US forces launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday after three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz , the US military said, sharply escalating a confrontation that has already shaken efforts to end the Middle East...
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Ireland's parliament on Tuesday approved legislation banning imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as Dublin presses ahead with one of Europe's most far-reaching trade measures over Israel's occupation. The Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of...
Pechino-Washington-Bruxelles: una tregua temporanea?
Full ArticleDopo l’incontro cordiale tra Xi e Trump a Pechino, sarà probabilmente la visita del Presidente cinese a Washington – prevista il prossimo settembre – a determinare la reale situazione delle relazioni geopolitiche tra Cina e Stati Uniti d’America. Segue nostro...
A few weeks ago, the Israeli occupation authorities expelled Father Louis Salman from Palestine. Originally Palestinian and holding a Jordanian passport, Fr. Louis was the parish priest of Beit Sahour, one of the most important Christian communities near...
Making the AI wave at DAC 2026 in Long Beach DAC comes to Long Beach for the first time in 2026, with artificial intelligence expected to be one of the central topics across the conference program and exhibition floor. For semiconductor...
Argentina narrowly avoided a stunning World Cup upset against Egypt on Tuesday as Lionel Messi inspired his side to a 3-2 victory in a dramatic game marked by controversial decisions. Egypt looked poised to score a famous...
Argentina narrowly avoided a stunning World Cup upset against Egypt on Tuesday as Lionel Messi inspired his side to a 3-2 victory in a dramatic game marked by controversial decisions. Egypt looked poised to score a famous...
Argentina narrowly avoided a stunning World Cup upset against Egypt on Tuesday as Lionel Messi inspired his side to a 3-2 victory in a dramatic game marked by controversial decisions. Egypt looked poised to score a famous...
These are our European overlords – buffoons that have little understanding of the world and are happy for us to be paying through the nose for American weapons, and whom we cannot kick out at an election. Read the article...
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Sybil Fares – On its 250th birthday, America must leave behind the illusion of primacy
Full ArticleThe Iran war showed that the US cannot impose its will on the whole world – it is time to accept multipolarity. Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. He is...
Michael Roberts – 250 years: US from independence to empire: Part 3: From hegemony to decline
Full ArticleFinal part of a series on America’s 250th anniversary looks at the country’s relative decline, which began in the 1970s and has become more obvious in recent years. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here . Michael...
‘Turkey, which hosts this week’s NATO summit, has the alliance’s second-largest army. Its strategic role in a US-dominated world order has long outweighed any concerns about its lack of democratic standards.’ In Jacobin . Read the article HERE ....
If trade routes shift to avoid the turbulent Strait of Hormuz, Turkey could emerge as the real winner of the Iran War. Adam Dehsabzi is a foreign policy analyst based in Washington D.C. He previously served as Research Assistant to...
The United States is revoking a general license that authorised the sale of Iranian oil, a US official said on Tuesday, warning that Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz were "wholly unacceptable" and would be met with...
Hamas condemns Damascus blasts, says targeting Syria’s security, stability serves suspicious agendas
DAMASCUS, (PIC) The Hamas Movement strongly condemned on Tuesday the two explosions that targeted the Syrian capital, Damascus, saying attacks on Syria’s security and stability represent a blatant assault that serves suspicious agendas aimed at destabilizing the region and spreading chaos. In...
GAZA, (PIC) The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate reported an escalation in Israeli military violations against Palestinian journalists during June, documenting 89 violations targeting journalists, media workers, and media students amid the continued targeting of press work. A report issued Tuesday by the syndicate’s...
Enzo Fernandez scored in stoppage time to give Argentina an incredible 3-2 win over Egypt and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. The defending champions had trailed 2-0 after goals from Yasser Ibrahim and and Mostafa Zico at...
Civil Rights Groups Condemn New Florida Anti-Terrorism Laws as State-Level Tools of Authoritarian Repression
Full ArticlePalestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights stand in solidarity with organizations, movements, activists and communities in Florida impacted by two so-called anti-terrorism laws that went into effect on July 1, 2026, which represent a new state-level tool of...
Meticulously choreographed, this week's funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei across Iran are honoring the country's highest political and religious authority, while also projecting a carefully calibrated message about Iran’s future. In essence, Tehran is affirming both the continuity of...
Hamas said that it is prepared to dissolve its governing institutions in Gaza and transfer authority to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), a key component of the US- and UN-backed ceasefire framework. As negotiations continue, Israeli...
Israel's refusal to renew a key water supply agreement with Jordan reflects a growing "weaponisation" of water in the region, experts have told The New Arab, after Israeli officials linked future supplies to warmer diplomatic relations...
GAZA, (PIC) Three Palestinians, including a child, were martyred and four others were injured in Israeli strikes that targeted Gaza City on Tuesday evening. Ambulance crews from the Red Crescent reported that they transferred three martyrs and four wounded people to Al‑Quds...
