Pentagon riding the “blue bird” in psychological warfare
The social media giant claimed to have a long-held stance on foreign influence operations but worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the Pentagon.
“Abraham Accords”: biggest prank in international diplomacy
It was described as a historic breakthrough in Israeli-Arab relations that would strengthen security in West Asia. If anything, it has been a total disaster, perhaps the biggest prank in the history of West Asia.
The U.S. tricks a vulnerable EU again
The idea of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act by the administration of President Joe Biden is an environmental measure with a sinister motive.
Israeli forces flee Jenin amid “violent” clashes
In yet another military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Israeli forces were met with fierce clashes by Palestinian resistance, forcing them to withdraw, but not before murdering a 15-year-old teenage girl.
U.S. arms sales and dangerous nuclear program documented
Washington’s arms companies are blamed for fueling conflicts way beyond the country’s borders at the expense of civilians who are dying from bombs made in America.
EU “special tribunal” for Ukraine war raises more questions than answers
The European Union’s plans to set up a special tribunal to hear alleged Russian crimes in the Ukraine war has raised more questions than answers about the bloc’s initiative.
More Europeans will perish from energy crisis than Ukraine war
More people will perish in Europe this winter because of unaffordable household energy costs than those who have died on the battlefield in the Ukraine war, according to research by the British weekly newspaper The Economist.
Europe to bear the brunt of global economic growth
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says the global economy is facing significant challenges. Growth is losing momentum, high inflation has broadened out across countries, with Europe to be hit hardest in the global slowdown as the Ukraine war “provokes a massive energy price shock not seen since the 1970s.”
NASA’s $93b taxpayer mission as U.S. poverty rises
After years of delays and technical problems, the U.S. space agency, NASA, has finally kick-started its costly aerospace mission using $93 billion of the American worker’s taxpayer money at a time when a large proportion of families in the country are struggling to put food on the table.
Change of power in Iran and U.S. has failed to resolve disputes: expert
A senior expert on American affairs believes that the disputes between Iran and the U.S. over the 2015 nuclear deal - JCPOA- and tensions in relations are not resolved with a change of power in Tehran and Washington.