Critics say Foreign Office figures send ‘global message about the role the country wants to play on international stage’ Labour’s foreign aid cuts mean reductions of as much as 90% in the bilateral support the UK will give to some African...
Dozens of Palestinians from Gaza remain imprisoned after completing their sentences, with at least seven more expected to face the same fate by the end of the year, a Palestinian prisoners' rights expert has told The New Arab. Riyad al-Ashqar, director...
Film director Andrei Konchalovsky and actress Yulia Vysotskaya have two children: daughter Maria and son Pyotr. Last autumn, Maria turned 25, but she has spent the past 13 years in a coma, where she remains to this day. In 2013,...
PCI Express (PCIe), PCIe switches, Time Division Multiplexing (TDM), Network Interface Cards (NICs), and SmartNICs are all well-established technologies that have formed the backbone of computing and networking systems for years. More recently, SuperNICs have emerged as the next generation...
Britain on Thursday announced sanctions targeting what it said are "illicit gold and finance networks" propping up rival factions in Sudan's devastating civil war. The foreign ministry said the war-torn country's gold trade worth billions of dollars was helping finance "weapons...
By: Tim Daiss - - - - For decades, nuclear power has occupied an uneasy place in Southeast Asia’s energy future. Governments periodically embraced it whenever electricity demand surged or fossil fuel prices spiked, only to retreat as construction costs mounted, financing evaporated, or public...
“It is no longer clear what is allowed and what is not. Uncertainty keeps people in their homes. The city has fallen silent, and businesses are struggling.” Credit: Learning Together. By External Source HERAT, Afghanistan, Jul 16 2026 (IPS) One morning in June,...
Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the United States strikes Iranian power infrastructure, three sources told Reuters on Thursday. The idea has been discussed within the Islamic Republic's leadership, and...
The federal indictment of Raúl Castro on decades-old charges is just the latest escalation in a long-running U.S. campaign to justify invading Cuba. The case against the 95-year-old former Cuban president — based on his alleged involvement in the downing of two planes...
The adoption of the "Guwahati Declaration” by the Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies of BRICS countries on July 7, 2026, marks one of the most significant legal developments under India's BRICS chairmanship ahead of the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit in New...
Ramallah, Occupied West Bank / PNN / Palestinian prisoners' organizations announced Tuesday the launch of an international campaign aimed at ending sexual violence against Palestinian political prisoners held in Israeli prisons, saying such abuses constitute a systematic policy that requires urgent...
Country begins 42-day countdown to outbreak being declared officially over, as numbers continue to rise in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo Uganda has started lobbying countries to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions after discharging its last confirmed Ebola patient from hospital. The...
The European Union persistently characterises China as a partner, a competitor, and a systemic rival—often within the same policy frameworks. This ongoing conceptual ambiguity has resulted in a fragmented and inconsistent approach that fails to advance Europe’s core economic interests...
A British 14-year-old on Thursday denied plotting a terrorist attack on two mosques in south London, which prosecutors say was motivated by extreme right-wing ideology set out in a "manifesto" which said Adolf Hitler inspired him. The teenager appeared at...
For nearly two years, Um Mohammed, a Palestinian woman from Khan Younis City in the southern war-torn coastal enclave , dreamed of the day she would return to Gaza. The elderly Palestinian had travelled to Egypt for medical treatment, spending months...
Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has announced his resignation, thanking members of the armed forces and everyone working toward what he described as Ukraine's victory while pledging to continue contributing through innovation and organizational development. "It has been a great honor...
Morocco has signed an agreement to join the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in Gaza , becoming the latest state to back a controversial US-led security blueprint that still lacks Palestinian consent and the conditions for deployment on the ground. Morocco signed...
Eleven people were killed and 19 injured in a fire at an orphanage on the outskirts of the Algerian capital early on Thursday, state media reported. The fire broke out at an orphanage in the Mohammadia district in the eastern suburbs...
The sound of church bells ringing in the village of Al-Quniyah, west of Idlib, marked a significant moment for a community displaced for more than a decade by the Syrian civil war . After years of silence caused by conflict and...
More than 100 Democratic lawmakers voted in favour of halting US military aid to Israel on Wednesday, exposing growing divisions within the party over Washington's longstanding support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. The amendment, introduced by Republican Representative Thomas Massie...
US Vice President JD Vance has accused elements within the Israeli government of trying to derail negotiations with Iran and manipulate American public opinion to keep the war going, lashing out at those behind the alleged campaign and telling them...
US Vice President JD Vance has revealed that elements within the Israeli government were trying to derail negotiations with Iran and manipulate American public opinion to keep the war going, lashing out at those behind the campaign and telling them...
Show Notes: On today’s show, Andrew and Bill begin by parsing the economic data released by the PRC this week, including slower-than-expected growth, the Party’s response to the status quo, export-powered growth that is widening trade imbalances, and the questions all...
