Campaign for Scotland’s independence from UK launched
The Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has pledged to deliver on her party’s “electoral mandate” arguing she won last May's election with a "clear commitment to give the people of Scotland the choice of becoming an independent country"
U.S. inflation defies expectations again
The latest data shows Inflation levels in the United States have hit another 40-year high rising to 8.6 percent for the month of May with the conflict in Ukraine, which experts say was sparked by the U.S. itself, playing a role.
Ex-Lebanese diplomat rules out military clash with Israel over disputed maritime border
A former Lebanese ambassador to Chile, Poland, and Canada rules out a military clash between Lebanon and Israel over the Karish field in Mediterranean .
Biden didn’t ban “offensive operations” in war on Yemen
U.S. President Joe Biden's announcement at the State Department two weeks after winning the Presidency that he would end all U.S. support for “offensive operations” in the war on Yemen, “including relevant arms sales" to the Saudi-led coalition was ambiguous.
Western arms firms enjoying huge profits from Ukraine crisis
According to the United Nations, around 14 million people have fled their homes in Ukraine. Nearly seven million have left for neighboring countries, including Russia, with another eight million who are considered internally displaced people.
Hezbollah warns Israel over Lebanon’s natural resources, says all options are on the table
The Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has warned Israel against extracting Beirut’s natural resources in the Karish gas field located off Lebanon’s waters, saying that all options are on the table.
Biden’s ban of three countries from regional summit backfires
U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to ban Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from attending the 2022 Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles has backfired as more Latin American and Caribbean leaders are snubbing the summit in protest at Washington’s exclusion of some members.
Future world order depends on outcome of Russia-Ukraine war: political scientist
A professor of political studies at the University of Ottawa says that the Ukraine war would determine the fate of the world order.
Biden’s lost popularity among black Americans reflects wider problems
New research has found that Joe Biden’s popularity as a U.S. Presidential candidate among Black American voters has nosedived more than a year after he assumed office as the President of the United States.
Russia must not be “humiliated”, says France
French President Emmanuel Macron says it is vital that Russia is not humiliated so that a diplomatic solution can be found when the fighting in Ukraine comes to an end.