“We, the people of Sudan across cities and villages, in the north, the south, the east, and the west; join our political and social movements, trade unions and community groups in affirming through this declaration that we will continue the...
As if US-led tightening sanctions on Iran, with their economic, political and security ramifications were not enough, the USA and the UK were quick to point finger at Tehran for recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman,...
Over the past few weeks, the number of Democrats jumping on the presidential bandwagon has leveled off. It appears to be holding steady at a still comical 24, leaving Senator Amy Klobuchar to quip recently “It’s a ‘Hunger Games’ situation.”...
Last night, while Shinzo Abe was in Iran to meet the Ayatollah Khamenei on a difficult peace mission, two tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman, south of the Strait of Hormuz. One appears to have been sunk. The...
With a tear in her eye, last month Britain’s Theresa May brought down the flag on her chequered premiership. The UK’s soon-to-be former prime minister had tried, tried and tried again to win support for her much derided Brexit deal...
In the eyes of the world, her fight for democracy echoed that of Mandela and Gandhi. Surprising then that Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar, should find herself shoulder-to-shoulder with Hungary’s Victor Orbán, arguably Europe’s most undemocratic ruler....
When asked in an interview for his views on relations between the US and Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said ‘relations between Moscow and Washington are getting worse and worse.’ Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump told reporters during his visit...
For centuries, Ireland has been a thorn in the side of the British government. The trend has continued with the resignation of Theresa May after three failed attempts to get her Brexit withdrawal agreement through the House of Commons. The...
The recent extradition protests in Hong Kong ended in nothing short of an eruption. What started out as peaceful protests on June 9th escalated into something much more violent. It all started out when Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong...
In Brazil, a scandal broke out in which an enormous trove of secret documents were published by investigative journalism site, The Intercept. The documents exposed a plot by public prosecutors against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is...