WORLDThe proposed China-Arab Industry and Investment Cooperation Forum, along with adjacent bilateral investment events like the Shanghai gathering with Abu Dhabi, continue to develop as a complementary economic track.

WAR & PEACERobert F. Kennedy Jr. says the Ukraine conflict is driven by military contractors and alleging that billions of dollars enrich powerful financial interests lika Blackrock rather than aid Ukraine.

WAR & PEACE"Don" Trump has declared that the U.S. will act as the "Guardian of the Hormuz". He is also proposing to charge a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait, and urged Gulf States hosting U.S. bases to reimburse the U.S. for "protection".

MEDIAIndependent journalist Max Blumenthal, co-founder of The Grayzone, had his smartphones detained by U.S. Protection officers upon returning from a reporting assignment in Iran.

MIDDLE EASTThe world has witnessed one of the most widespread expressions of grief in modern times. However, the Swedish Mass Media downplayed the event.

WAR & PEACEThe British freelance journalist and former soldier Mike Jones, known as Foreign Agent Intel, announced that he is in the process of enlisting in the Russian army.