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Amid the so-called āceasefire,ā as imperial grifters and disaster capitalists jockey to remake Gaza in their image and in accordance with their…
We descended into Chibichibi Cave in southern Okinawa with the heavy feeling that this was not a site of distant history, but…
On October 21, Sanae Takaichi, the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was voted in as the 104th prime minister…
Japanās newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has triggered a sharp political storm across East Asia through her recent, highly provocative comments suggesting that…
As China prepares to commemorate the 80th anniversary of victory over fascism on September 3, 2025, global attention turns to Beijingās military…
CONTENT WARNING: This article contains descriptions of nuclear weapons effects, including disturbing accounts of the victims. On August 6, 1945, the United…
This year marks another solemn anniversary of the atomic bombingsā80 years since the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Over…
The late John Pilger was an Australian-British journalist and filmmaker based in London. Pilgerās more than 60 documentary films can be seen on…
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) strongly opposes the growing web of war provocations being spun by US imperialism across…
President Donald Trump is again loudly complaining that the US military bases in Asia are too costly for the US to bear. As…
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