Israel: A Huge Airbase With a Small Country Attached

What we’re now seeing is Israel’s version of air-power colonialism, writes Juan Cole. Residential tower in Gaza destroyed by Israeli bombardment on the morning of Oct. 8, 2023. (Ashraf Amra /United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...

Global arms bans isolate 'Israel', yet its war machine keeps running

Despite a surge in global embargoes, major suppliers like the US and Germany continue to arm "Israel", limiting the real impact of worldwide bans on its Gaza genocide. At least two dozen nations have moved to curb arms sales to "Israel" over its...

Pervasive Impunity

In early 2017 my colleagues at The Intercept and I published a series of articles about the FBI’s counterterrorism policies. The articles were based on leaked documents that showed the wide latitude the bureau gave itself to surveil students,...

American fact-finding mission confirms Christian genocide in Nigeria

October 14, 2025 By Mayor Mike Arnold, MBA Founder, Africa Arise International / Africa Arise USA Presented at Abuja Hilton, 4 p.m. WAT on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Contributors: US Amb. Lewis Lucke (retired) Pastor Jed D’Grace Mr. Judd Saul I....

Abu Dhabi unveils AI-fuelled rescue vehicle with firefighting drones and robot

It has drones equipped with firefighting materials capable of containing blazes in their early stages and an onboard rover for inspection and reconnaissance in dangerous or difficult situations. Powered by a 4x4 drive system and an AI...

Venezuela Flags US Military Danger to UN

On Friday, 10 October 2025, Venezuela’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, delivered a serious and urgent warning during an emergency session of the Security Council, asserting that Venezuela’s peace and security —and...

DRC-M23 Ceasefire Mechanism; Cameroonian Elections: Africa File, October 16, 2025

To receive the weekly Africa File or triweekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Key Takeaways: Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Congolese government and M23 rebels signed a...

General Information Authority organizes workshop to prepare a national strategy for artificial intelligence in cooperation with ESCWA

The General Information Authority (GIA) announced last Tuesday (14 October) that it had organized on the same day a national consultative workshop at its Tripoli headquarters, in cooperation with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission...

Israel’s Wreaking of Devastation From the Sky Is Vintage Colonialism

October 16, 2025 The use of airpower to try to subdue or at least curb Middle Easterners is, in fact, more than a century old. Edit Ad Policy A Palestinian boy carries salvageable items amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during Israeli air...

UN: Strengthening WSIS+20 engagement at intergovernmental phase

The undersigned organisations and individuals recognise the progress made during the preparatory phase to strengthen stakeholder engagement in line with the recommendations in the Five-Point Plan for an Inclusive WSIS+20 Review and its Eight...

KAIPTC Commandant urges rethink of peace operations as CAF25 opens in Accra

By James Amoh Junior, GNA Accra, Oct. 16, GNA – Air Commodore David Anettey Akrong, the Acting Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), has called for a comprehensive rethink of global peace operations to...

EU renews push for Mediterranean integration

BRUSSELS (AFP): The EU has launched a renewed push to strengthen ties with northern African countries and other Mediterranean nations, offering investments, deeper cultural ties, and cooperation on migration. The European Commission unveiled a...

EU agencies withdraw reference to ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ after backlash

FOREIGN AFFAIRS The headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt [EPA]. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the European Defense Agency (EDA) have withdrawn a reference to the Turkish-occupied area of Cyprus as the “Turkish Republic of...

Political newcomer and combat veteran Douglas Jensen joins Iowa’s 4th District race

Douglas Jensen is a combat veteran who is currently working on his doctorate in public policy and public administration at Auburn University. He said the biggest lesson members of Congress should learn is how to get along with each other. “I get...

Brussels unveils the Pact for the Mediterranean, von der Leyen: “It is a clear offer to our neighbours”

Brussels – The European Commission today (16 October) presented a strategy for the Mediterranean, the precursor to a “common Mediterranean space” between the Union and the 10 southern partners. The goal of “progressive integration”, indicated by...

New energy corridor to strengthen regional energy diplomacy

By Merve Safa Akıntürk The strong diplomatic ties between Ankara and Islamabad are now extending into the energy sector, as the two nations have signed a landmark cooperation agreement set to reshape their strategic partnership. Under the newly...

Why Ukraine wants, and Russia fears, Tomahawk missiles

President Donald Trump has in recent days said he has not ruled out supplying US-made Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if Russia continues to refuse a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has...

NOC, Ministry of Industry and Military Industries Organisation attempt to activate local oil industry equipment manufacturing through private sector

Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) reported yesterday that a delegation of private sector companies operating in the oil sector, in coordination with the NOC and the Committee for the Localisation of Oil Field Equipment (CLOFE) of the...

International Criminal Court secures first Darfur conflict conviction, but is it too little too late?

On 6 October 2025, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (known as Ali Kushayb) on 27 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. This was the ICC’s first conviction in the Darfur situation,...

A little too late? The ICC’s first Darfur conflict conviction

A little too late? The ICC’s first Darfur conflict conviction With funding for global institutions shrinking, the slow, arduous and costly task of international justice will weigh on ICC member states. On 6 October, the International Criminal...