Russia delivers aid to flood-hit Mozambique
Russia has delivered 29 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Mozambique, using a special aircraft operated by the country’s Emergencies Ministry, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Thursday. A cargo plane…
Iran is not Iraq: The high price of misreading a regional power
Kanwal Sibal The war that the US and Israel have unleashed against Iran demonstrates that Washington has not learned the right lessons from the results of its past regime change…
What NATO’s Libya war still teaches the world
Moussa Ibrahim The world is being sold the same “human rights” pretext for the assault on Iran that left Libya in ruins 15 years ago. On March 19, 2011, NATO…
ICC no longer fit for purpose
Isaac Contra There is a general agreement among the most progressive thinking nations, especially the Global South that the International Criminal Court is no longer fit for purpose. It must…
Chain reaction that will set the Gulf on fire
What began as a war centred on Israel, Iran, Lebanon, and the waters around the Strait of Hormuz has now spilled decisively into the infrastructure heart of the Gulf monarchies.…
Ex-Belgian diplomat faces trial over Lumumba murder
Etienne Davignon took part in war crimes, including the “humiliating and degrading” treatment of the anti-colonial leader, prosecutors have said. A Belgian court has ordered former diplomat Etienne Davignon to stand…
King Charles greets Nigerian president in Windsor sunshine
King Charles is hosting the first Nigerian state visit to the UK in 37 years, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, receiving a ceremonial welcome at…
India’s cheap weight‑loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight
India could soon get a lot thinner – at least in theory. Last week, the patent on semaglutide – the molecule behind Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight‑loss drugs Wegovy…
Iranian state ‘strong’ despite death of top officials
The killing of senior Iranian officials by the US and Israel will not cripple the government, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said. Araghchi made the comments shortly after Iran…











