Iraq
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Oxford study finds world’s highest heat-risk cities concentrated in Asia and Africa
Heat risk is about more than temperature. A new Oxford study of 205 cities found that poverty, limited infrastructure and lack of access to cooling are key factors driving urban…
Welcome to the age of empire
The South African government has navigated this period remarkably well. It has not capitulated to any of the stronger blocs, whilst retaining its dignity and independent views
US/Israel war against International Law
The assassination of Khamenei was another blatant violation of international law. It was also part of a broader strategy to eliminate moderate leaders, whose absence is then used…
Qatar must rethink the US’s Al Udeid Military Air Base
US involvement in the Middle East and Israel’s attacks on Iran and its retaliation make the US military base in Qatar a target
The weight of the dead
Our grief for people we have not personally known is informed by the narratives and stories we are exposed to – but these stories are not equally told
Russia’s war on Ukraine could turn private
The expanding use of private military and security companies in recent years suggests that they may take a leading role as the Ukraine conflict develops
In the time of wars and refugees, let us now talk peace
When Russia illegally invaded Ukraine, was not that the moment for the United Nations to send its secretary general to Moscow to demand a ceasefire?
Ukraine refugees: West is empathic – if you are blonde
Europe has changed its attitude towards Ukraine refugees
US politicians paper over the social problems caused by capitalism
Mainstream American politicians — establishment figures in both major parties — apply the denial and displacement mantra to many problems, especially inflation
Morocco drives a war in Western Sahara for its phosphates
Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara is about the presence of resources, especially phosphates that make up 72% of the world’s reserves. Phosphate is used in fertiliser, a key…
Julian Assange: A day in the death of British justice
John Pilger examines the latest arguments presented by the US in its bid to extradite Julian Assange, and the continuing persecution of the whistleblower and his partner Stella…
A leap too far for the imagination
‘Baghdad Central’ lacks authenticity, like so many films about foreign lands made by foreigners
WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail despite US extradition block
Julian Assange will have to remain in custody in Britain, pending a US appeal of the decision to block his extradition to face charges for leaking secret documents, a judge in…
Where do Africans study abroad?
China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria
Iraqi rivers under threat from dams in Iran and Turkey
This year, an unprecedented fiscal crunch caused by low oil prices forced the government to suspend infrastructure investments. But new dams alone won’t save Iraq’s waterways,…