How the U.S.‑Israel war against Iran is exposing the limits of the petrodollar system
Elliot Goodell Ugalde & Natalie Braun
The Conversation / May 12, 2026
For the first time since the Second World War, excluding the COVID-19 pandemic, public...
Israeli MPs back special tribunal with death penalty powers for alleged 7 October attackers
Peter Beaumont
The Guardian / May 12, 2026
Knesset approves plan for livestreamed trials in military court, drawing comparisons to 1962 Adolf Eichmann trial.
Israeli lawmakers have...
We can’t curb nuclear proliferation if we don’t acknowledge Israel’s nukes
Etan Mabourakh
Truthout / May 12, 2026
No credible non-proliferation policy begins by pretending not to see the bombs your ally already has.
Thirty House Democrats, led...
The son, the deputy and the prisoner: inside Fatah’s battle over the post-Abbas era
Jack Khoury
Haaretz / May 12 2026
As Gaza lies in ruins and the Palestinian Authority sinks deeper into crisis, Fatah's long-delayed conference is centered on...
As Israel’s genocide devastates Gaza, more babies are being born with severe defects
Anam Alam & Sally Ibrahim
The New Arab / May 11, 2026
Doctors in Gaza report a sharp rise in babies born with deformities as Israeli...
[VIDEO] Vision of destruction: Israel’s assault on southern Lebanon
William Christou
The Guardian / May 11, 2026
More than 1.2 million people have been forced to flee their homes amid bombings, evacuation orders and demolitions.
Beirut...
Trump says ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support’ after rejecting peace proposals
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / May 11, 2026
US president says he is considering restarting naval escorts in strait of Hormuz in attempt to end Iranian...
The silence that meets the rape of Palestinians
Nicholas Kristof
The New York Times / May 11, 2026
Male and female Palestinians describe brutal sexual abuse at the hands of Israel’s prison guards, soldiers,...
Iraqi officials say US shielded alleged secret Israeli base in Najaf desert
Mohammad Ali
The New Arab / May 11, 2026
Iraqi officials told The New Arab the US helped cover up a secret Israeli base in Najaf...
How closing the Strait of Hormuz has sparked a wider energy debate in Europe...
Stanley Reed
The Nation / May 11, 2026
For the second time in less than five years, a politically driven energy crunch is buffeting Europe, leading...
