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Amid the World Cup, the new pan-Africanism is conditional

Amid the World Cup, the new pan-Africanism is conditional

Before the June 18 South Africa-Czechia match at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, South Africa’s captain Ronwen Williams responded directly to online...

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Afolabi Adekaiyaoja

The Iran talks expose the collapse of US diplomacy

The Iran talks expose the collapse of US diplomacy

The purpose of a professional diplomatic corps is to ensure that a nation has negotiators acting on its behalf whose only stake in the outcome of...

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Josh Paul

Is Ukraine’s campaign of targeting Russian refineries working?

Is Ukraine’s campaign of targeting Russian refineries working?

Long-range Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries have resulted in serious fuel shortages across the country. They compelled Moscow, a...

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Leonid Ragozin

Africa can finally mine, beneficiate and industrialise on its own terms

Africa can finally mine, beneficiate and industrialise on its own terms

At the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 17, Kenyan President William Ruto revealed that his country was nearing a critical minerals...

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Tafi Mhaka

The Lebanon-Israel agreement is paving the way for the next war

The Lebanon-Israel agreement is paving the way for the next war

After months of war, pressure and diplomatic choreography, Lebanon has effectively entered into a declaration of intent with Israel. The reactions...

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Sami Halabi

The next British PM should steer clear of Starmer’s shameful legacy

The next British PM should steer clear of Starmer’s shameful legacy

“I think Israel does have that right.” When British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned last week, an old but forever damning clip resurfaced....

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Jeremy Corbyn

At the World Cup, the media has set up a moral checkpoint

At the World Cup, the media has set up a moral checkpoint

“Why is it that African teams and Middle Eastern teams have to answer for what their governments are doing but European teams don’t?” South...

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Patrick Gathara

Why the Arab League could not stop Israel’s genocide

Why the Arab League could not stop Israel’s genocide

Most Arabs are perplexed by why their governments and the Arab League have been so docile in the face of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, which is...

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Rami G Khouri

JD Vance’s 2028 strategy is starting to take shape

JD Vance’s 2028 strategy is starting to take shape

In a recent interview with the New York Times, Vice President JD Vance denied that there was an “intense rivalry” between him and Secretary of...

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Josh Paul

Iraq’s corruption crackdown is a start, not a solution

Iraq’s corruption crackdown is a start, not a solution

As charge d’affaires of the United States embassy in Iraq some years ago, I shocked US and Iraqi officials when I said the US Federal Reserve should...

29.06.2026 20

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Joey Hood

The US-Iran MoU: A mirage of an agreement

The US-Iran MoU: A mirage of an agreement

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) the United States and Iran have signed is not a peace treaty. It is not even a credible framework for one. A...

28.06.2026 50

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Adolfo Franco

Bosnia: The lilies and dragons of the World Cup

Bosnia: The lilies and dragons of the World Cup

When Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the World Cup, contagious excitement spread through the country. It was more than just football fever. Three...

27.06.2026 70

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Adnan Mahmutović

New York’s primaries signal a new force in US politics

New York’s primaries signal a new force in US politics

The Democratic primaries held in New York on June 23 may ultimately be remembered as a watershed moment in American politics. While the contests were...

26.06.2026 70

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Said Arikat

Amid the heatwave, Europe needs a new urbanism

Amid the heatwave, Europe needs a new urbanism

This week was London Climate Action Week, an international event that brought researchers, leaders and activists to the British capital to discuss...

26.06.2026 80

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Giulio Boccaletti

Why Britain devours its prime ministers

Why Britain devours its prime ministers

For much of the post-war era, Britain was known for prime ministers who lasted. Once a leader reached Downing Street, they were expected to stay...

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Ben Worthy

Ethiopia is not being ‘dragged into war’

Ethiopia is not being ‘dragged into war’

The recent opinion article by senior Ethiopian officials Redwan Hussein and Getachew Reda, published on Al Jazeera English’s website, attempts to...

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Ali Ibrahim Ahmed

South Africa’s crises will not be solved by blaming migrants

South Africa’s crises will not be solved by blaming migrants

South Africa is witnessing a dangerous escalation of anti-migrant sentiment. In recent months, vigilante groups have marched through communities,...

24.06.2026 80

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Zwelinzima Vavi

The weight of the Three Lions: Football, colonialism, diaspora

The weight of the Three Lions: Football, colonialism, diaspora

When England takes on Ghana, a former British colony, there is something you should pay attention to. Watch Kobbie Boateng Mainoo, one of the most...

23.06.2026 60

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Tosin Makinde

Vance’s warning to Israel signals a new phase in US-Israeli relations

Vance’s warning to Israel signals a new phase in US-Israeli relations

United States Vice President JD Vance’s warning to Israel last week may prove one of the most consequential public statements ever delivered by a...

22.06.2026 70

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Said Arikat

The ICC must investigate Israel’s genocidal use of sexual violence

The ICC must investigate Israel’s genocidal use of sexual violence

Before the events of October 2023, human rights organisations had for decades documented allegations of sexual violence and abuse against Palestinian...

22.06.2026 40

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Triestino Mariniello

Is the French judiciary against Palestine?

On May 27, the Court of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence sentenced me to pay a fine of €17,000 ($19,500), which includes compensation to Zionist...

21.06.2026 40

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François Burgat

Why Tunisia’s renewable energy strategy is facing resistance

The Russia-Ukraine conflict and the United States-Israel war on Iran have exposed how fragile energy systems built on dependency and external markets...

21.06.2026 60

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Saber Ammar

The deal with Iran may be imperfect but it is what the American people want

When it comes to the war with Iran and the subsequent peace deal, there are four distinct reactions in the United States. There are those who...

