On March 15, 2025, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared South African Ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool persona non grata following Rasool’s public remarks accusing US President Donald Trump of heading the global white supremacy movement. This marks another crisis in the relationship between Washington and Pretoria, which …
Read More »Iranian MP calls for nuclear bombs
US President Donald Trump would not dare threaten to bomb Iran if Tehran had nuclear weapons, Ahmad Naderi, a member of the Presidium of the Iranian Parliament, said on Monday. A day earlier, the US president threatened Iran with unprecedented bombing if it doesn’t accept a nuclear deal. “It will …
Read More »Leaks aside: What is Trump’s endgame with the Houthis?
The Trump administration’s escalating military and diplomatic campaign against Yemen’s Houthis is fueling broader tensions across the Middle East, intensifying its already strained relationship with Iran. Recent targeted US strikes in Yemen, portrayed by Washington as defensive measures against Iranian-supported aggression, highlight a strategic push to dismantle Tehran’s regional influence. …
Read More »Le Pen blasts ‘political’ sentencing
French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen has denounced the sentence handed down to her by a Paris court as a “political decision” taken on an “order” of her opponents, who seek to prevent her from running in the country’s 2027 presidential elections. She was sentenced to four years in prison on …
Read More »Is a Russia-US Nord Stream revival really possible?
With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the world is bracing for yet another shift in global energy politics. For years, the United States has fought fiercely against Russian gas dominance in Europe, imposing sanctions, lobbying against Nord Stream 2, and promoting its own liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. …
Read More »US State Department reacts to Le Pen conviction
The US has condemned the prison sentence handed down to French conservative politician Marine Le Pen, who was found guilty of embezzlement and banned from running for president. On Monday, a Paris court ordered Le Pen, the former head of the National Rally (RN) party, to serve four years in …
Read More »‘They’re gambling with our lives’: Inside the historic anti-Hamas revolt in Gaza
For the first time in nearly two decades, the people of Gaza are raising their voices – not only against Israel but also against Hamas. In an unprecedented wave of protests sweeping across Beit Lahia, Khan Younis, Deir al-Balah, and Rafah, hundreds have taken to the streets, demanding an end …
Read More »Le Pen conviction ‘a very big deal’ – Trump
US President Donald Trump has said the criminal prosecution of French opposition leader Marine Le Pen reminds him of his own legal battles under the administration of former President Joe Biden. On Monday, Le Pen, the former leader of the conservative National Rally (RN) party, was sentenced to four years …
Read More »Here’s why the West has so far failed to start World War III
Under the title ‘The Partnership: The Secret History of the War in Ukraine’, the New York Times published a long exposé that has made a splash. It is a long article advertised – with a lumbering clunkiness that betrays cramping politics – as the “untold story of America’s hidden role …
Read More »Israeli jets strike Beirut (VIDEOS)
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike in Beirut’s southern Dahieh suburb on Tuesday. The operation constitutes the largest escalation between Israel and Hezbollah since a truce was signed in November. In a statement on X on Tuesday, the IDF said Israeli jets targeted “a Hezbollah terrorist” who has …
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