The solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, dubbed the Great North American Eclipse by some media, was a total solar eclipse visible within a band covering … More
Category: World
1949 Armistice Agreements
The 1949 Armistice Agreements were signed between Israel and Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. They formally ended the hostilities of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and also demarcated the Green Line, which separated Arab-controlled … More
Treaty of London (1946)
The Treaty of London was signed between the United Kingdom and the Emirate of Trans-Jordan on 22 March 1946 and came into force on 17 June … More
Occupation of the Gaza Strip by the United Arab Republic
The 1949 Armistice Agreements, which ended the 1948 Arab–Israeli War by delineating the Green Line as the legal boundary between Israel and the Arab countries, left the Kingdom of … More
Jordanian annexation of the West Bank
The Jordanian administration of the West Bank officially began on April 24, 1950, and ended with the decision to sever ties on … More
Military occupation
Military occupation, also known as belligerent occupation or simply occupation, is the temporary military control by a ruling power over a territory that … More
‘Madness’: Netanyahu’s handling of US relations under scrutiny after UN vote
The Israeli prime minister’s handling of relations with the Biden administration, which led the US on Monday to decline to … More
Censorship is a crucial complement of genocide
Last month on the BBC’s flagship news programme, Newsnight, author and journalist Howard Eric Jacobson complained that Britain’s public broadcaster … More
World reacts to UNSC resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire
Many world leaders have welcomed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire between Israel and … More
1967 USS Liberty – 1968 USS Pueblo
The sky was clear over the eastern Mediterranean when I assumed the forenoon watch as officer-of-the-deck on the bridge of … More
US pushes full-court press to stop Israel operations in Rafah
The Biden administration is desperately trying to convince Israel not to carry out a full-scale military operation in Rafah, the southern city in Gaza where more … More
Thousands will now die of starvation and disease in Gaza
That Israel’s destruction of essential infrastructure, siege, and obstruction of aid efforts in the Gaza Strip are causing severe hunger and … More
what Haiti needs from the world right now
You’ve probably seen it. That viral clip of Joe Biden saying in a 1994 interview that if Haiti sunk to … More
Sudanese lawyers release fresh report about atrocities in Al Jazirah State
A damning report by the Sudanese Emergency Lawyers Initiative (ELI) details widespread human rights abuses in Al Jazirah State since … More
Romanov, Rasputin, Revolution
On the 30th December 1916, Grigori Rasputin was murdered. This, along with the military defeats in World War One and the many failings of Tsarist … More
The Tragic Absurdity of Biden’s Gaza Policies
Since Israel’s campaign of death began, President Joe Biden has perfected the art of cognitive dissonance, planting story after story about his … More
Asia is the largest of the world’s continents
Asia is the largest of the world’s continents, covering approximately 30 percent of the Earth’s land area. It is also the … More
Dasht-e Lut
The Lut Desert, widely referred to as Dasht-e Lut (Persian: دشت لوت, “Emptiness Plain”), is a salt desert located in the provinces of Kerman and Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran. It is the world’s … More
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
The Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (Chinese: 云南三江并流; pinyin: Yúnnán Sānjiāng Bìngliú) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yunnan province, China. It lies within the drainage basins of … More
Hengduan Mountains
The Hengduan Mountains (simplified Chinese: 横断山脉; traditional Chinese: 橫斷山脈; pinyin: Héngduàn Shānmài) are a group of mountain ranges in southwest China that connect the southeast portions of the Tibetan Plateau with the Yunnan–Guizhou … More
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