Global Voices

Every few months, another Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) breakthrough makes global headlines. A Chinese AI model closes in on American rivals, a Chinese research team tops a benchmark, a Chinese factory gets smarter, a city more connected, a supply chain...

As if its wars on Earth were not enough, Israel now plans to develop offensive laser weapons for use in space. "No country has the ability to mount attacks in space. We must be the leading country in the world...

By: Ainur Rohmah - - - - When President Prabowo Subianto unveiled Danantara last year, he presented it not merely as another state investment agency but as the financial cornerstone of Indonesia’s economic future. The sovereign wealth fund was designed...

Born into the rubble of post-war Germany, Herma Huber belonged to a generation that demanded answers to the great catastrophe of Nazi fascism. Rejecting both Stalinist lies and capitalist hypocrisy, she found her answer in Trotskyism. Herma dedicated her entire...

The Israeli government said on Sunday it would ignore a High Court ruling regarding a broadcasting regulator, marking a direct challenge to the authority of Israel's highest judicial body. The move deepens a long-running dispute between Prime Minister...

Whether Israelis will ever comprehend the irreparable damage inflicted upon their country’s reputation by their UN Ambassador, Danny Danon, is a moot point. The damage Israel has done to itself through its barbaric practices in occupied Palestine is simply impossible...

The 250th anniversary of American independence is fundamentally incompatible with a foreign policy defined by overwhelming civilian casualties and global devastation. As the United States commemorates its semiquincentennial with celebratory pageantry, this milestone forces a reckoning. How can a nation...

A baby died in the occupied West Bank on Sunday after Israeli forces at a checkpoint prevented him from accessing urgent medical care. Israeli forces also shot dead a teenage boy in the Qalandia refugee camp on the...

Brice Cruchon is the Founder and CEO of Dracula Technologies, a company he established in 2011 to develop and industrialize organic photovoltaic (OPV) technologies for indoor energy harvesting. He holds a Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Nantes...

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) A 16-year-old Palestinian was killed and two other children were wounded by Israeli army gunfire on Sunday evening in the Qalandiya refugee camp, north of Occupied Jerusalem. The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the victim as Walid Nidal Walid...

BEIRUT, (PIC) Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health announced Sunday that the death toll from Israel’s military offensive has risen to 4,304 people killed while 12,203 injured between March 2 and July 5. In a brief statement, the ministry said the figures include...

Genta Taniguchi serves as Executive Officer and Head of the Corporate Ceramic Materials Semiconductor Components Group at Kyocera Corporation. He leads initiatives in advanced ceramics and semiconductor-related technologies, supporting the company’s global business in electronic and communication components. With… com/ceo-interviews/370494-executive-interview-with-genta-taniguchi-of-kyocera/">Executive Interview...

Iraq's government and US oil services giant Halliburton signed a deal Sunday to manage two oil fields in the country's south, as Baghdad looks to boost production. The state-owned "Basra Oil Company has signed a joint management contract with...

On 26 June, the Lebanese government and Israel published a ‘framework agreement’, which threatens to reform the Lebanese state into a security sub-contractor of Tel Aviv. In ‘International Viewpoint’. Read the article HERE . The post Joseph Daher –...

Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a series of nearly 2,000-year-old tombs on the Mediterranean coast and the remains of a planned Byzantine-era city in the western desert, the tourism and antiquities ministry said. The coastal discovery was made at Marina...

‘Since October 7, academic institutions have applied overt and covert pressure to discourage Holocaust and genocide scholars from criticizing Israel’s actions in Gaza. Still, many academics are organizing new networks to defend free inquiry.’ In Jacobin . Read the article...

US President Donald Trump will meet his Ukrainian and Syrian counterparts on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey , the White House said Sunday, as he seeks to make headway in addressing two key conflicts. "On Wednesday afternoon,...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he would not allow reconstruction in Gaza before Palestinian factions there including Hamas give up their weapons, as Israel killed two more people in the devastated territory. “There will...

RAMALLAH, (PIC) A Palestinian infant died on Sunday after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) blocked his access to vital medical treatment, medical sources reported. The baby was in critical condition when Israeli forces blocked his evacuation to the hospital through the Deir...

Iran's ambassador to China insisted Saturday that new fees would be charged to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz -- an idea rejected by Washington -- while assuring that "friendly" nations would receive special treatment. The initial deal...

My friend and colleague, Anthony Kasozi, who has died of cancer aged 65, was a coach and consultant with the rare gift of making his clients feel more confident. Specialising in leadership development, Anthony worked over many years with a wide...

Syrian authorities have postponed the first meeting of the country's new transitional parliament , days after announcing the inaugural session had been scheduled for Monday. "The convening of the first session of the people's assembly has been postponed to a...

Syrian security forces have arrested a man who served in the military security apparatus under former president Bashar al-Assad and is accused of major human rights abuses, as the government continues its crackdown on figures from the...

GAZA, (PIC) Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem has warned of Israeli claims about the Movement’s alleged rapid military buildup, calling them “clear incitement” intended to provide a cover for ongoing attacks and daily ceasefire violations in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on...

RAMALLAH / PNN / A four-month-old Palestinian infant died after being delayed at an Israeli military checkpoint while en route to receive medical treatment, local sources said on Monday. The infant, identified as Ahmad Ma’rouf Zaid, was being transported to hospital...

Humans have long sought to geoengineer the Earth’s environment. Tim Flannery outlines a few of the wildest ideas from the 20th century An increasing number of scientists think we have let the climate crisis fester for so long that...