
AIR raid sirens echoed across Tel Aviv today as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to end a visit to the city.
Smoke could be seen in the sky above the hotel where Mr Blinken was staying as he reportedly prepared to depart to the airport.
The Israeli military claims that it intercepted two projectiles fired from Lebanon.

ROGER McKENZIE argues that the BRI represents a choice between treating humans as commodities or as equals — an essential project when, aside from China’s efforts, hundreds of millions worldwide are trapped in poverty

The colonial mindset behind the governance of the UN is the reason for its inertia when it comes to conflict resolution, argues ROGER McKENZIE – but can China’s Global Governance Initiative point in a new direction of global equality?