By Kalinga Seneviratne BANGKOK, Thailand | 28 July 2026 (IDN) — Speaking at the launch of the report ‘Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment for South-East Asia’ by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Bangkok on Wednesday (22 July), New Zealand’s ambassador to Thailand, Raylene Liufalani noted that these criminal networks are […]
How Hakeem Jeffries and J Street Teamed Up for Arming Genocide
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO, USA | 28 July 2026 (IDN) — When House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries sent out a recent “Dear Colleague” letter, its second sentence cited “the position articulated by…pro-peace organisations like J Street.” The congressman and J Street were opposing an amendment to block $3.3 billion in military shipments and other aid […]
EEPA reports on Drone attack on monastery in Amhara
BRUSSELS | 27 July 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, SAF regains control over major highway, Senior Somali minister reported to be denied entry to Kenya and Drone attack on monastery in Amhara. Situation in Sudan (per 27 July) Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied groups have […]
Genocides Are No Bargaining Chips
By Benoit Lannoo* ANTWERP, Belgium | 25 July 2026 (IDN) — The relations of the State of Israel with Türkiye and Azerbaijan have been under great tension since the Israeli government submitted a bill recognising the Armenian Genocide to the parliament, the Knesset, at the end of June. The government of Benjamin Netanyahu did not […]
EEPA Reports on TPLF Public Mobilization in Tigray
BRUSSELS | 23 July 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, Military movements around Asosa, 17 suspects of human trafficking arrested in Ethiopia and TPLF public mobilization in Tigray. Situation in Sudan (per 23 July) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) accused the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) of using […]
EEPA reports on Sudanese government to sue the UAE and RSF
BRUSSELS | 20 July 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, Food and water shortages in El Obeid and UK and US announce new sanctions on Sudan. International and regional situation (per 20 July) The Sudanese government has revealed that it has conclusive evidence of the involvement of […]
Politicians Should Stop Hiding Behind the “Two-State Solution” Fantasy
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 18 July 2026 (IDN) — Creation of a Palestinian state next to Israel seemed feasible when President Bill Clinton hosted the signing of the Oslo Accords at the White House in September 1993. The goal was reaffirmed in 2011 when 90 per cent of the Senate co-sponsored a resolution […]
Football Is More Than a Game
By Hervé Verhoosel* GENEVA | 17 July 2026 (IDN) – FIFA must now demonstrate through its actions that football’s greatest strength lies not in yielding to political pressure, but in its unique ability to make a positive difference in the world. I have never been a footballer. Yet during nearly twenty years at the United […]
EEPA reports on RSF responds to peace proposal
BRUSSELS | 16 July 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, Company operating RSF supply aircraft linked to US and migrant boat capsizes in the Mediterranean. Situation in Sudan (per 16 July) Military sites and an electricity substation in Al-Dabbah, in Northern State, were targeted by a drone […]
We Should Question US “Soft Power”
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 15 July 2026 (IDN) – Is the world being captured by what the late Harvard academic, Joseph Nye, has termed American “Soft Power”? President Donald Trump says he’s pushing for this. The debate about American influence on the world at large is not new. Charles Dickens, the great British […]