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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, says the world is witnessing the gradual decline of Israel. During an address to foreign diplomats and nationals, the leader said the Israeli deterrent power is coming to an end, calling on world countries to support Palestinian resistance movements in their fight against the Israeli occupying regime.

Another damning report on big oil: Major oil companies have been found guilty yet again regarding their climate commitments. Although this does not surprise anyone, it questions the oversight of these energy conglomerates, from emissions to their green energy commitments. And now that they are making record profits, the heat is on for them to be held accountable and to follow through in preventing global warming.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered a state of the nation speech in the Russian capital, Moscow, accusing Western countries of fanning the flames of a year-long war in Ukraine. In the first part of this report, we look at the highlights from his address to members of both houses of parliament, military commanders and soldiers.

The G7 group has agreed to impose a price cap on Russian oil imports. Moscow says the move would lead to a shortage in global oil markets and rocketing prices for European consumers. Russia has also warned to retaliate by banning oil exports to countries imposing the restriction. The US and Europe have been pushing for the move for months while facing soaring energy prices and inflation.

Anti-Iran efforts have ramped on in recent weeks through fresh rounds of sanctions and an extremely lopsided media coverage. The US, UN and the EU have all been piling up the pressure. Is it, perhaps, because the so-called “Maximum Pressure” strategy isn’'t working?

Tensions are running high between the United States and China as the two have been flexing their military muscles amid a tug-of-war over international dominance. Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin says China has both the will and the power to reshape the US-dominated international order. He warned, however, that Washington will not let that happen.

Another brutal killing of an African-American, this time on a subway train, has created outrage across the United States. His murderer, a 24-year-old former marine, has already surrendered to police. Yet, people have taken to the streets across New York City to call for justice.

US President Joe Biden has recently shown interest for the first time to speak with his Russian counterpart directly in hopes to end the Ukraine war which has been hurting the West significantly. But his expression of willingness to talk to Putin has some conditions around it, as well as some ifs, buts, and maybes.

A Saudi academic is on death row for using social media as the Arab monarchy tightens its grip on dissidents. Prominent pro-reform law professor Awad Al-Qarni was arrested in September 2017. His alleged charges include owning a Twitter account and using WhatsApp to spread messages deemed hostile to the kingdom.

According to a recent report by Oxfam Charity, the weapons used by the Saudi-led war in Yemen are supplied solely by the US and the UK, at least the ones used since the start of 2021. The UK government has even admitted to the central role its arms are playing in the killing of Yemeni civilians. Not all of the blame lays on the UK, however. While a sizeable portion of the Saudi arms imports is procured through the UK, the rest of it comes from the US. US President Joe Biden backtracked on his promise to end the war and not sell weapons to Saudi Arabia for the war in Yemen.

Australia has reversed its recognition of West Al-Quds as the capital of Israel, saying its embassy remains in Tel Aviv. Canberra expressed its regret about the decision made by the previous administration to recognize West Al-Quds as the capital of Israel in 2018. Australia was one of the few countries with embassies in al-Quds.

A new report has revealed that the wars initiated by the United States in the Middle East and North Africa following the September 11 attacks have directly or indirectly killed at least 4.5 million people and displaced millions of others. According to the research report from the Costs of War project at Brown University Watson Institute, nearly one million people were directly killed as a result of conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and Somalia.

Iran has called for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons, especially in West Asia, or Middle East as it is called. The only obstacle in that regard is Israel, which refuses to not only acknowledge its possession but will not move towards its elimination.

UK’s prince Harry's tell-all memoir has not just given the British public a sneak peek into the inner workings of the monarchy but also embroiled the royal household in controversy. Harry’s bombshell revelations in the book have drawn a backlash from the media, commentators, army veterans, and even the Taliban. That’s while support for the royal family is in decline.

The Saudi-led aggression against Yemen has left hundreds of thousands of people dead since 2015, creating what the UN calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis. One of the main sponsors of the war is the US. Current US President Joe Biden promised to end Washington’s support for the Saudi-led coalition’s war in Yemen immediately during his presidential campaign. However, time has proven that Biden’s claims were nothing more than bald-faced lies.

"One little two little three little Indians..." Marzieh Hashemi recalls a childhood memory in the States when she was taught a song which she now, as an adult, realizes how racist it was.

When it comes to the relationship between Israel and Palestinians, the EU has always condemned Israel when it comes to illegal violations, like settlements or human rights. But in practice, the EU’s support for Israel is iron-clad. The EU's disregard for human rights and democracy becomes even more blatant, which shows how their words of condemnation are not representative of their notion of human rights.

A US media report has revealed that the Washington establishment and social media platforms are in collaboration with one another to censor what is referred by them to as online "misinformation”.

The situation in the Korean Peninsula has reached a dangerous level. North Korea has sent off a record number of missiles, in reaction to the US war games with allies like South Korea and Japan angering North Korea. While the military aspect is heating up, there is a shortage of diplomatic moves from the US side. Worse yet, aside from pure military might, there does not appear to be a coherent policy from the US when it comes to North Korea.

It has been fifteen months since the start of the Russian-Ukraine war, and still, there is no end in sight. head of Kiev’s military administration has written that Russia had conducted an integrated attack in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, describing it as exceptional in its density. All of this is as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been making his rounds in western capitals and ramping up more support for Kiev in anticipation of an upcoming Ukrainian counteroffensive.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government has proposed an amendment to the anti-protest bill, asking lawmakers to give more powers to the police to clamp down on protest rallies in fear of more strikes and demonstrations over the cost-of-living crisis.

Twice a decade, the Chinese Communist Party, or the CCP, holds a conference. The latest happened more than a week ago with a speech by President Xi Jinping. In it, he lauded his government's zero-COVID policies, called for fast military growth, and refused to rule out the option to use force when discussing Taiwan's reunification with China.

Israeli soldiers and settlers have been noticeably escalating their attacks against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank and other areas lately. Two Palestinian brothers have become the latest victims of Israeli settler crimes. A settler deliberately ran over them with his car in Nablus and fled the scene. Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has accused the Israeli regime of letting the perpetrators get away with such crimes to further incite such violence against the Palestinians.

An investigation based on Twitter’s internal files shows the social media platform helped the US military amplify its online propaganda campaigns about its activities in West Asia. The probe says Twitter granted Pentagon-affiliated accounts more visibility, even allowing fake accounts to push pro-US narratives.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that a third of the global economy will be in recession this year. Kristalina Georgieva said 2023 will be "tougher" than last year as the US, EU and China see their economies slow. The war in Ukraine, rising prices, higher interest rates, and the spread of Covid in China have weighed on the global economy.