Frieden schaffen wir nicht durch noch mehr Waffen und Kriege, sondern durch Abrüstung, Annäherung, Austausch und den Verzicht auf unipolare Machtansprüche. Um zu verstehen, in welcher dramatischen nationalen und internationalen Lage wir uns befinden, ist es wichtig, die westliche Kriegs- und Aufrüstungsbereitschaft,...
For months now, Iran has been pounded by American and Israeli missiles and bombs. Much of the leadership has been eliminated, including the former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. After a short period of calm, when it was hoped that diplomacy...
Iran said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was an inviolable "red line", warning that if US President Donald Trump carried out his threat to attack Iran's infrastructure, it would strike all infrastructure across the Gulf region. The US launched...
TOKYO — Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song ended a three-and-a-half-year rate freeze on Thursday, lifting the policy rate 25 basis points to 2.75% — the BOK’s first tightening move since January 2023. The timing makes this more than a...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the launch of the preliminary report from the UN Independent Panel on AI. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jul 16 2026 (IPS) As the international community continues to weigh the good, the bad and...
Turkey's ousted main opposition CHP leader Ozgur Ozel said on Wednesday that preparations are under way for the possible establishment of a new political party, but any formal step would wait until after ongoing legal proceedings. In May, a Turkish court...
The US State Department said Wednesday it has approved the sale of an estimated $1.96 billion in weapons to bolster Saudi Arabia 's air defences, as the US-Israeli war on Iran ramps up again. "This proposed sale will support the foreign...
This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. According to Chinese media reports, at 12:01 pm on July 6, a People’s Liberation Army Navy strategic nuclear-powered submarine successfully launched a submarine-launched strategic missile...
There are scholars who interpret the world, scholars who flatter it, and scholars who quietly make it less cruel. John L. Esposito belonged emphatically to the third category. His passing deprives us not merely of a distinguished academic, but of...
Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboard The United Nations has said more than 500 people are feared dead after reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June. The UN’s International...
The United States intensified its strikes targeting Iran early on July 16, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship it accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. Iran retaliated with...
The Syrian Chambers of Commerce Federation and the Beirut and Mount Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture signed a memorandum of cooperation on Wednesday, 15 July, to develop trade, economic and industrial relations between the two countries. The agreement was...
Welcome, Here are the key updates of the day: - The US military launched another attack on Iran, for the fifth night in a row, with Iranian media reporting explosions on Qeshm Island, Bandar Abbas and Chabahar. Meanwhile, Iran said it carried...
There is a version of development work that looks responsible but accomplishes very little. It moves cautiously, funds what is already proven and prioritizes institutional comfort over urgency. As a region of staggering diversity, rapid change and compounding crises, Asia...
On 17 June 2026, the European Parliament approved new EU-wide rules aimed at speeding up the return of "non-EU nationals who no longer have the right to remain in the bloc." Passing with 418 votes in favour, 218 against, and 30...
Stigma and superstition surround those with disabilities such as Down’s syndrome and cerebral palsy. But there is a growing move to raise awareness and increase inclusivity When Fatima Muhammad was told to drown her infant son or abandon him in the...
In mid-June, Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa spent two days in Beijing and flew home with more than pleasantries. China’s finance ministry and the People’s Bank of China pledged to fast-track approval of Indonesia’s debut panda bond, a renminbi-denominated...
A cargo vessel docked at a port facility. Credit: UNCTAD By Maximilian Malawista UNITED NATIONS, Jul 16 2026 (IPS) The full economic impact of the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz may not become clear until the second half of 2026, warns the...
Whistleblower suggests internal security services deployed spyware from 2017 against key domestic and foreign targets A former member of Morocco’s domestic intelligence service has helped to provide an unprecedented insight into how the north African state used hacking software – including...
On Monday July 13, airstrikes hit the runway at Sanaa International Airport shortly after a Houthi delegation returned from the funeral in Iran for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Yemen’s Defense Minister Gen. Taher al-Aqili said on X that the...
Over the past week, the U.S. resumed heavy airstrikes on Iran, hitting over 300 targets in the first three nights alone, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes killed more than 30 civilians and wounded more than 260, according to...
Even as the Pentagon mulls culling its combatant commands to reduce its bureaucratic bloat, lawmakers are itching to prop up another one — based on robots and AI. Combatant commands like CENTCOM (Central Command) and AFRICOM (Africa Command) — sprawling military...
The US economy is continuing to grow faster and generate more new jobs than Europe. Annual national income growth over the past five years has averaged 3.3% in the US against 2.6% in the EU. In the first quarter of...
The Taliban’s demotion of Haji Jumma Khan Fateh from deputy governor of Zabul province may have looked like a routine reshuffling. But it fits a disturbing pattern that runs through the movement’s entire governing structure: Non-Pashtun commanders are useful until...
The most significant development at this week’s Conference Commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of the South China Sea Arbitration Award in Jakarta was not what was discussed. It was who failed to appear. Every Indonesian government representative scheduled to participate reportedly...
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