Hussein Agha and Robert Malley’s Tomorrow Is Yesterday recounts a tragic tale in the original sense of the word: it arouses pity and fear, though […]
Month: May 2026
Trump Has A Memorial Day Meltdown As His Iran Deal Looks Fake
Donald Trump could be trying to manipulate the stock market, now that we know that he has done more insider stock trading than all of […]
US, China escalate quantum race with rival investment drives
Shares of key Chinese quantum computing companies have surged about 20% over two trading days after Washington announced a US$2 billion funding package for nine […]
All non-drone militaries are now obsolete
Drone warfare has been a fascination of mine for a very long time. When I read Daphne du Maurier’s “The Birds” as a kid, I […]
Italy’s local elections puncture hopes of center-left revival
ROME — Italy’s governing right-wing coalition appeared on course Monday night to disappoint hopes of a center-left resurgence, as early municipal election results signaled wins […]
Dutch government gives green light to establish migrant ‘return hubs’ outside EU
The Netherlands is pushing ahead with plans to set up Europe’s first “return hubs” outside the bloc where migrants who have been denied the right […]
Transcorp Commits $2m To Empower Young Entrepreneurs In Niger Delta, Across Nigeria
Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp Group) has strengthened its partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) as the Foundation unveiled 3,200 beneficiaries for its 2026 Entrepreneurship […]
Trump, nearing 80, faces renewed health scrutiny
President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center this week for what the White House describes as a routine medical […]
Trump’s Memorial Day: From “Dumocrats” to Arlington
President Donald Trump began Memorial Day with a familiar ritual: an early morning social media tirade that mixed patriotic messaging with attacks on political enemies, […]
‘Shocked’ water scientist sounds alarm over $300m irrigation plan
A $300 million irrigation scheme will supply 37.2 gigalitres of water to farming areas near Hobart from 2030. A scientists fears the taxpayer-funded scheme could […]
China appeal: Chinese food brands eye global growth via Singapore
Chinese food brands are using Singapore as a launchpad for overseas growth, partnering retailers such as Scarlett Supermarket to test international demand…See More
Trump Has Turned Venezuela Into a 21st Century US Protectorate
Facing the growing loss of its unquestioned hegemony in the world system — that unipolar world that took shape after the end of the Second […]
Israel Advances Plan to Displace Palestinian Bedouin Communities in West Bank
Salem al-Jahalin, 73, also known as Abu Nayef, circles his home in the Jabal al-Baba Bedouin community outside the town of al-Aizariya, east of Jerusalem. […]
Resource dominance reshaping Trump’s rivalry with China
The recent Trump-Xi summit in Beijing revealed how deeply commodities have become embedded in 21st-century geopolitics. Far beyond a conventional trade negotiation, the summit effectively […]
Can the Pentagon beat China if it struggles with Iran?
The US-China summit ended without any discernible progress on the twin urgent security issues dividing the two superpowers: Iran and Taiwan. Some speculated that a […]
Senator warns that Trump is ‘humiliating’ the US by ending war on ‘Iran’s terms’
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) delivered a scathing assessment of Donald Trump’s Iran ceasefire Sunday, welcoming the end of the war while warning that the deal […]
Republicans furious as Trump clumsily torpedoes their secret weapon: ‘Killing our chances’
Donald Trump has been saying nice things about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani — and Republicans are furious about it. According to a New […]
Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc suspends 12 routes, citing rising cost of fuel
Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc has suspended 12 routes to several African and European destinations due to the rising price of kerosene…See More
Morocco’s king pardons Senegalese football fans jailed over AFCON hooliganism
Eighteen Senegalese football fans jailed for hooliganism during the Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat have been pardoned by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI…See More
Taliban Closes Radio Stations In Ongoing Media Clampdown
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have closed down three local radio stations in the latest move in an ongoing crackdown that has seen the country’s media landscape […]