Is Russia really ‘grooming’ Western AI? | Media
In March, NewsGuard – a company that tracks misinformation – published a report claiming that generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, were amplifying Russian…
Why we need to retire the term ‘pro-Palestinian’ | Israel-Palestine conflict
A July 5 CNN article reported on three incidents in Melbourne, Australia: attempted arson at a synagogue, a confrontation at a restaurant and three cars…
Iran will pursue all legal avenues to seek redress from its attackers | Israel-Iran conflict
The international legal order loses its effectiveness when faced with the unilateralism of hegemonic powers as well as acts that flout universally accepted norms. If…
Israel now faces adversaries that it cannot defeat | Israel-Palestine conflict
Since October 7, 2023, the war of images has eclipsed the war of weapons. From Gaza’s pulverised hospitals and starving infants to mass graves and…
Ukraine’s sovereignty was violated long before Trump | European Union
On June 16, the Ukrainian government started the process for opening bids for foreign companies to mine lithium deposits in the country. Among the interested…
State-sponsored Islamophobia in France encourages violence | Islamophobia
On June 27, El Hidaya Mosque in Roussillon in Southern France was attacked and vandalised. Windows were smashed and furniture overturned; the walls were plastered…
Keep your America, Mr Trump, and we’ll keep our Africa | Migration
On June 16, The New York Times disclosed that United States President Donald Trump is considering broadening his travel ban list to include as many…
One tick and ‘anti-Semitic’ fruit: The curse of being Palestinian | Israel-Palestine conflict
It was a normal Teams meeting at the end of a busy week. Colleagues were discussing the hospital weekend plans. I was there too, nodding,…
In Sumy, Ukraine, the front line is drawing near – but we refuse to leave | Russia-Ukraine war
When you live in war for so long, you have to take comfort in whatever little control you have over your decisions. My city in…
Gaza’s hunger crisis is not a tragedy – it’s a war tactic | Israel-Palestine conflict
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza cannot be understood solely through the lens of humanitarian crisis. What we are witnessing is not just a tragic consequence…
Palestine Action is a moral compass. That’s why the UK wants it banned | Israel-Palestine conflict
In the coming days, the United Kingdom government is moving full steam ahead to proscribe Palestine Action – a movement of young people with a…
Did God want Trump to bomb Iran? | Israel-Iran conflict
After ordering the United States military to bomb Iran last month, US President Donald Trump made a brief address at the White House to laud…
What Israel’s attack on Iran means for the future of war | Israel-Iran conflict
In the predawn darkness of June 13, Israel launched a “preemptive” attack on Iran. Explosions rocked various parts of the country. Among the targets were…
By sacrificing Palestine, Europe betrays itself | Opinions
“Law is interpreted for friends and applied to enemies,” Italian statesman Giovanni Giolitti once said. There are few better examples of this than the way…
In Gaza, the Israelis are staging Hunger Games | Israel-Palestine conflict
When The Hunger Games books came out in the late 2000s to much acclaim, probably few readers expected scenes from these dystopian novels would take…
Why manufacturing consent for war with Iran failed this time | Israel-Palestine conflict
On June 22, American warplanes crossed into Iranian airspace and dropped 14 massive bombs. The attack was not in response to a provocation; it came…
Political violence is quintessentially American | Donald Trump
Violence begets violence, so many religions say. Americans should know. After all, the United States – a nation founded on Indigenous genocide, African enslavement and…
AI is fuelling a new wave of border vigilantism in the US | US-Mexico Border
In Arizona’s borderlands, the desert is already deadly. People crossing into the United States face blistering heat, dehydration, and exhaustion. But for years, another threat…
NATO’s 5 percent spending pledge is a threat to people and the planet | NATO
NATO’s leaders agreed this week to invest 5 percent of their countries’ gross domestic product (GDP) on “core defence requirements as well as defence and…
French far right’s Le Pen asks protege to prep for 2027 presidential bid | Corruption News
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been barred from standing for president for five years by French courts.France’s far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, has…