The European Union, as represented by its establishment, demonstrates a preference for “political loyalty” and “stylistic uniformity” over the actual substance of policy, accepting pragmatic positions from leaders it considers “acceptable” and rejecting them from those outside that circle. Péter...
As of the week ending June 12, 2026, the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) held approximately 340.25 million barrels of crude oil… Sounds like a lot, but it is approaching the danger zone. In late May, that number was 372...
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. Here are the key developments this morning: • Iranian and US negotiators have begun talks in Switzerland to reach a final settlement over Tehran's nuclear programme. • These are...
16 June 2026 Radhika Desai: Hello and welcome to the 74th Geopolitical Economy Hour. The conversation that illuminates the fast-changing political economy and geopolitical economy of our times from a socialist and anti-imperialist point of view. The point of view,...
BEIRUT, (PIC) Seven people, including two Palestinians, were martyred following Israeli airstrikes on areas in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported on Sunday morning. According to the Lebanese health ministry, five citizens, including a woman and a child, were martyred...
British courts have upheld the proscription of Palestine Action and sentenced four of its activists as terrorists. A series of abuses of legal process ensured these outcomes were all but predetermined Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on...
For one day every June, South Africa’s searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades race In the early morning dark, thousands of runners waited, jostling with anticipation. South Africa’s national anthem rang out. Then the haunting swell of...
GAZA, (PIC) At least 11 Palestinian civilians, including two children and two women, were martyred in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. According to media sources, an Israeli drone strike targeted a home belonging to the Abu Hasna family in...
The ceasefire between Iran, Israel and the United States has sparked not a sense of resolution, but a renewed debate over how victory in Middle Eastern conflicts should actually be measured. From everything I hear and read, it appears to...
When Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa landed in Beijing last week, the official agenda appeared straightforward: secure support for Indonesia’s first sovereign Panda Bond, deepen financial cooperation with China and strengthen investor confidence. By those measures, the visit was productive....
Dear Struggling and Distressed Muslim, This letter was meant for you. Yes, you specifically. The one who has been struggling and not understanding why it’s not working out . The one who has seen countless members of your family...
As of the week ending June 12, 2026, the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) held approximately 340.25 million barrels of crude oil… Sounds like a lot, but it is approaching the danger zone. In late May, that number was 372...
China is harping non-stop about resurging Japanese “militarism” – but almost nobody in the Asia-Pacific region is listening – or believes it. The more China blusters and warns of a dangerous Japan, the more ridiculous it looks and the better...
By: Nava Thakuria - - - - A new compendium edited by respected Tibetan scholar Vijay Kranti and published by VK media group for the Centre for Himalayan Asia Studies and Engagement (CHASE), comprises nearly 60 essays by 39 leading...
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan dismissed talk of unrest involving talisman Mohamed Salah, insisting there were no issues within the squad as they prepare to face New Zealand in their crucial World Cup Group G match at BC Place...
A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war was set to kick off Sunday, with Iranian negotiators arriving in the Swiss host city hours ahead of US Vice President JD Vance, even as Tehran said it was closing...
The United States will continue to assess the Iran squad's travel arrangements at the World Cup but for now the original plan remains in place despite the team saying they would lodge a complaint with FIFA ,...
Turkey 's decision to block about 40 X accounts linked to feminist or LGBT groups constitutes "an extremely serious and disproportionate infringement of free speech", a Turkish rights group said Saturday. Access to the X accounts of numerous LGBTI+ and women's...
Scottish counter-terrorism officers are investigating a series of violent attacks across its capital Edinburgh on Friday that left five men injured, police said on Saturday. A 36-year-old white Scottish man was arrested following a sequence of threats, robbery, and vandalism, the...
The United Nations Security Council said Saturday it is concerned over the "imminent risk of mass atrocities" in Sudan as it called on paramilitary forces encircling El-Obeid to back down. The southern city in the Kordofan region has been...
The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack in northern Syria that killed two soldiers . The extremist militant group made the claim in a statement on its Telegram channel. Reuters could not independently...
Qatar-based Al Jazeera said on Saturday that an Israeli strike killed one of its journalists in the Gaza Strip , the latest in a string of people working for the broadcaster killed by Israel in the Palestinian...
Dal punto di vista di Teheran, la situazione è completamente diversa. Sono riusciti a sopravvivere a tutto ciò che non una, ma ben due potenze nucleari hanno scagliato contro di loro. Non nutrono alcuna fiducia in ciò che proviene dalla...
