavor to use public understanding of the past to push policies and gain control in...
My life began in wartime — World War II — and, if Donald Trump has anything to say about it, will evidently end in war, too. The president who, as advertised, didn’t go to war in his first term in...
A superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, shipping data showed, one of very few vessels to transit the blockaded shipping lane at the heart of the...
- - - - Donald Trump posts an image of the alleged shooter, Cole Tomas Allen, on Truth Social on April 25, 2026. As occurs with every act or attempted act of political violence in the U.S., many have...
A Tunisian journalist who criticised court decisions against his media colleagues and the judges involved has been arrested by authorities for causing "harm to others" and their reputations, his lawyer told AFP on Monday. Since...
Attack in Adamawa state continues wave of violence across the country, including armed raid on orphanage in Kogi Gunmen have killed at least 29 people in north-east Nigeria, a state governor said on Monday, with local people saying the attackers targeted...
Il Mondiale di calcio canadese – statunitense – messicano, per la prima volta con ben 48 squadre, un quarto di quelle di tutto il pianeta, si approssima e gli spareggi hanno stabilito quali siano le ultime nazionali a raggiungere il...
The gnarled, monumental olive trees leading to Nabil Nahas's studio in the mountains north of Beirut, portrayed by the renowned Lebanese-American artist in semi-abstract paintings, are silent witnesses to more than a thousand years of history. ‘They date from the...
States are subject to what are known as peremptory norms of international law; these are fundamental rules accepted by the international community to which states subscribe by ratifying treaties. Breaches of these obligations may be sanctioned by national or international...
It’s remarkable how little we hear about the savage corruption in Greece, probably because their centre-right prime minister is loyal to NATO and the EU. Read the article HERE . Picture by the European Union The post Politico...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Israeli violations in the West Bank escalated on Monday, ranging from settler attacks on residents south of Nablus to demolition orders targeting dozens of structures north of Occupied Jerusalem, alongside road closures and the bulldozing of agricultural land...
The primary mandate of central banks is to prevent price inflation, but interest rates are a blunt tool to achieve this. Alec Haglund joined Positive Money in 2024 as a Senior Researcher. Alec holds a degree from University College London in...
Iraq's newly elected president nominated businessman Ali al-Zaidi as the country's prime minister -designate on Monday, after he was endorsed by the country's main Shia alliance. "President Nizar Amede has tasked Ali al-Zaidi, the candidate of the largest parliamentary...
Like in Hungary, a new party has emerged to dominate Bulgarian politics on an anti-corruption ticket, but it’s not clear that ‘Progressive Bulgaria’ has a serious reform agenda for the southern Balkans country. Dr Emilia Zankina is an Associate Professor of...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Israeli authorities have issued exclusion orders against Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Islamic Movement in the 1948-occupied territories, and Sheikh Kamal Khatib, head of the Freedoms Committee. The orders bar both men from entering Aqsa Mosque for a...
France appears to be trying to re-position itself in Africa, but social movements want rid of ‘Francafrique’ for good. Cross-posted from Other News Picture by Rosss From May 11–12, 2026, Kenya is set to host the France–Africa Summit,...
Kosovo has moved toward contributing forces for the International Stabilization Force (ISF) mission in Gaza, sending a military team to assess a future deployment area and coordinate with local and multinational officials. The security situation in Gaza remains tense despite...
Israel risks a diplomatic and legal response from Kyiv if it allows a vessel carrying grain from Russian-occupied Ukraine to dock at the port of Haifa, a Ukrainian diplomatic source told Reuters on Monday. Israel's...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Mahmoud Mardawi, a senior Hamas official, said that the escalating Israeli actions in Occupied Jerusalem, including home demolitions, raids, and abuses against Palestinians, reflect an “eliminationist” approach aimed at displacing residents and imposing a new demographic reality. In a...
France's top diplomat said Monday that Iran must be ready to make "major concessions" in talks to end a crisis triggered by the attack by the United States and Israel. "There can be no lasting solution to this...
A Port Said court ruled on Monday in favor of journalist Alaa Saad, after she sued a hotel manager who refused to let her book a single room as an unaccompanied woman. The landmark decision against the widespread practice, which...
Man, 57, was watching snake-charming show when reptile crawled into his trousers, say German police A German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him as he watched a show in Egypt on a...
In Ukraine, spring brings hope for new crops after the long cold winter and every year since the Russian invasion in 2022 it has brought new questions about which side might seize the initiative as confrontation on the battlefield is...
In a move that potentially has severe economic and security ramifications for Iraq’s overall stability, the United States has blocked the shipment of dollars to Iraq and frozen funding for Iraqi security programs. The move followed months of US...
Hezbollah-launched suicide drones, have proven to be an "obstacle" for Israeli forces stationed in southern Lebanon. The Israelis are still launching attacks there in violation of the ceasefire agreed upon earlier this month . A drone attack on Sunday killed soldier...
Mortar and rocket attacks launched by Pakistan against Afghanistan killed four people on Monday and injured 70 more, the Taliban government said, as fighting between the countries erupted again and threatened to derail fragile peace talks. Pakistan's government dismissed...
The United Arab Emirates ’ public rupture with Gulf allies over their response to Iran’s attacks has been accompanied by a sharp downturn in its relations with Pakistan, as Abu Dhabi reassesses its regional strategy and expectations of partners in...
NATO is considering ending its recent practice of holding annual summits, six sources told Reuters , a move that could avoid a potentially tense encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump in his final year in office. Trump's administration...
GAZA, (PIC) The deputy minister of economy in Gaza, Hasan Abu Rayala, has affirmed that the Israeli genocidal war on the Strip “has not ended, but has merely shifted in its tools and methods,” describing the blockade as “one of the...
On April 26, many outlets traditionally write a lot about who and what caused the Chernobyl disaster, some others decide to refresh reader's knowledge of nuclear physics and publish photos and footage of the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power...
Brussels is unable to build relations with any of the great powers. Relations between the EU and China have entered a phase of open confrontation. The European Union Runs Into Critical Chinese Sanctions On April 23, Brussels approved its 20th package...
Nutritionist Natalia Lazurenko explains how to properly read food labels, understand ingredient lists, and avoid falling victim to marketing tricks. The expert outlines which elements on packaging truly matter, whether "E” additives should be feared, and whether it is possible...
Hearing this week on bill to repeal Illinois’ discriminatory BDS bill Statement from State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid on the drive to repeal the discriminatory anti-BDS Bill in Pringfield: The Illinois Human Rights Advocacy Protection Act, HB 2723, is officially in...
Bahrain's interior ministry said on Monday that the Gulf kingdom revoked the citizenship of 69 individuals for their support of Iran after weeks of Iranian attacks on Gulf states beginning in late February. The ministry in a statement listed...
WEST BANK, (PIC) At all hours, day, night, and dawn, Israeli military raids across the West Bank have become a routine, organized pattern. Armored vehicles lead the incursions, followed by house searches, arrests, and the destruction of civilian infrastructure, all framed...
British lawmakers will vote on whether embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer should face a parliamentary probe over the Peter Mandelson scandal , the House of Commons speaker announced on Monday. Members of Parliament will debate Tuesday on whether to refer...
Earlier in April, Israel’s security cabinet approved the establishment of 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank. It was the largest single announcement on record, bringing the total number of Israeli settlements okayed by the current...
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