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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...

Araghchi hails historic trust and cooperation in Iran-Egypt relations

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the level of political engagement and, more importantly, the degree of trust between Iran and Egypt is “unprecedented.” Araghchi made...

Africa Day and history of the Pan-African  anti-imperialist movement

People in Africa and the diaspora recently paid tribute to past and present heroes whose legacies inspired and continue to encourage the pursuit of...

South Africa’s colonial past and the Trump, Ramaphosa White House meeting

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting in the Oval Office on May 21 was reportedly aimed at “resetting and...