BRICS summit calls for a true multilateral world based on an alternative economic order
During his inaugural address, Chinese President Xi Jingping denounced Western countries’ policy of using their economic power as a weapon against the rest of the world and called for greater south-south cooperation in the field of technology and collective economic development
Europe dumps its climate commitments after facing shortage of Russian gas
The quick shift by rich European countries to “dirty” energy sources such as coal instead of managing demands raises serious concerns about the fate of global climate action and the future of the environmental movement
Iran’s growing concerns about IAEA’s neutrality may hamper chances of JCPOA revival
A resolution against Iran, drafted and pushed by the US and its allies, was passed at the IAEA meeting on June 8, marking a new low in the Iran-IAEA confrontation
Anti-Russia policies brew trouble for the West
The US, EU, and several of their allies continue to push policies prolonging the war in Ukraine despite domestic populations facing an unprecedented rise in prices of basic commodities and poorer nation staring at an imminent food crisis
Turkey is readying for yet another invasion of Syria
Turkey had carried out a similar invasion of northern Syria in October 2019 claiming to create a “safe zone” 30 km inside the Syrian border. The invasion had killed nearly 700 civilians and displaced over 300,000
Russia is ready to help alleviate the global food crisis if West lifts sanctions, says President Putin
The US and its allies have imposed unilateral sanctions on Russia following its attack on Ukraine in February. They have also accused Russia of preventing the export of food grains and fertilizers from Ukraine
The Nakba never ended, and Palestinian resistance hasn’t either
Palestinians continue to resist the continued attempts to displace, dispossess, and expel them from their native land by the Israeli state
Senior Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh killed by Israeli forces in occupied Palestine
Shireen Abu Akleh (51) was shot in the face while she was going to cover a raid by the Israeli forces on a Palestinian refugee camp in Jenin in northern occupied West Bank. Her colleague Ali al-Samoudi was also wounded in the unannounced firing