US urges donors to fund Board of Peace instead of UNRWA as pressures mount on refugee agency
Full ArticleWashington called last week on United Nations member states to stop funding the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). Speaking at the UNRWA annual pledging conference where donor states gathered to raise funds for the agency, United States Ambassador to...
Istanbul - Photos of stacks of hundred-dollar bills and discussions over whether the new government is truly serious about dealing with rampant corruption have dominated the Iraqi news over the past week. Rewards announced for tips leading to...
From Photonic Device Design to Electro-Optical Realization Co-packaged optics will not scale through photonic device performance alone. As AI infrastructure pushes bandwidth, power, latency, and reach to new limits, optics is moving closer to the compute engine. The industry is no...
At least half of the British public believes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza , according to a new poll released on Tuesday, with majorities also backing tougher sanctions against Israel and distancing Britain from its longstanding...
At least half of the British public believes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza , according to a new poll released on Tuesday, with majorities also backing tougher sanctions against Israel and distancing Britain from its longstanding...
Less than a year after the UK formally recognised the State of Palestine, a Court of Appeal ruling has laid bare the scale of criminal proceedings linked to pro-Palestine activism, revealing hundreds of active cases connected to the...
British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage announced Tuesday he would resign as a member of parliament to run in a snap by-election, in a high-stakes gamble following intense scrutiny over his finances. The unusual move comes as Farage, whose...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 73,102 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Tuesday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
More UK members of parliament and human rights groups are urging the British government to use its leverage over Israel to secure the release of detained Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya , with campaigners telling...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has expressed its regret that officials from the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah joined the Israeli occupation regime in attacking the positive step it took recently regarding the dissolution of the government emergency committee in the...
US President Donald Trump 's sharing of an anti-Muslim post featuring a picture of Muslim schoolchildren endangers the children and "validates hate speech", the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said on Monday. CAIR's statement came after Trump shared a post...
- - - - Photo by notorious v1ruS on Unsplash I work in politics. It’s a big part of my life, in part because, well, it’s how I put food on the table. If I had my...
The Plan to Make Climate Science Harder to Erase
Full ArticleWhen Rebecca Lindsey was fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last February, the first thing she did was stew. Then she worried about what was going to happen to the website she and her team had built...
WASHINGTON, (PIC) A new AP-NORC poll has found a sharp decline in public support for Israel in the United States amid growing criticism of its war on Gaza and widening divisions within both major political parties over US policy. The survey, conducted...
Researchers testing a cheap, homegrown oil in Uganda found what cats knew all along – it worked as well as the artificial chemical used globally A homegrown catnip lotion has proven “just as effective as Deet” as a mosquito repellant...
Ranchers Eye Return to the ‘Reagan Years’
Full ArticleThis story was originally published by ProPublica and High Country News . The federal government is rewriting its rules governing ranching on public lands to increase the number of cattle, sheep and other livestock grazing on...
Good afternoon, and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. You can track developments earlier today by visiting our previous live blog here . Here are the key developments so far today: • Funeral ceremonies...
Good afternoon, and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. You can track developments earlier today by visiting our previous live blog here . Here are the key developments so far today: • Tensions have risen...
Good afternoon, and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. You can track developments earlier today by visiting our previous live blog here . Here are the key developments so far today: • The US military...
In this month’s newsletter: placing Black women and girls at the forefront, celebrating the Manchester experience through Vimto and preserving Gullah Geechee land • Don’t get Cotton Capital delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Sarah, Betty, Doll, Nan –...
ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump called for American control of Greenland, suggested the United States could withdraw its troops from Europe, and signaled openness to selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey during a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep...
Power cuts in Gaza: Beyond service crisis
Full ArticleGAZA, (PIC) Power outages in the Gaza Strip are no longer merely a disruption of basic services. As summer approaches and temperatures continue to climb, the hardships of daily life have intensified. Families, already exhausted by war, now find themselves trapped between...
GAZA, (PIC) The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, released a new video as part of its documentary series Aqmar Al-Tufan, focusing on the life of field commander Ahmad Salim Al-Maghari, who was martyred late last year during clashes with...
US President Donald Trump says he will decide on a potential sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, as he begins a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit in Ankara. “It’s a decision we’re going...
The Orange House stood on the southern Lebanese coast, holding vigil over Mansouri beach and the azure Mediterranean beyond. It has stood there for more than half a century, and in recent decades it has grown into one of...
Why Gaza's anti-Hamas protests failed to materialise
Full ArticleAs evening fell, the scene across the war-torn Gaza Strip looked very different from what organisers of the so-called ‘June 26 movement’ had envisioned. While small gatherings did take place, the public squares designated for demonstrations remained largely empty,...
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