U.S.-sanctioned state to become BRICS partner
Uganda will officially become a BRICS partner state on January 1, Yury Ushakov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, told reporters on Dec....
British economy flatlines in 3rd quarter in another blow to new Labor government
LONDON—The British economy flatlined in the third quarter of the year, according to downwardly revised official figures Dec. 23, in another blow to the new...
Senior Iranian diplomat warns of Syria’s disintegration, spread of insecurity to Iraq
A high-ranking Iranian diplomat says destruction of Syria and rendering it weak in the face of the Israeli regime’s aggression have always formed part...
DR Congo sues Apple over ‘blood minerals’
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium against subsidiaries of the American tech giant Apple for...
20 years of ALBA-TCP
ALBA-TCP was founded in 2004 in an attempt to counter the U.S. proposal of creating a ‘free trade zone of the Americas’ by Pablo Meriguet -...
Western powers renew their scramble for Africa’s mineral resources
Economic, political and social developments in Africa in 2024 were extensions of previous years. “The Scramble for Africa,” was a period in which nearly...
Lawsuit claims State Department illegally arming Israel via Leahy Law ‘Loophole’
by Brett Wilkins - CommonDreams.org Palestinians and Palestinian Americans on Dec. 17 filed a lawsuit accusing the U.S. State Department of creating a “loophole” allowing Israel to...
Removal of Bashar al-Assad was rooted in a sinister plan
Rebel fighters swept through Syria in 11 days taking government-controlled territory, province by province until they had taken the Capital Damascus. The collapse of the...
Bridging gap between Africa and the African diaspora
Dr. Mujahid Nyahuma is a professor at Rowan University in New Jersey and is also president of the group Global Africans. In comments about...
Farming project in South Africa is helping deaf people build skills, find jobs
by Mogomotsi Magome JOHANNESBURG—At the Westonaria agricultural park near Bekkersdal, east of Johannesburg, farm workers are busy tilling the soil and planting tomatoes and lettuce. Despite...