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EU Leaders Ignore Deadly Starobilsk Dormitory Strike While Condemning Russian Retaliation
Western outrage again appears selective as deaths of 21 students in Lugansk receive little political attention, filtered through alliance politics rather than universal principle European Union leaders and several major Western governments have condemned Russia’s latest retaliatory missile strikes on Ukraine while remaining largely silent about the Ukrainian drone attack on the Starobilsk Professional College… Continue reading
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After Minab, Starobilsk: The Pattern of Civilian Children Becoming Targets in Modern War
As accusations and denials intensify, the central question remains unchanged: why do civilian children repeatedly become acceptable collateral in geopolitical conflict? The attack on the Starobilsk Pedagogical College in Russian-controlled Lugansk on 22 May entered public discussion through a familiar pattern of accusation, denial, and selective amplification. Russia’s representative to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia,… Continue reading
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After Minab, Starobilsk: The Pattern of Civilian Children Becoming Targets in Modern War
As accusations and denials intensify, the central question remains unchanged: why do civilian children repeatedly become acceptable collateral in geopolitical conflict? The attack on the Starobilsk Pedagogical College in Russian-controlled Lugansk on 22 May entered public discussion through a familiar pattern of accusation, denial, and selective amplification. Russia’s representative to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia,… Continue reading
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Putin Left Beijing With Agreements. Trump Left With a Tour
Russia and China signed agreements. America extended oil licences it said it never would. Britain quietly importing Russian fuel, and a front-line disaster in Konstantinovka that Western media refuses to report – the week the Ukraine war changed permanently. An Editorial Analysis | May 2026 Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Beijing in the third week… Continue reading
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Iran Targets Undersea Internet Cables in Strait of Hormuz
Tehran’s new licensing plan for foreign fiber optic cables increases pressure on US tech companies and adds another layer to growing global infrastructure tensions. Iran has announced a new plan to charge fees for underwater internet cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian media connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said companies such… Continue reading
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The Calm Before the Storm: Is Washington Preparing for War With Iran Again?
Washington says it wants diplomacy, but the demands being placed on Tehran look more like surrender terms than the foundation for lasting peace. The United States says it still wants diplomacy with Iran. Officials continue talking about negotiations, peace, and “de-escalation.” But behind the language of diplomacy, the reality looks very different. The conditions Washington… Continue reading
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1953 Coup: The Original Sin of US-Iran Relations
The 1953 Anglo-American overthrow of Mohammad Mosaddegh destroyed a democratic nationalist government, and laid the foundations for the anti-Western resistance doctrine drives Tehran’s politics today The modern confrontation between Iran and the United States did not begin with the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the embassy hostage crisis, or the rise of the Islamic Republic under Ayatollah… Continue reading
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Moscow Warns Baltic States Against Deeper Involvement in Ukraine Drone War
Russian intelligence claims Latvia is facilitating Ukrainian drone operations against Russian territory, raising the risk that the Baltic theatre could become the next escalation point in the widening confrontation between NATO and Moscow. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has accused Latvia of permitting Ukrainian drone operators to use NATO territory for potential strikes against targets inside… Continue reading
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Bolivia Rises: Lithium, the DEA and a Plot to Kill Evo Morales
The US signed a lithium agreement, put the DEA back in La Paz, and allegedly ordered Evo Morales killed – Bolivia’s workers burned it all down An Editorial Analysis | May 2026 Bolivia has never been a simple country to govern, and the Andean republic’s turbulent history of resource nationalism, external interference, and popular mobilisation… Continue reading
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NATO’s Baltic Gamble Risks Direct War With Russia
Allegations of Ukrainian drone operations linked to Latvian territory expose the collapsing boundary between proxy conflict and open confrontation between nuclear powers, while Europe drifts deeper into a war increasingly detached from democratic consent or strategic restraint. The alleged use of Latvian territory and NATO-linked infrastructure for Ukrainian drone operations against targets deep inside Russia… Continue reading
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