21.06.2026 80

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John Feehery

Stop ‘Greater Israel’ to make peace

On June 14, the United States and Iran agreed to a framework to end their war. The Strait of Hormuz is to reopen, the bombing of Lebanon is to end and...

21.06.2026 80

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Jeffrey D Sachs

Trump’s Iran deal: A victory lap before the victory

There is a particular kind of deal that feels triumphant on the day it is signed and corrosive on every day thereafter. The 14-point memorandum of...

19.06.2026 70

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Adolfo Franco

In Britain, resisting a genocide is now treated as terrorism

At a moment when Israel and its leaders stand accused before international courts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, Britain has...

19.06.2026 60

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Ahmed Najar

Behind the noise of an ‘Iran deal’, Palestine continues to burn

Most people in the West, even those who follow international news avidly, have likely not heard of Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, the seven-month-old...

19.06.2026 70

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Ahmad Ibsais

Greece’s ‘war on Roma’ is Europe’s new blueprint for discrimination

For the Romani families living in Nea Zoi, an informal neighbourhood near Aspropyrgos, Greece, the pre-dawn hum of surveillance drones has become a...

18.06.2026 90

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Jonathan Lee

With Israel unleashed, there can be no peace in the Middle East

In the 20th century, the United States sponsored two peace agreements between Israel and Arab states, and it was close to securing a third, decisive...

16.06.2026 70

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Hussein Chokr

Pope Leo’s visit lays bare Spain’s tangled politics of faith and migration

As Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Spain comes to an end, the party that might have been expected to welcome a papal visit most enthusiastically is instead...

15.06.2026 70

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Santiago Zabala

The US border runs straight through the World Cup

On June 11, the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicked off in Mexico, which, along with the United States and Canada, is cohosting this year’s tournament in an...

15.06.2026 80

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Belén Fernández

The slow death of Goldsmiths is a warning to British universities

Staff at Goldsmiths, University of London – one of the United Kingdom’s most celebrated universities for arts, humanities and social sciences –...

15.06.2026 70

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Feyzi ismail

Ethiopia must not be dragged back into war

In October 2022, the negotiating teams from the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) met in Pretoria, South...

11.06.2026 60

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Getachew reda

The university must not become a supply chain for AI

Is AI going to be the answer to everything? That seems to be the proposition of many commencement speakers at US universities this graduation season....

11.06.2026 100

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Somdeep Sen

I saw Kushner’s Albania resort up close — it is an environmental disaster

The destruction of Albania’s Vjosa-Narta ecosystem is not the fake news that Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama claims. It is reality. I know,...

11.06.2026 50

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Ariel Brunner

The myth of white Argentina still shapes the nation

In late March, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution, spearheaded by Ghana and backed by the African Union and the...

10.06.2026 50

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Federico pita

Authenticity is what American voters want

At first glance, Graham Platner and Adam Hamawy share little in common. Platner, an oyster farmer and a United States Marine Corps veteran, carries...

09.06.2026 50

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Josh paul

The retaking of Cuba

In 1960, Cuba took its docks, sugar and power back from American owners. This May, Washington moved to take them back: it indicted Raul Castro over...

09.06.2026 60

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Jafari s allen

Modi is using a cannon to kill a cockroach

In recent weeks in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government’s profound insecurity has resulted in the deplatforming of college students...

09.06.2026 100

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Vidya krishnan

The accomplishments of 100 days of war on Iran are undeniable

Let us be clear about what happened on February 28. The United States, in concert with Israel, went to war with Iran. It was not the proxy war of...

07.06.2026 100

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Adolfo Franco

Iran after 100 days of war: The triumph of survival

It has been 100 days since the United States and Israel attacked Iran in a coordinated campaign aimed at regime change. Since April, a tenuous...

07.06.2026 90

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Mahjoob Zweiri

Gaza is being offered coercion, not reconstruction

For months, Gaza has all but vanished into a diplomatic black hole. While the enclave has endured unprecedented destruction, mass displacement and...

06.06.2026 90

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Said arikat

What the US-Israel war on Iran will not change in the Middle East

In every major Middle Eastern war, the same illusion returns: the belief that bombs can rewrite history. The US-Israel war on Iran is rapidly and...

06.06.2026 80

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Mohamed Elmenshawy

What Afghanistan’s rotten apples tell us about its non-profit sector

In April, I accompanied a friend on a visit to villages in Daikundi province, central Afghanistan. The purpose of the trip was to speak to farmer...

06.06.2026 90

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Hujjatullah Zia

The Horn of Africa needs reconciliation, not new borders

Recent arguments advocating for the international recognition of an integral part of Somalia called Somaliland rest on a series of assumptions that...

03.06.2026 100

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Ali mohamed omar

Remembering Muhammad Ali’s message of peace

On June 3, 2016, legendary American boxer Muhammad Ali passed away at the age of 74. Ten years after the world said goodbye to him, his voice still...

03.06.2026 90

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Amina j mohammed

Is the Taliban-Russia MoU good for Afghanistan?

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on security cooperation signed by the Taliban and Russia on May 27 has generated considerable discussion,...

02.06.2026 100

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Shahmahmood miakhel

Somalia needs a political settlement before it is too late

Somalia is entering one of the most dangerous moments in its recent history without an agreed path towards elections or a political transition. United...

02.06.2026 100

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Afyare Abdi Elmi

Australia, don’t conflate anti-Semitism with criticism of Israel

Suggestions that criticism of the State of Israel is anti-Semitic in Australia risk hardwiring a dangerous confusion. Questioning the behaviour of a...

02.06.2026 100

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Shahram Akbarzadeh

Ukraine’s forcibly transferred children must not be a bargaining chip

It has been more than four years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, expanding its occupation of Ukrainian lands, which started in...

01.06.2026 60

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Tatiana vorozhko