THE CHOICE BEFORE US: TWO WARS, OR THE MAGNIFICENT HUMANITY
Take the day’s news as a single picture. Iranian missiles have targeted U.S. bases, including the Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, after U.S. bombers, the night before, struck the very rail line carrying millions of mourners to bury Iran’s assassinated leader. Oil leapt more than five percent and the Dow fell nearly 600 points as […]
UN CHIEF ISSUES CALL FOR AI GOVERNANCE, WARNS OF GOING FROM AI TO ‘KILLER ROBOTS’
In line with what Pope Leo XIV and also China have called for, UN Secretary General António Guterres, addressing the inaugural UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva this week, appealed on Monday for far-reaching, worldwide controls on Artificial Intelligence. He warned that increasingly powerful AI chips that are designed for civilian use, can […]
GLOBAL SOUTH RESOUNDINGLY SUPPORTED CUBA AT UNGA DEBATE; THE U.S.—SPEAKING SHAMEFULLY—WAS ISOLATED
The UN General Assembly met today to discuss agenda item #28, Cuba’s call for the “necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba imposed by the United States.” Since the United States objected to the meeting even taking place, a vote was taken which resulted in 136 in favor, 9 against and […]
TRIBUTE TO COMRADE CLEOPAS SIPHO “CITY” MAGANE (MK VELAPHI NGOBESE)
We honour and celebrate the life of Comrade Sipho Magane, a dedicated freedom fighter, patriot, and servant of the people whose courage, sacrifice, and unwavering commitment to the liberation and development of South Africa will forever remain part of our nation’s proud history. From an early age, Sipho demonstrated a deep sense of patriotism. Having […]
BIG NEW CANADA-GERMAN SUBMARINE DEAL FUNDED BY NEW NATO BANK?
Just before flying to the NATO summit in Ankara, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada intends to buy 12 non-nuclear submarines from the German producer TKMS (Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems). This concerns submarines of the 212CD class—probably the most modern ones in the world, and certainly among the most expensive ones, with a […]
MILLIONS IN IRAQ MOURN KHAMENEI
The funeral procession for the late Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei continued in Najaf and Karbala (Iraq) yesterday with an outpouring similar to what was seen in Tehran and Qom in Iran. Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces announced that 2.3 million people participated in the procession in Najaf alone, before it moved on […]