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Gaza and the unravelling of a world order built on power

Gaza and the unravelling of a world order built on power

The catastrophic violence in Gaza has unfolded within an international system that was never designed to restrain the geopolitical ambitions of...

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Richard Falk

Benin’s real coup already happened under President Talon

Benin’s real coup already happened under President Talon

Africa’s expanding coup belt gained a new front line on December 7, when soldiers appeared on Benin’s state television claiming power. Led by...

yesterday 30

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Tafi Mhaka

After el-Fasher, we must refuse a ‘new normal’ of mass atrocities in Darfur

After el-Fasher, we must refuse a ‘new normal’ of mass atrocities in Darfur

Over the last two months in Darfur, Sudan, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have committed horrifying atrocities in the city of el-Fasher. There,...

monday 30

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Dr Javid Abdelmoneim

World Cup 2026: Re-disappearing Mexico’s disappeared

World Cup 2026: Re-disappearing Mexico’s disappeared

The city of Guadalajara in Mexico is scheduled to host four World Cup matches next year, and labourers are working around the clock to revamp...

07.12.2025 30

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Belen Fernandez

Abu Shabab’s death signals the inevitable failure of Israel’s plan for Gaza

Abu Shabab’s death signals the inevitable failure of Israel’s plan for Gaza

“[The death of Yasser Abu Shabab] marks the end of a dark chapter – one that did not reflect our tribe’s history and principles …The Tarabin tribe...

07.12.2025 6

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Said Alsaloul

The centuries-old Christian presence in the West Bank is under threat

The centuries-old Christian presence in the West Bank is under threat

I grew up less than a mile from Shepherds’ Field in Beit Sahour in the occupied West Bank – the hillside where, according to the Gospel of Luke,...

07.12.2025 5

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Rev Dr Fares Abraham

Why Qatar lives rent-free in the far right’s head

Why Qatar lives rent-free in the far right’s head

Qatar is not a big country, but lately it occupies an astonishing amount of space in the imagination of a growing ecosystem of far-right...

06.12.2025 60

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Marc Owen Jones

Xenophobia runs the world

Xenophobia runs the world

“I don’t want them in our country. I’ll be honest with you, OK. Somebody will say, ‘Oh, that’s not politically correct.’ I don’t care. I don’t want...

06.12.2025 30

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Somdeep Sen

The age of unipolar diplomacy is coming to an end

The age of unipolar diplomacy is coming to an end

In Gaza, the world has seen the cost of a diplomacy that claims to uphold a rules-based order but applies it selectively. The United States...

04.12.2025 60

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Jonathan Whittall

Netanyahu will win again, because in Israel, ‘there is none like him’

Netanyahu will win again, because in Israel, ‘there is none like him’

Israel hasn’t talked about the “war” in Gaza for many weeks. After all, there’s a ceasefire in place, is there not? The fact that more than 350...

04.12.2025 20

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Ori Goldberg