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By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* – MEER The war between Russia and Ukraine is a much wider war A new-old ghost is hovering over Europe – war. The most violent continent in the world in terms of deaths in warfare for the last hundred years (not to go back any further and include…

By Seymour Hersh* The New York Times called it a “mystery,” but the United States executed a covert sea operation that was kept secret—until now The U.S. Navy’s Diving and Salvage Center can be found in a location as obscure as its name—down what was once a country lane in rural…

By Ali Walker – POLITICO Crown Prince MBS privately promised to pay for all Greece’s infrastructure, in exchange for Athens signing up to the joint 2030 bid Saudi Arabia offered to pay for new sports stadiums in Greece and Egypt if they agreed to team up with the oil-rich Gulf…

By Ilan Kelman* – The Conversation The death toll of the massive earthquakes that have rocked the Turkey-Syria border region has now exceeded 10,000 (+) people and the World Health Organization has suggested it could rise as high as 20,000. The catastrophe has led to an…

By Jonathan Yerushalmy* – The Guardian Beset by crumbling infrastructure and food shortages, Syria’s war-ravaged population was unprepared for the deadly quake Syria bears the scars of 12 years of brutal war, the effects of which are likely to hamper aid efforts in the areas…

By Alyssa Milano* – Newsweek UNICEF ambassador Alyssa Milano recently traveled to Egypt with UNICEF where she learned from young women about the challenges they face in regards to climate, violence, access to education and bodily autonomy, including Female Genital Mutilation…