The proxy war in Ukraine is heading to a denouement with the US and Russia dividing the spoils while the European powers stand bewildered by events they have been wilfully blind to, says KEVIN OVENDEN
An urgent need to end the brutal and bloody war of attrition in Ukraine
NEU United Left explains why conference should call for a ceasefire and negotiations
One can only imagine what would happen if 2.2 million Palestinian refugees were pushed into Jordan, Egypt and other Arab countries, per Trump’s proposal, writes RAMZY BAROUD
This is the most anti-migrant government in decades, argues RAVISHAAN RAHEL MUTHIAH
VICTOR GROSSMAN reports, with a little chuckle, on how US readiness to work with Russia, not just on peace for Ukraine, has thrown a spanner into the German electoral machine
SOLOMON HUGHES probes the finances of a phoney ‘charity’ pushing the free schools and academies agenda
Freedom now for former PM Mir-Hossein Mousavi and other political prisoners
VIJAY PRASHAD examines why in 2018 Washington started to take an increasingly belligerent stance towards ‘near peer rivals’ – Russa and China – with far-reaching geopolitical effects
THE war in Ukraine grinds on, having long ago reached a WWI-type standstill. Casualties are now estimated at over 500,000.
The second anniversary of Russia’s illegal and unjustified invasion saw Ukrainian forces withdraw from Avdiivka, only 10 miles from Donetsk city.
From a pre-war population of about 31,000, the town has been depopulated and left in ruins.
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