by Raffaele Crocco
Four and a half months: that is how long it has been since the start of Putin's 'Special Operation' in Ukraine. An infinite amount of time, which is bringing the death toll to impressive levels. The tragic...
By Lucia Frigo - London
After almost three years, a Brexit, a pandemic and a new war in Europe, Boris Johnson resigns as British Prime Minister. He had tried to be the new Winston Churchill, the charismatic leader of the...
By Nina L. Khrushcheva* – Project Syndicate
Before he wrote The Brothers Karamazov or Notes from the Underground, Fyodor Dostoevsky was sentenced to death by the czarist government for allegedly participating in revolutionary activities, sent to a Siberian prison camp,...
by Emanuele Giordana
While Italy sends weapons to the Ukranian army involved in the fight agaisnt Russian invaders, there are at least four fronts of the Italian pacifist movement looking towards Ukraine. They give signs of exceptional vitality as well...
The border conflict between Sudan and Ethiopia ignites once again, this time caused by an offensive military initiative by Khartoum in the al-Fashaga District. (depicted on the map) The district has been disputed since colonial times, and is currently...
By Maurizio Sacchi
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China with a speech that emphasised Beijing's control over the former British colony as part of its vision of 'one country, two...
The Philippine website Rappler is still public and running despite threats from the Manila judiciary. Perhaps it is no coincidence that the imminent news of its closure came on the eve of the changing of the guard at the...
By Raffaele Crocco.
Macabre accounting, as is that of every war. Ukraine's invasion by Putin's Russia is no different. Officially, 343 children have been killed since the beginning of what the Kremlin continues to call a "special Operation. In the...
by Stefano Bocconetti
The American High Court has ruled on abortion: bringing the US history 50 years back, everyone says. But this is not the case - it's probably even worse. Why? "Because the difference between now and the last...
By Azeezah Kanji* – Truthout
As the British government moves ever closer to extraditing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, the pantomime of “justice” cloaking his persecution in the regalia of the “rule of law” continues to unfold:...
