US Supports Philippines' South China Sea Claims and Calls on China to Stop Harassment
May 01, 2023 08:54 am UTC| Politics
The United States has reiterated its support for the Philippines following the incidents in the South China Sea with the Chinese Coast Guard and called on China to stop harassing Philippine ships in the contested...
Taliban Not Invited to International Meeting in Doha, Says UN Secretary-General
May 01, 2023 08:31 am UTC| Politics
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has clarified that the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan are not invited to the upcoming international meeting in Doha, Qatar, this week. This follows the UNs comments the...
Ukraine recap: diplomatic manoeuvres intensify in advance of a possible spring offensive
Apr 28, 2023 02:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A quick check of the Met office forecasts for Ukraine suggests that over the next week or so the weather is going to get steadily warmer. The rising mercury has fuelled speculation that Ukraines much discussed spring...
Ukraine war: Pentagon leaks paint gloomy picture of long war that can’t be won but must not be lost
Apr 14, 2023 14:17 pm UTC| Politics
Classified Pentagon documents leaked last week paint a grim picture of the trajectory of the war in Ukraine. While it may well be the most significant national security breach since the Snowden leaks of US National...
Ukraine recap: downbeat US intelligence leak suggests no end in sight for the misery of this war
Apr 14, 2023 14:10 pm UTC| Politics
What we know or think we know about the progress of the war in Ukraine over the past few days has come courtesy of leaked Pentagon documents which appear to cover, in some detail, a wide range of issues around the...
Apr 13, 2023 15:24 pm UTC| Politics
The on-again, off-again talks between Iran and western powers over Tehrans nuclear program have stalled yet again due to disagreements between the two sides. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has blamed Iran for...
Tragedies, not accidents: Tougher Canadian and U.S. border policies will cost more lives
Apr 12, 2023 12:40 pm UTC| Politics
A fire recently broke out at a detention centre in Ciudad Juarez on the Mexico-United States border. The blaze killed 38 men and injured another 29 from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia....
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects