Friday, June 5, 2026

What can the United States bring to the peace table for Ukraine?

The United States bears its share of responsibility for this crisis that is destroying Ukraine and placing the world in "unprecedented danger," as the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' new Doomsday Clock statement calls it.

Strikes Gaza as six newborns succumb to fuel shortage at Al-Shifa Hospital

Does this situation shines a spotlight on the urgent need for humanitarian intervention and an end to the ongoing crisis in the region?

Trump’s apology tour

Trump's version of making up with Muslims apparently involves selling $110 billion worth of arms to the most reactionary Muslim country on the planet.

‘If you are wondering who benefits’: Weapons makers see stocks surge as Trump moves...

"As is always the unfortunate case, defense stocks tend to benefit from perceptions of heightened risk and the potential for geopolitical conflict."

For media elites, war criminal Henry Kissinger was a great man

Revisiting the legacy of Henry Kissinger: war crimes overlooked by U.S. media’s adulation

Netanyahu’s assassination of Hamas leader sparks fears of escalating conflict

Political motives behind the killing of Ismail Haniyeh and the impact on cease-fire negotiations.

Global call for arms embargo on Israel gains limited US support

More than 200 lawmakers from 13 countries recently unified in an unprecedented statement, voicing their staunch opposition to their nations' arms exports to Israel.

Critics accuse Israel of suppressing press freedom with Al Jazeera raid in West Bank

Amid Israel’s intensifying assault on Gaza, the shutdown of Al Jazeera’s West Bank bureau has raised concerns about press freedom. Critics argue the move is part of a broader effort to silence critical media coverage of Israel’s actions in Palestine.

‘Dramatic repercussions:’ Retired US generals warn Trump against war with Iran

"The protection of U.S. national interests in the Middle East and the safety of our friends and allies requires thoughtful statesmanship and aggressive diplomacy rather than unnecessary armed conflict."