While advocates of peace and a multipolar world order welcomed Friday's China-brokered agreement reestablishing diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, U.S. press, pundits, and politicians expressed what one observer called "imperial...
UN Disarmament Official Lays Out Path to Reverse ‘Dangerous’ Nuclear Trends
The head of the United Nations disarmament division warned Thursday of the need for urgent global action to eliminate atomic weapons, especially during the current heightened tensions between the United States and Russia – the world's leading nuclear powers...
Bush-Era US Ambassador Accuses Israel of ‘Creeping Annexation’ of West Bank
A former U.S. ambassador to Israel on Friday sharply criticized the far-right government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for seeking to annex Palestinian land in the illegally occupied West Bank.The Guardian reports Daniel Kurtzer, who served as U.S....
‘Victory for the Afghan People’ as US Judge Blocks 9/11 Families From Seizing Frozen Assets
A coalition of Afghan-American community organizations on Wednesday welcomed a U.S. federal judge's ruling rejecting a bid by relatives of 9/11 victims to seize billions of dollars in assets belonging to the people of Afghanistan. In a 30-page opinion issued...
New Report Unpacks Dangers of Emerging Military Tech, From AI Nukes to Killer Robots
Emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, lethal autonomous weapons systems, and hypersonic missiles pose a potentially existential threat that underscores the imperative of arms control measures to slow the pace of weaponization, according to a new...
Human Rights Watch Says Israel Designed Entry Rules to Further Cut Off Palestinians From Outside World
A top Human Rights Watch official warned Monday that restrictions recently placed by Israel's apartheid government on "foreigners" – including Palestinians – seeking entry into the West Bank could turn the illegally occupied territory into...
Pentagon Doc Reveals US Lied About Afghan Civilians Killed in 2021 Drone Strike
US military officials knew that an August 2021 drone strike in Kabul likely killed Afghan civilians including children but lied about it, a report published Friday revealed. New York Times investigative reporter Azmat Khan analyzed a 66-page redacted US Central...
John LaForge Set To Be First US Activist Jailed in Germany for Anti-Nuke Protests
As Russia's invasion and NATO's support of Ukraine have heightened nuclear tensions in Europe to their highest level since the Cold War, a Wisconsin peace activist is set to become the first American jailed in Germany for an antinuclear protest. John LaForge,...
Israel’s Ben-Gvir Postpones Visit to Al-Aqsa Amid Warnings That ‘People Will Die’
Editor's Note: Ben-Gvir entered Al-Aqsa Wednesday morning.Israel's far-right national security minister on Monday postponed a planned visit Islam's third-holiest site amid warnings from the country's opposition leader and Palestinian officials that such a...
Pentagon Blows Deadline To Explain US Role in Nigerian Airstrike That Killed 160 Civilians
The Pentagon's stated commitment to transparency on civilian casualties was questioned Tuesday in an Intercept report noting that the Department of Defense has failed to respond to a group of House Democrats who set a three-month deadline to explain the US military's...