The conviction of two Palestine solidarity protest organisers in the UK, after lobbying by the Zionist lobby, is indicative of rising authoritarianism in Europe. Des Freedman is Professor of Media and Communications in the Department of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths,...
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Long read which makes the case for the left to re-calibrate its attitude towards governments in the global south which are in the cross-hairs of American imperialism. Steve Ellner is a retired professor of the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela where...
Chris Hedges – Trump the God
Full ArticleIs Trump’s cult-like following the foundations for American fascism? Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau...
The head of the US delegation to anticipated peace talks with Iran had yet to leave Washington on Tuesday, with Tehran still undecided on whether it would participate as the end of a temporary ceasefire drew near. The two sides have...
The transatlantic security relationship may be entering a new phase as Washington signals a tougher stance toward European allies. Statements attributed to Elbridge Colby, a key figure in shaping US strategic thinking, suggest a shift toward a model in which...
For any unfamiliar, Baedeker was THE standard for travel guides last century…and the century before. Those pocket-sized earthly thesauruses provided not only the sites you needed to see but also included commentary by historical figures who earlier passed your way. My personal...
My life inside Israel's panopticon
Full ArticleAcross the West Bank, security is never guaranteed. Locked doors and alarm systems pale in comparison to the complex and completely embedded surveillance network that the Israeli occupation has put into place. Palestinians are never fully at peace because of the...
Lai Ching-te abandons visit after Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar revoke overflight permission Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, has cancelled his trip to Eswatini, the democratic island’s only diplomatic ally in Africa, after his government said several countries had revoked overflight permits...
Following the last round of talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad, Iran’s foreign minister and negotiator Abbas Araghchi declared in a post on X on April 17 that the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open.” This came...
No Bones Broken, No Crime Committed: Inside the Taliban’s New Rules on Violence Against Women
Full ArticleA woman sits in a public space in Kabul. Under new Taliban laws, a wife who visits her relatives without her husband's permission faces up to three months in prison. Credit: Learning Together. By External Source KABUL, Apr 21...
Recent findings from research we have been carrying out at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at Cern in Geneva suggest that we might be closing in on signs of undiscovered physics. If confirmed, these hints would overturn the theory, called...
President Donald Trump has admitted he is considering a currency swap arrangement with the United Arab Emirates after reports that Abu Dhabi raised concerns over dollar liquidity risks linked to the Iran war. The UAE was among...
Hamas has reportedly indicated a readiness to give up thousands of rifles belonging to its police and internal security forces. The weapons conceded would still fail to meet the total disarmament required by President Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan....
Publisher discounts offered on “Arabs of Chicagoland” book Celebrate Arab American Heritage history month, April 2026, by learning about the history of Arab American settlement in Chicago. The book “Arabs of Chicagoland,” authored by award-winning Chicagoland journalist Ray Hanania, is...
A number of sports clubs, as well as events held or due to be hosted in Saudi Arabia, are set to be impacted by the Public Investment Fund’s (PIF) newest strategy , which could see a major cut in...
Israeli settlers opened fire on a secondary school in the occupied West Bank town of al-Mughayyir on Tuesday, killing two people - including one child - and leaving several others injured. The Palestinian Ministry of Health named...
RAMALLAH /PNN/ Two Palestinians, one of them a school student, were killed and four others were injured on Tuesday afternoon by Israeli colonists' gunfire in the village of al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah. The Ministry of Health said the killing of student Aws...
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 15 April 2026. Mauritanian authorities have arrested two opposition members of parliament, Mariem Mint Cheikh and Ghame Achour Salem, within 24 hours in Nouakchott, in connection with social media videos criticising...
A leading objective of the US-Israeli war against Iran that began on 28 February and ended with a tenuous two-week ceasefire on 8 April was the destruction of Iran’s ballistic missile program. Despite thousands of unrelenting targeted strikes, Tehran...
Kuwaiti actress Hayat Al-Fahad, widely known as the "Lady of the Gulf Screen", has died at the age of 78 following an illness, bringing to a close a career that helped shape Gulf drama for more than six decades. Her death...
Sandra Muhoza finally free
Full ArticleThis statement was originally published on rsf.org on 13 April 2026. On 13 April, the Ngozi Court of Appeal in northern Burundi delivered its verdict in the trial of journalist Sandra Muhoza, sentencing her to six months’ imprisonment...
Israeli forces and settlers deploy sexual violence as part of a sustained campaign of pressure driving Palestinian communities from their homes across Area C of the occupied West Bank , according to a report by the Norwegian...
Doubts cast over pig farm methane credits in China
Full ArticleMethane is behind around 30% of the rise in global temperatures since the Industrial Revolution. The largest share of emissions comes from agriculture, primarily livestock digestion and the decomposition of manure and other organic matter. In China, the energy sector...
Antonio Maria Rinaldi Segue nostro Telegram . Mentre Mosca riorienta le esportazioni verso Asia e Paesi emergenti, l’Unione Europea paga energia più cara e perde competitività. Il risultato è una strategia che non indebolisce la Russia, ma pesa su imprese...
