Somali piracy, which was on the decline since 2011, has surged again since late 2023, when Houthi rebels began attacking ships in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. The attacks forced international navies to instead tackle the Houthi threat, thus…
Category: 2. World
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Tehran Times – The war on Iran broke the NATO protection racket
TEHRAN — The 2026 U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has incinerated the 70-old myth of Atlantic solidarity. What was sold to the world for decades as an ironclad shield has been exposed as a hollow ritual, sustained by habit and propaganda but incapable…
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Taiwan president visits Eswatini days after blaming China for cancelled trip
It is unclear how he reached Eswatini. China described his visit as a “stowaway-style escape farce”.
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Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says
On 30 April, the US embassy in Beirut suggested a meeting between Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would give Lebanon “the chance to secure concrete guarantees on full sovereignty, territorial…
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Tehran Times – Why does Hezbollah insist on resisting Israel in Lebanon?
TEHRAN – Hezbollah follows a strategy of tactical response with a strategic objective, aimed at reshaping the rules of engagement.
At this stage, military retaliation is no longer just a limited tactic, but carries clear strategic dimensions….
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Alex Zanardi: Ex-F1 driver and Paralympic champion dies aged 59
Zanardi returned to motorsport after his crash, winning four times for BMW in the World Touring Car Championship from 2005-09.
In addition to his handcycling success at the Paralympics, he became a 12-time world champion and won the men’s…
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‘If we sleep, they bite’: Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans
“We cannot sleep! If we sleep, they bite the children and disturb us. There are so many weasels and rats – an abnormal number,” says Rizq Abu Laila, who lives right next to a rubbish dump in Gaza City with his four young children, one of whom…
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Cuba condemns new US sanctions as 'illegal' and 'abusive'
The new measures come on top of a US blockade of oil to Cuba that has caused widespread blackouts and fuel shortages.
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Ghanaian family traces its roots to a tree said to be planted in Apam in the 13th Century
According to oral history passed down over the generations, Santseo was planted in the 13th Century by Komfo Nana Asumbia, a royal figure to whom we trace our lineage. However, to my knowledge, no tests have been done to check how old the tree…
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Trump claims other presidents flouted war powers law. It's a mixed record
Both Bushes and Reagan won authorisation for wars, but Obama and Clinton ducked the requirement.
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