3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (339+ words) Twenty-five years after 9/11, divisions over Islam, identity and conflict remain powerful, raising an enduring question about how diverse societies can live together without turning cultural difference into fear and hatred. Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, our world…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (553+ words) The No Kings coalition is planning a fourth nationwide day of action, this time focused on mobilising early voting ahead of the US midterm elections. “On 17 October, No Kings: Vote Early will show the billionaire elites attempting to destroy our…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (121+ words) johnmenadue.com As the global trading system fractures, India can protect its economic and strategic autonomy by expanding trade partnerships, diversifying export markets and resisting deals that constrain relations with other countries. India has signed a flurry of trade deals…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (451+ words) An Haaretz investigation says Netanyahu failed to pass on a warning of a major Hamas operation, while Israeli officials later rejected an unconditional offer to release civilian captives. An adviser to bin Zayed said that according to the president, Hamas…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1700+ words) Britain has banned imports from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and announced further sanctions as pressure grows over settlement expansion and violence against Palestinians. The United Kingdom has announced a ban on the import of all goods…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1667+ words) Israeli voters are choosing between competing approaches to war and security, while Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank continue to bear the consequences. Three years after Israel’s genocide war on the Gaza Strip, Israel’s elections scheduled for 27 October are…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (941+ words) Paul Keating says Australia should resist strategic subordination to the United States without accepting Chinese dominance, and instead preserve its own sovereignty. The Sydney launch of historian James Curran’s new book, Grand Ambition: Paul Keating’s Global Vision for Australia (Simon…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (474+ words) Trump’s escalating pressure on Canada should be a warning to Europe: middle powers need deeper economic and strategic cooperation if they are to resist coercion. Rather than keeping their heads down as US President Donald Trump wages another trade war…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (691+ words) In the second of a two-part series, Connie Peck explains why Trump’s Board of Peace is struggling to turn its Gaza plan into reality as implementation stalls and critical institutions remain undeployed. Humanitarian aid was gradually reintroduced by UN agencies…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (683+ words) Washington hopes unprecedented sanctions will force Iran into submission. China and Pakistan are already refusing to comply, while retaliation could deepen the economic damage for the US and its allies. The latest package of US sanctions on Iran is unlikely…...