DO US voters still trust their President’s every word? That question will be answered on 3rd November, when US voters elect members of The House of Representatives and the Senate – together known as Congress. The Trump statement that the ...
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Add your voice to an autumn of events for peace
An inspirational station was agreed at the International Anti-War Conference in June: “From this International Anti-War Conference we raise our united voices: against war and genocide, and the growing nuclear threat, and for peace.” With so much military action around ...
Read More »Trump peace plan leads to angry stalemate
IT’S ANOTHER plan that is going nowhere. The Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza conflict, also known as the Gaza Peace Plan (GPP), signed by Israel and Hamas but brokered by US President Donald Trump, is stuck in political stalemate. ...
Read More »Trump: war aim or just a very bad joke?
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has veered between escalating military action against Iran and backing peace talks. He’s agreed to ceasefires – and carry on firing. Now he’s giving even more signs that he does not know what he is doing. ...
Read More »Two Trump “peace plans” shatter in a week
DONALD TRUMP has been left with egg on his face after two of his peace plans were torn up within days of each other. Iran has rejected the Memorandum of Understanding, and Israel has now rejected Trump’s Middle East Plan ...
Read More »War and weather cause food crisis in Bangladesh
EVERYONE in Bangladesh relies on the country producing food to eat. But a staggering number also rely on the Bangladeshi agricultural industry for their job: the sector accounts for around 10% of the economy and it employs around 40% of ...
Read More »Is Trump trying to wreck world economy?
TWO MOVES made by US President Donald Trump in the last few days will increase pressure on the world economy. They seem designed to boost the US economy before the mid-term elections, but are unlikely to do so. •First, he ...
Read More »Bangladesh floods kill over 50 in Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar
AFTER DAYS of heavy rainfall, flash floods have swept through parts of Bangladesh, causing landslides and leaving families cut off by large swathes of standing flood water. Early reports confirm that 51 people have died, but the number is expected ...
Read More »Trump attacks Iran as it closes Strait of Hormuz again
TRUMP’S WAR on Iran is leading to ever more trouble. The Memorandum of Understanding – which Trump claimed was a ceasefire – is over, and the world faces more economic downturn and warmongering. This is not so much a war ...
Read More »Trump ceasefire deal goes up in flames
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump is in deep trouble. His war on Iran, waged together with Israel, has not been successful and it is making him and the Republicans increasingly unpopular – as the USA heads to mid-term elections in November. ...
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