Japan has effectively shed the constraints of its postwar pacifist framework. Tokyo has officially dismantled long-standing restrictions on arms exports, transforming the country from a "global supplier of components” into a full-fledged participant in the international defense market. Japanese shipyards...
An armed group in Libya helped the transfer of former Colombian military personnel to fight with the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group against the Sudanese military, according to a United Nations report released days after the third anniversary...
Potential losses to the French economy due to the crisis caused by the attack by the United States and Israel on Iran are estimated at four to six billion euros, French Minister of Economy and Finance Roland Lescure said on...
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance and originally appeared on Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here . Hundreds of delegates are arriving at the United Nations this week for the world’s largest gathering...
Lebanon's prime minister and French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss on Tuesday how to strengthen the country's hand in possible direct negotiations with Israel in the United States later this week, as Beirut turns to a trusted European...
KINSHASA, Congo — The minute the sun rises in Kinshasa, the streets come alive to the rhythm of a ubiquitous informal economy. Street vendors hustle in order to afford the ever-increasing cost of living. Food staples, transportation and fuel are...
- - - - Photo by Carlos Quintero on Unsplash While there’s a certain amount of truth to the idea that controlling language controls thought, it’s not universally accurate. Sometimes, changing the words one uses to refer...
President Donald Trump's approval rating held at its lowest level of his term in recent days, as many Americans questioned his temperament amid the war on Iran and a feud with Pope Leo, a Reuters /Ipsos poll...
Why We Don’t Need Billionaires
Full ArticleThe Economist gave us a classically sloppy piece last week, telling us that we need the mega-wealthy types like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. The argument is largely tautological. It points out that the mega-rich have been responsible...
The rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI) workloads is placing unprecedented demands on system design, validation, and performance optimization. To address these challenges, Keysight Technologies presents its forward-looking event, Engineering the Future of AI Systems —a technical deep dive...
One of the final wishes of Pope Francis - to convert his Popemobile into a mobile clinic to vaccinate Gaza’s children - still remains ungranted on the first anniversary of his death. This particular Popemobile, dubbed the 'Vehicle of...
JORDAN VALLEY, (PIC) A horde of extremist Jewish settlers demolished a Palestinian school and nearby homes in the al‑Malih Bedouin community in the northern Jordan Valley after storming the area with bulldozers. Local sources reported that settlers seized citizens’ homes and raised...
Israel has not committed a single war crime in Gaza, the head of the newly-formed Reform Friends of Israel has claimed. Speaking to Declassified , Jason Pearlman also described the torture and abuse of Palestinian detainees held in Israeli prisons...
Hundreds of university students trapped in the besieged Gaza Strip gathered on Monday outside the Journalists Syndicate’s headquarters in western Gaza City in a demonstration to demand permission to travel abroad and resume their studies. According to the student movement...
Uncertainty surrounds planned talks in Pakistan on Tuesday between Iranian and American officials, as a ceasefire is set to end in hours and the US and Israel make new threats against Iran. Iran said it has not yet sent...
Uncertainty surrounds planned talks in Pakistan on Tuesday between Iranian and American officials, as a ceasefire is set to end in hours and the US and Israel make new threats against Iran. Iran said it has not yet sent...
De quem é a culpa pela crise de opioides nos EUA?
Full ArticleA raiz do problema está no caos institucional interno, não em atores externos Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su A crise do fentanil nos Estados Unidos não pode mais ser tratada como...
The developments surrounding the “Islamabad Talks” underscore a broader geopolitical realignment in which Pakistan, China, and other regional powers are deepening their strategic and economic integration, accelerating the rise of a Global South-led order while exposing the waning influence of...
On Monday, in Khan Younis's al-Mawasi, Rasha Yousef Abu Jazar, 36, was preparing food in a tent with her four daughters when clashes erupted nearby between Israeli-backed militias linked to Ghassan al-Dahini and Palestinian security forces. Local...
Iraq faces mounting political pressure as Shiite parties in the Coordination Framework (CF) seek to select a new prime minister amid tensions between the US and Iran. On the evening of April 20, the CF delayed its decision to nominate...
After a long delay, Iraq has a new president . It represents a significant step forward in the government formation process, and all eyes now turn to the selection of a prime minister, but could the post become more...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Two Palestinians, including a child, were killed and four others injured on Tuesday afternoon by Israeli gunfire during a terrorist settler attack on the village of al‑Mughayir, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The Red Crescent reported...
This article was first published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. March unfolded like a stress test for US counterterrorism authorities. The month opened with a gunman in an Iranian-flag shirt killing three people at a...
GAZA, (PIC) Gaza is facing a rapidly worsening water crisis as infrastructure destruction and mass displacement sharply reduce access to safe water, leaving residents struggling daily to secure minimal supplies. According to field reports, dozens of displaced Palestinians queue for hours at...
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