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UN General Assembly Meeting Nov. 17 for ‘Humanitarian Briefing’ on Gaza

The United Nations General Assembly will meet on Friday, Nov. 17, in a special session, to hear a briefing and discuss the

By Marcia Baker · Nov 16, 2023

In-Depth ·Free members

Ibn Sina R&D Center: Kabul Ibn Sina Conference Opens Way for ‘Economic Miracle’ in Afghanistan

By Marcia Baker · Nov 16, 2023

Daily Lead

Lifting the Curse of Geopolitics

Today was a day of new horrors perpetrated in Gaza, and also a day of new, if limited, initiatives toward stopping the

By Marcia Baker · Nov 15, 2023

Daily Lead

Get the New Peace of Westphalia Talks Going

What the suffering world now needs is a Peace of Westphalia-type, new security architecture, based on mutual economic benefit, or the

By Marcia Baker · Nov 1, 2023

Daily Lead

Western Military Forces Massing in Southwest Asia Are for War, Not ‘Deterrence’

There are three dramatic updates this weekend: The escalation of attacks on Gaza to new depths of horror; the world upsurge of

By Marcia Baker · Oct 28, 2023

In-Depth ·Paid

Taliban Government Seeks BRI Link-Up, Has Packed Infrastructure Agenda

At the invitation of China, the Taliban government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) attended the third Belt and Road Forum

By Marcia Baker · Oct 28, 2023

U.S. and Canada ·Paid

Jewish Voice for Peace Stages Big Protest at New York’s Grand Central Station

This evening in New York City, the Jewish Voice for Peace group has staged a major protest action inside Grand Central Station,

By Marcia Baker · Oct 27, 2023

Daily Lead

Global Majority Passed a UN General Assembly Resolution 120-14 for a Humanitarian Truce/Ceasefire in Gaza-Israel

This afternoon at the UN General Assembly in New York, the 193 nation body voted 120-14, with 45 abstentions, in favor

By Marcia Baker · Oct 27, 2023