US says it wants Palestinians to have a country of their own – but its actions say otherwise

By: Dennis Jett, Penn State – (The Conversation) Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized a Palestinian state in May 2024, bringing the total number of countries that...

Moscow drone attacks are a morale booster for Ukraine and a warning for Russia – here’s why

  A wave of approximately 30 drones appeared in skies around the Russian capital, Moscow, on May 30. Though widely sensationalised as a major attack against...

N. Korea fired 2 ‘strategic cruise missiles’ from submarine: KCNA

SEOUL – North Korea fired two “strategic cruise missiles” from a submarine in waters off its east coast over the weekend, the country’s state media said Monday....

Poland’s hospitality is helping many Ukrainian refugees thrive – 5 takeaways

Why can’t the West agree on how much military support to send to Ukraine?

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been under tremendous pressure to supply Leopard tanks to Ukraine. The government in Kyiv has long argued it desperately needs them...

Why Russia’s war in Ukraine today is so different from a year ago

Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine is approaching its first anniversary. The war being fought by Russian forces today is, however, very different from that...

NZ aid worker remains missing in Ukraine: the tragedy of people motivated to help in war zones becoming victims themselves

The humanitarian aid worker Andrew Bagshaw, who has dual New Zealand and British citizenship, has been missing in Ukraine for more than ten days. Bagshaw and...

Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens students daily and forces teachers to improvise

Svitlana Popova’s students didn’t realize she was leading their online math class while outside the charred remains of her home in Ukraine until they saw a...

Missile hits Poland, killing two: is this the trigger for a wider European war?

One of the most persistent fears about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has been the potential for the war to ramp up dramatically in...

I visited nuclear shelters in Prague to see how cities could prepare for nuclear war

Bunker tourism in Prague with a display of children in gas masks inside of the Bezovka nuclear bunker. (J. Rozdilsky), Author provided With the ongoing Ukraine...