By: Salman Rafi Sheikh The new Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey defense pact may look like the beginnings of an “Islamic NATO,” but it is much more a political […]
Month: August 2026
Vietnam, EU elevate ties citing ‘threat’ to ‘rules-based order’
Hanoi (dpa) – Vietnam and the European Union on Thursday upgraded ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic tier, amid a tumultuous period […]
Nokia China exit deepens telecom split as Nvidia bets on 6G AI
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia is walking away from mainland China after two decades of building out its networks there, closing nearly every remaining site […]
Join new Iran sanctions or leave the dollar system: Bessent
With the United States unable to militarily defeat Iran in President Donald Trump’s illegal US-Israeli war of choice, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday escalated the administration’s […]
What does bird flu do to humans and does it have pandemic potential?
Can people get the bird flu from eggs and milk? Can you die if you become infected? Will this be the next pandemic? Here’s what […]
Funding the Defence Investment Plan: A Legacy of Security
Keir Starmer deserves eternal praise for rescuing the Labour Party from the moral bankruptcy of the Corbyn years, winning a landslide victory less than two […]
My Comments On Today’s Substack: Corruption, Opposition Strategies, And Deserved Bashing.
His alliance with Vladimir Putin, a dictator every former president in modern times has understood to be a dangerous enemy of American democracy, is treasonous. […]
Family shocked by aged care system’s complexity demands overhaul
Val Cupitt’s family are calling for a more streamlined system to apply for aged care, after spending months finding her a place to call home…See […]
All Blacks captain Ardie Savea praises South Africa’s ‘unity’
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry and respect: All Blacks captain Ardie Savea showed his love and appreciation to South Africa…See More
Surviving Torture in the West Bank
For months, Palestinian journalist Majahed Bani Mfleh was held in Israeli administrative detention without charges and subjected to brutal physical violence. He’s far from the […]
In a Drier World, Some Infectious Diseases Are Unexpectedly Thriving
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The world has become hotter and, in many places, drier than […]
Burnham ups the ante in fight against Russia — and leaves Merz in the shade
LONDON — Andy Burnham has deepened Britain’s support for Ukraine by boosting the war-torn country’s ability to develop long-range missiles, in his first major move […]
Spain’s Sánchez calls national security meeting 26 days into Ceuta migration crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will convene the country’s National Security Council on Tuesday over the migration crisis in Ceuta — 26 days after tens […]
Nuclear war: still a possibility?
In 1991 President George H.W. Bush announced unilateral, sweeping reductions in US tactical nuclear forces. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was supposed to take parallel steps, but he hardly […]
Ukraine’s strategy of hitting Russian oil infrastructure
On Friday I sent out a piece entitled “The US does not understand air power, does Ukraine?” It caused a little stir. People have called […]
‘Pretty remarkable’ man living with MND for 29 years after diagnosis
John Dinon has lived with motor neurone disease (MND) for almost a third of his life, making him one of the longest-surviving people with the […]
Washington Post ordered to rehire Karen Attiah after Charlie Kirk posts
Karen Attiah was fired for posts about Charlie Kirk’s assassination that the Post said violated its social media policy…See More
Guinea: At least 30 killed as deadly landfill collapse in Conakry
A search and rescue operation was launched as emergency teams combed through the enormous piles of waste for survivors…See More
Ebola: Artisanal miners keep digging for gold despite virus risk
Artisanal gold mining in Congo draws a highly mobile workforce as miners travel across the region in search of gold, and between mining areas and […]
Sunrise and Salt expand rural network-sharing plans
Swiss telecom operators Sunrise and Salt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore expanding their existing network infrastructure partnership in rural and less […]