Videos released by the Syrian Justice Ministry purportedly showing former officers and doctors confessing to removing organs from detainees have sparked outrage in Syria, with a leading rights group saying the allegations are consistent with patterns of abuse documented under...
The family of slain Lebanese environmental activist Mona Khalil has appealed for her life's work protecting endangered sea turtles to survive her, warning that the sanctuary she spent decades building on south Lebanon's coast could disappear following her...
GAZA, (PIC) While the world celebrates World Refugee Day under the slogans of solidarity, protection, and the search for durable solutions to forced displacement, Palestinians commemorate the occasion this year amidst a more complex and harsh situation, with the continuation of...
Iraqi authorities predict oil production will return to peacetime levels "within one to two months", state media reported, after the Middle East war caused exports to plummet. The war and Iran's ensuing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz...
The bodies of at least 15 migrants including a girl have washed ashore along Libya’s eastern Mediterranean coast over the past week after their boat was believed to have capsized, security, navy and medical sources told Reuters on...
TEHRAN, (PIC) The Iranian central military command announced on Saturday its decision to reclose the Strait of Hormuz over Israel’s ongoing attacks on southern Lebanon, describing them as “violations of the agreement with the US administration.” “We announce that the Strait of...
The breakaway state of Somaliland said it is open to the possibility of Israel establishing a military base on its territory, days after its President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi arrived in Israel. The visit has been described as the first...
Israel intensified its strikes on southern Lebanon late Thursday night and into Friday morning, days after an interim United States-Iran agreement was signed stipulating that all fighting on all fronts, including Lebanon, should end immediately. The fighting in the south...
A Moroccan court has sentenced six minors to six months in prison for their involvement in the youth-led Gen Z 212 protest movement , according to their lawyers. The ruling was handed down on Friday by a court...
In 2026, the summer solstice will occur on June 21 at 11:24 a.m. Moscow time. At that moment, the Sun, moving along the ecliptic, will reach its highest point in the Northern Hemisphere. Daylight will last 17 hours and 33...
Palestinian women prisoners have faced rising ill-treatment and abuse since October 2023, according to the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) , following reports that female detainees in Israel's Damon Prison have been subjected to dozens of prison...
New data from Gaza has revealed that Israel’s war on the enclave has caused a sharp decline in birth rates and a rise in abortions , with experts decrying this as "reproductive genocide". Gaza’s Ministry of...
Lebanon's health ministry has announced that 83 people were killed in Israeli attacks on the country on Friday , with 141 others wounded. The deadliest attack was in Nabatieh in south Lebanon, where 17 people were killed. Other fatalities were...
This live blog has now ended. Make sure to follow us for the latest news on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram . Here were the key developments from Saturday: • Iran has again closed the Strait of...
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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) More than 1,494 settlers reportedly desecrated the courtyards of the Aqsa Mosque compound in Occupied Jerusalem last week during a series of intensive, police-guarded tours organized by extremist Jewish groups, according to local sources. Settler break-ins at the Aqsa...
Iran said it was once again closing the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane on Saturday over Israel's attacks in Lebanon , calling them a violation of its deal with the United States to end...
Iraqi officials and members of Iran-aligned Iraqi militias have denied allegations that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) established secret cells in Iraq to carry out drone attacks on neighbouring Arab states hosting US forces...
RAMALLAH, (PIC) More than 91,000 Palestinian students began their 2026 high school examinations on Saturday across the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem, Gaza and abroad, while 65 detained students were denied the right to participate from Israeli prisons. A total of 91,138 students...
Israel’s goals of territorial expansion conflict with the goals of the U.S. president. By Harrison BERGER Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su After President Donald Trump signed a preliminary Iran peace deal on...
The world requires stronger norms and laws to re-establish an inclusive global order based on international law, multilateralism, and the ability of states to play on an equal footing to secure peace, stability, and a fighting chance against transnational threats....
A rise in Israeli electronic waste that is being sorted and burned in the occupied West Bank, near Palestinian towns, has been decried as "environmental colonialism" while fuelling concerns over risks to the health of Palestinians civilians, as...
Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here . In South Darfur, a tribal war fought with the weapons and for the influence the Rapid Support Forces sponsored and sustained threatened the paramilitary group itself. Fighting between the Salamat and...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has deplored the shocking scenes that have shown the difficult humanitarian conditions facing several exiled Palestinian ex-detainees in some countries, saying their living conditions reveal the magnitude of the suffering they endure after being released from...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out raids across several areas of the West Bank overnight and early Saturday, storming homes and arresting a number of Palestinians. In Deir Abu Mashal, northwest of Ramallah, Israeli forces arrested Fouad Khaled Abu...
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