US economist Richard Wolff weighs in on BRICS, the systemic problems of the United States economy, and the future of Israel. The American empire has peaked “and we are on the way down… and we try to hold on”, says Richard Wolff, professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, who notes that … Read more
It’s a year since Israel started its military offensive on Gaza. Now it is turning on Lebanon, saying it is attacking Hezbollah. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists he will achieve his goal of destroying the armed groups that threaten the security of Israelis. But as that security seems a long way off at best, … Read more
When you think New Zealand, you might think All Blacks. And if you think All Blacks, you think haka. Thousands gathered in Eden Park in Auckland to break the record of the largest haka performance. France held the previous official world record since 2014. The haka is a ceremonial dance performed in a group, combining … Read more
World leaders are at UN Headquarters in New York this Sunday where they adopted the potentially game-changing Pact for the Future by consensus, with a small group of just seven countries holding out, having failed to pass a last-minute amendment. The centrepiece of the Summit of the Future is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine the … Read more
The Israeli military has said there is a “high probability” that three hostages found dead in a tunnel at the end of last year were mistakenly killed in a strike that also took the life of Hamas’s northern Gaza brigade chief, Ahmed al-Ghandour, in November. The families of Col Nik Beizer and Sgt Ron Sherman, … Read more
Then President Donald Trump shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a meeting in the Oval Office in May 2019. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images This story first appeared in NPR’s live blog of the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. See how the night unfolded. Former President … Read more
US-backed talks to end the 16-month conflict are under way in Geneva despite the Sudanese army’s absence. It has been 16 months since the lives of millions of people in Sudan were plunged into conflict and uncertainty. Since then, the fight for control between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has spread across the … Read more
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis captured the gold and soared to a new world record at the men’s Olympic pole vault final. Sweden’s Armand Duplantis beat his own world record en route to retaining his Olympic pole vault title in Paris. In a sensational finish to the fifth day of track and field at the Stade de … Read more
The US has dominated the global economy for decades. But globalisation is facing a backlash. Economic integration and globalisation, the free flow of trade, with the United States at the helm: that is the economic order the world has known for decades. Today, the disintegration of the rules-based old world order is evident. Countries are … Read more
India pulled off a sensational seven-run win against South Africa in a gripping final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday. South Africa, playing its first ever final of an ICC tournament, needed a run-a-ball 30 to win on the back of Heinrich Klaasen’s belligerent 52 off 27 balls. But India’s pace bowlers roared back … Read more