Remembering Nelson Mandela – OpEd
By J Nastranis “Nelson Mandela showed us the extraordinary difference one person can make in building a better world,” says UN Secretary-General António Guterres, ahead of this year’s Nelson Mandela...
View ArticleExiled Spanish MEP-Elect Questions Metsola’s Democratic Legitimacy
By Charles Szumski and Fernando Heller (EurActiv) -- Toni Comín, MEP-elect in exile of the Catalan separatist JxCat party, is questioning the democratic legitimacy of European Parliament President,...
View ArticleChinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Guilty Of US$1 Billion Fraud
A jury in New York on Tuesday found exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, also known as Miles Kwok and Miles Guo, guilty of defrauding his followers of more than US$1 billion. Guo, avocal critic of...
View ArticleFrom Orbit To Earth’s Heart: NASA Laser Tech Revolutionizes Measurement Of...
The US Space Force plans to use lasers on new GPS satellites, launching in 2025, to find Earth’s exact centre more accurately, reports Space.Com. Earth’s Centre and Geodetic Measurements: As we know,...
View ArticleOctober 7 Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes By Hamas-Led Groups: HRW
Hamas’ military wing – the Qassam Brigades – and at least four other Palestinian armed groups committed numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity against civilians during the October 7, 2023...
View ArticleWanted: Secret Service Agents With Roofing Experience – OpEd
Throughout suburban America each day teams of roofers are replacing old shingles with new on house roofs. Carrying tools and building materials, they move and work with sure footedness approaching...
View ArticlePentagon: Aid To Flow To Gaza Via Land Route From Israel’s Port Of Ashdod
By David Vergun The mission to get humanitarian aid to Gaza via the temporary pier, which the military calls Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, has ended, the deputy commander of U.S. Central...
View ArticlePutin’s Naval Flotilla In A Larger Strategic Context – Analysis
By Garrett I. Campbell For all the media hype they generated, Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling threats to provide weapons to target Western countries and his naval flotilla’s visit to Cuba failed to...
View ArticleHow Javier Milei Is Battling The Worst Tax Of All—Inflation – OpEd
By Marcos Falcone ESP As Javier Milei rose to power in December of last year, Argentina suffered from an annual inflation rate of over 211 percent, only behind Venezuela and Lebanon. Having risen...
View ArticleEurope Needs To Find A New Path – OpEd
By Rim Longmeng Somehow, the voice of Europe has lost its former significance. This is hardly noticeable from within Europe, but I assure you, it is very striking when viewed from other continents....
View ArticleFormer NATO Assistant Secretary-General: We Shouldn’t Be ‘Carving Up Somebody...
By Vazha Tavberidze (RFE/RL) -- At a summit in Washington on July 9-11, NATO announced a major aid package to support Ukraine's fight against Russia's full-scale invasion and said that Kyiv was on an...
View ArticleNATO Nations Face Challenges To Defend The Alliance, Cavoli Says
By Jim Garamone The NATO nations face challenges in defending all alliance territory from aggression, said Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, supreme allied commander Europe and commander of U.S. European...
View ArticleFilipino Prelate Sails For Peace In South China Sea
By Ronald O. Reyes (UCA News) -- The Philippines and China have agreed to address maritime disputes in the South China Sea a day after an archbishop embarked on a fluvial procession for peace on July...
View ArticleA New Battle Front In Gaza: Israel Vs UNRWA – OpEd
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is the only agency of the world body which focuses solely on humanitarian assistance to millions of Palestinian refugees—and...
View ArticleIsrael Seeks To Redraw The Laws Of War – OpEd
Most people probably don’t know this but Wikipedia has a page called “List of Israeli assassinations”. It begins in July 1956 and stretches over 68 years until today. The majority on the list are...
View ArticleArmenia Says Aliyev Rejected Meeting With Pashinyan
Armenia has denied accusations from Azerbaijan, alleging that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has rejected a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of the European Political...
View ArticleA Revolution In SEND Education: The UK’s Moral Imperative – OpEd
In the classrooms and corridors of Britain's schools, a crisis is unfolding that strikes at the very heart of our educational system. The provision for children with Special Educational Needs and...
View ArticleNavigating Troubled Waters: Russia’s Alignment With China In The South China...
Russia's support for China's position in the South China Sea stems from a combination of geopolitical, economic, and military factors, which ASEAN countries are understandably wary of. ASEAN's...
View ArticleTop US Democrats Nudging Biden To End His Reelection Campaign
By Ken Bredemeier Leading figures in Joe Biden’s Democratic Party are nudging the U.S. president to abandon his reelection campaign, telling him in recent days that his chances of winning the November...
View ArticleArab Americans Were Frustrated Even Before Gaza War – OpEd
Months after Joe Biden was sworn in as America’s 46th president, his supporters boasted that he had appointed more Arab Americans to administration positions than any other president. That claim was...
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