War profiteers benefit as nuclear weapons spending soared above $100B last year
by Brett Wilkins - CommonDream.org The world’s nine nuclear-armed nations spent more than $100 billion on their atomic arsenals last year—up 11% from 2023—with the...
Myanmar on the ‘path to self-destruction’ if violence does not end
Nearly three months after a catastrophic earthquake struck Myanmar, the country continues to grapple with its aftermath alongside the brutal civil war, which has...
Calls for justice persist eight years after Grenfell fire
Marking eight years since the Grenfell Tower fire, communities and workers continue to demand justice and an end to the austerity policies that fueled...
Cuban vice-president attends Brazil-Caribbean Summit
BRASILIA, Brazil—Brazilian Political Bureau member and Vice-President of the Republic Salvador Valdés Mesa arrived in the capital of the South American giant at the...
Egyptian government prevents ‘Global March to Gaza’ from reaching Rafah border crossing
Multiple news sites, including Al Jazeera and Newsweek, reported that thousands of international pro-Palestine activists had been detained and prevented from reaching Egypt’s Rafah...
Caribbean nations push back on U.S. pressure to stop participation in Cuba’s medical program
by Starla Muhammad and Nisa Islam Muhammad Several Caribbean countries are taking exception to U.S. pressure on them about remittance payments for the widely lauded...
Israeli attacks on Gaza’s schools, cultural sites are war crimes: UN
UN experts in a report have warned that destruction of over 90% of Gaza’s educational facilities and more than half of its religious and...
Hind Rajab Foundation files war crimes complaint over Israeli raid on UK-flagged aid vessel
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), a pro-Palestine advocacy group, filed a war crimes complaint with the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Unit on June 9,...
China optimistic on diplomatic relations with India—ambassador
Beijing’s envoy has expressed confidence in revitalizing bilateral ties with New Delhi The Chinese ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, has expressed optimism for strong diplomatic...
Five countries elected to serve on UN Security Council
Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia were elected on June 3 to serve as non-permanent members of the UN...