As NATO’s secretary general urges member nations to “shift to a wartime mindset”, now more than ever it is clear that this aggressive alliance poses a threat to peace on a global scale.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index registered a 1% rise in April in comparison to March and a 22% rise compared to the same month last year.

El resurgimiento del militarismo alemán, la fiebre armamentística europea y la retórica bélica de Washington apuntan a una escalada. Pero, como antes, la fuerza de la paz reside en la base: en los trabajadores, que pagan el precio.

The resurgence of German militarism, Europe’s arms fever, and the war rhetoric from Washington all point toward escalation. But as before, the strength of peace lies at the bottom – with the workers who pay the price.

“We must enter into trade negotiations with the USA because our economy and our people need them. But we must never trade our sovereignty, lest we be told that China and Cuba cannot be our friends,” said veteran diplomat Ebrahim Rasool on his return to South Africa.

The US alone exports over 43% of all arms in the world supplying arms to 107 countries. Its share in global arms export is greater than the combined share of world’s other top eight arms exporters.

The US has also lifted the temporary pause on military aid to Ukraine and intelligence sharing which they had imposed following the scene at the White House

¿Qué sigue para Ucrania? El drama teatral en el Despacho Oval de la Casa Blanca la semana pasada indicó el brusco alejamiento de Trump del enfoque de Joe Biden sobre la guerra y sobre Europa en general

The bilateral cooperation agreement is aimed at creating a more just and multipolar world order without targeting any particular country

The EU and the UK repeated allegations that Iran is supplying ballistic missiles to Russia, without evidence and despite a denial issued by the Ukrainian president himself

Weapons will most likely be deployed against Russian and North Korean forces in the Kursk region of Russia

Iranians have termed the repeated allegations of weapons supply to Russia without providing any evidence a form of psychological warfare waged by the US and the EU