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A new study: The Legal Foundations of Israel and the Origins of the Name “Palestine”

Last week, the Centre for the Study of Political Islam International released a landmark study on the legal foundations of Israel and the origins of the name “Palestine.” Drawing on a wealth of historical documents and archaeological eviden

Brazil: Illegal Ranches Devastate Rainforest, Livelihoods

SOUNDBITES Toto Arara Every year, the invaders clear more land for cattle. Then they burn it. SOUNDBITES Givanildo dos Santos Lima Today, the biggest driver of deforestation in the Amazon region is cattle ranching. DATE/PLACE February 2025

Trump Tweet Tanks Markets AGAIN: Trillions Lost & Insiders Profit

In what feels like yet another replay of Trump tanking markets before quickly making a U-turn, trillions of dollars were lost and gained over the weekend. On Friday 10 October, he posted about reigniting the trade war with “a tariff of 100%

President Donald Trump’s speech in the Knesset in full

US President Donald Trump delivered a speech to Israel’s Knesset today, 13 October 2025, declaring the end of the Gaza war and heralding a “historic dawn of a new Middle East” following the release of all 20 surviving Israeli hostages by Ha

Building cathedrals is good for your soul

Dr Vernon Coleman uses the example of cathedral builders in the Middle Ages to demonstrate that today that people’s short-term views of life are limiting and that we should think more about the long term. “Today, most of us tend to think fa

Lebanon: Seek Justice for Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces

(Beirut) – Lebanon’s announcement on October 9, 2025, that it has tasked the Justice Ministry with assessing the legal measures that may be taken following Israeli attacks on journalists during the last war offers a fresh opportunity to ach

Uyghur Scholar-Activist Faces Charges in France for Criticizing Beijing

On October 13, a court outside Paris will put on trial Dr. Dilnur Reyhan, a prominent French-Uyghur scholar and activist, and the president of the European Uyghur Institute, for the criminal offense of “degradation of property belonging to

The Pandemic Agreement gives WHO the power to commandeer resources from sovereign states

WHO’s Pandemic Accords – the Pandemic Agreement and amendments to the IHR – are based on the flawed assumption that the risk of pandemics is rapidly growing, an assumption which are not supported by evidence. Why are they, again, attempting

The growing trend of organ harvesting from victims of Canada’s euthanasia programme

There is a growing trend in Canada to harvest organs from euthanasia victims, which the Canadian state calls Medical Assistance in Dying (“MAID”). Ethicists have warned that harvesting organs from euthanised patients could result in pressur

Ritalin: Child Abuse On Prescription?

“Prescribing Ritalin is, in my view, authorised child abuse on a massive, global scale,” Dr. Vernon Coleman wrote in 1996. “And, sadly, things aren’t likely to change.” By Dr. Vernon Coleman NOTE: The following essay is taken from Vernon C

This day in Jewish History

The following is a brief history of events that happened on this day from a Jewish perspective, beginning in 2016 BC to date. We draw our readers’ attention to the period 1898 to 1948. The following was originally published by ‘This Day … I

US Department of Defence played a key role in coordinating the global “covid crisis”

The US Department of Defence played a key role in coordinating the global “covid crisis” through its Geographic Combatant Commands and “whole-of-US-government” approach. “[It] remains uniquely positioned to project the power of the whole-of