Iran vows to give talks with US in Islamabad cold shoulder as Pakistan frantically pushes for direct re-engagement of the foes
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency said on Sunday that Iran currently has no decision to send a negotiating delegation for peace talks with the United States. The Iranian team has stressed that as long as the US “anti-Iran” naval blockade remains in place, there will be no negotiation with Washington, according to the report.
Transatlantic rifts: US allies tell Trump NATO ‘is not an interventionist alliance’ as they decline to join war against Iran
Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles told parliament that the United States and Israel “cannot be the ones who decide what rules apply in the world.” She described the military campaign against Iran as falling outside international law.
Letter from Mideast: Why cancer treatment has become another casualty of war and numbers are rising
Like Abu Foul, hundreds of patients rely on leaving Gaza to receive treatment. The Rafah crossing, Gaza’s main link with Egypt, has been mostly closed since Israeli forces took control of the area in May 2024. It occasionally reopens for medical evacuations but departures remain limited.
How passport colonialism manifests in salary discrepancies at UN, sets benchmark for aid agencies
It’s no secret that national humanitarian staff face greater risk for lower pay: These inequities have been coded into the aid system. UN agencies and INGOs should seize today’s drive for systemic change to shed colonial-era staffing policies: Include salary standardisation in UN80 and other reform efforts.
Braganza duty: How commission of omission by lender is set to become peg that will hoist former Kenyan minister from $27.8 million loss
Reality: The borrower asked the right questions and read the contract appropriately. Similarly, the bank was waiting for absolute discretion to trigger. This allowed them to stop funding ‘Phase 2’ the moment their exit became more profitable than the project’s success.
Boy against men: How Arsenal’s 16-year old Dowman etched name in English Premier League history with wonder goal
It was one of those rare moments in a football stadium when you know a goal is going to be scored long before it happens. The fact that it was a Year 11 schoolkid, aged 16, striding through the centre of the pitch on a Saturday night in north London,...
Still-born democracy: Expanding fighting in Jonglei state signals South Sudan’s power-sharing collapse
Kiir later dismissed Bol Mel and reappointed James Wani Igga as second vice president, but political insiders say that decision also caused frustration among certain sections of the fractious ruling party. Other controversial moves by Kiir include last year’s dismissal of powerful intelligence chief Akol Koor Kuc; the appointment of Kiir’s daughter, Adut Salva Kiir, as a special advisor; and a recent anti-corruption drive viewed as politically motivated.
End-game Why US is developing cold in war with Iran as Israel pummels unbending Middle East nation
Although the United States and Israel killed then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the first round of attacks on Tehran, the Iranian political system did not undergo a fundamental shake-up. Iran quickly elected Mojtaba Khamenei, who holds a more staunchly anti-US and anti-Israel stance, as the new supreme leader.
China on cusp of New Age as ruling Communist Party’s 15th Five-Year Plan parley features 6G technology, brain computer interfaces
Citing his experience in China, Dennis Munene Mwaniki, executive director of the China-Africa Centre at the Africa Policy Institute in Kenya, said that China has become a leading nation in AI development and integration.
Poisoned for decades via food and drugs, Americans are battling Big Pharma and Big Ag that are spending billions to demonise MAHA
MAHA was born by frustrated moms who witnessed rising chronic illness in their children. Its supporters argue that pesticides, plastics, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), vaccines and ultra-processed foods contribute to declining public health.
