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MEP Stine Bosse (Denmark): Europe in Africa: Colonial hypocrisy led to collapse. Why the EU has lost out to China?

Danish EP MP Stine Bosse criticises EU policy: ‘Talked about partnership but behaved like masters’ and calls for investment in green energy and education instead of resource control. ‘Africa wants equality – or Europe will lose everything’. By the beginning…

A week before the NATO meeting, Spain reacts to the 5% of armaments

“Committing to the 5% target would not only be absurd, but also counterproductive, because it would take Spain further away from optimal spending and hinder the EU’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the security and defence ecosystem.” About a week before…

Lessons from Vieques: Resisting U.S. Militarism, Building Unity

Around two years ago, I watched a puppet show, created by a group of eight to 16-year-olds at the summer camp where I worked, about the eviction of the U.S. Navy from the island of Vieques. After I conducted a…

The Wolf and the Lamb: How Power Justifies Aggression

Aesop’s fable The Wolf and the Lamb tells a simple but timeless story: A lamb drinks water from a river when a wolf arrives, accusing it of muddying the stream. The lamb points out that the water flows from the wolf’s side,…

Mexico proposes broad deal with U.S. covering security, immigration, trade

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday she had spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump and proposed a broad agreement encompassing security, immigration and trade. Speaking at her daily press conference at the National Palace, Sheinbaum said the conversation took place…

Why Washington Targets Iran and Venezuela: Empire, Energy, and Ideology

Venezuela and Iran hold the largest and third-largest petroleum reserves in the world, respectively. Both have also been targeted for regime change by Washington. The two commonalities are not unrelated. By Roger D. Harris Of course, the world’s hegemon would…

A Humanist Perspective on Peace Efforts and Trump’s Dilemma

One positive action of Donald Trump’s administration was facilitating a ceasefire between Pakistan and India, preventing both countries from escalating into destruction—similar to what is now happening between Iran and Israel. If we set aside debates over who initiated contact…

No Justice for Journalist Couple’s Murder in 13 Years

by Md. Burhanuddin The journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and his wife Meherun Runi were brutally murdered 13 years ago in Bangladesh, yet justice remains elusive. The investigation report for the case filed on February 11, 2012, has been delayed 117 times.…

China is the Iron Bank, with only commercial interests, not political ambition in the West(eros)

So China will not get itself involved in the Israel-Iran War It’s only June of 2025, but the past few months feel very long. On top of the trench warfare in Ukraine, unending deaths and struggles in Gaza, a historic air…

The Stars and Stripes Diplomacy of the Vatican: Leo XIV Inherits Pope Francis’s Chinese Legacy

Fuzhou, June 2025 – The appointment of Bishop Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou by the Vatican marks a turning point in Sino-Vatican relations. Under the guidance of Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff, the Holy See has…

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