WITH THE world’s war-watchers’ eyes on Iran – occasionally switching over to Ukraine – the ongoing Israeli attack on Lebanon is receiving little attention. Recent advances Israel has made have gone largely unreported. Israel has been attacking, invading and occupying ...
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Trump steals Venezuela’s oil – too late for elections
DO US voters still trust their President’s every word? That question will be answered on 3rd November, when US voters elect members of The House of Representatives and the Senate – together known as Congress. The Trump statement that the ...
Read More »Add your voice to an autumn of events for peace
An inspirational station was agreed at the International Anti-War Conference in June: “From this International Anti-War Conference we raise our united voices: against war and genocide, and the growing nuclear threat, and for peace.” With so much military action around ...
Read More »Add your voice to an autumn of events for peace
An inspirational station was agreed at the International Anti-War Conference in June: “From this International Anti-War Conference we raise our united voices: against war and genocide, and the growing nuclear threat, and for peace.” With so much military action around ...
Read More »Trump peace plan leads to angry stalemate
IT’S ANOTHER plan that is going nowhere. The Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza conflict, also known as the Gaza Peace Plan (GPP), signed by Israel and Hamas but brokered by US President Donald Trump, is stuck in political stalemate. ...
Read More »Trump: war aim or just a very bad joke?
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has veered between escalating military action against Iran and backing peace talks. He’s agreed to ceasefires – and carry on firing. Now he’s giving even more signs that he does not know what he is doing. ...
Read More »Bangladesh eyes EU trade pact
Hafsa Noor BANGLADESH IS preparing to launch formal negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) while stepping up efforts to join a major Asia-Pacific trade bloc, as the south Asian economy seeks to protect exports ...
Read More »Two Trump “peace plans” shatter in a week
DONALD TRUMP has been left with egg on his face after two of his peace plans were torn up within days of each other. Iran has rejected the Memorandum of Understanding, and Israel has now rejected Trump’s Middle East Plan ...
Read More »War and weather cause food crisis in Bangladesh
EVERYONE in Bangladesh relies on the country producing food to eat. But a staggering number also rely on the Bangladeshi agricultural industry for their job: the sector accounts for around 10% of the economy and it employs around 40% of ...
Read More »Is Trump trying to wreck world economy?
TWO MOVES made by US President Donald Trump in the last few days will increase pressure on the world economy. They seem designed to boost the US economy before the mid-term elections, but are unlikely to do so. •First, he ...
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