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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 03 > ayatollah-khamenei-a-symbol-of-resistance-to-western-hegemony

Ayatollah Khamenei, a symbol of resistance to Western hegemony

44+ min ago  (779+ words) On 28 February 2026, a single strike altered the emotional and geopolitical landscape of the East Asia. Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran for more than three decades, was assassinated in a military operation attributed to the United States and Israel. With…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 03 > israel-closes-gaza-crossings-including-humanitarian-aid-tightening-already-severe-restrictions

Israel Closes Gaza Crossings, Including Humanitarian Aid, Tightening Already Severe Restrictions

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (636+ words) Gaza (QNN)- Israel closed the crossings into the war-torn Gaza Strip on Saturday, vital for delivering humanitarian aid and allowing patients in need of medical evacuation to travel, despite already severe restrictions on assistance entering the enclave after two years…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 03 > sleazy-afd-germanys-far-right-loots-the-state

Sleazy AfD – Germany’s Far Right Loots The State

2+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1593+ words) For weeks, allegations of sleaze, nepotism, and corruption inside the Alternative f'r Deutschland (AfD) have dominated local media in Germany. Nepotism within the AfD has occurred at both state and federal level. The neo-fascist AfD is not known for being…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 03 > democracy-and-the-ethics-of-leadership

Democracy and the Ethics of Leadership

3+ hour, 55+ min ago  (260+ words) Democracy's endurance ultimately depends on a conception of power as stewardship rather than possession. Authority in democratic societies is temporary and conditional, entrusted by citizens within a framework of law. Leaders who internalize this understanding strengthen institutions beyond their tenure....

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 03 > improving-nutrition-of-older-people-important-but-neglected-aspect-of-food-security

Improving Nutrition of Older People—Important but Neglected Aspect of Food Security

4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (653+ words) Among various aspects of food security, ensuring satisfactory nutrition levels for older people has generally not received adequate attention, despite its well-established importance for healthy ageing and hence for overall well-being of entire households. Keeping in view these realities, there…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 02 > europe-from-the-myth-of-denazification-to-suicidal-russophobia-or-the-triumph-of-the-kakistocracy

Europe: From the myth of denazification to suicidal Russophobia or The Triumph of the Kakistocracy

19+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1315+ words) Very angry, confused and astonished by the profound transformations of the world, the European ruling class vehemently denies its own inevitable decline, its growing impotence and the definitive end of the colonial period, its glorious past. The European ruling class…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 02 > the-united-states-and-cuba-in-an-era-of-stalemate-sovereignty-sanctions-and-the-shadow-of-intervention

The United States and Cuba in an Era of Stalemate: Sovereignty, Sanctions, and the Shadow of Intervention

20+ hour, 1+ min ago  (689+ words) Relations between Cuba and the United States have long oscillated between confrontation and cautious engagement. More than six decades after the revolution led by Fidel Castro reshaped the island's political system and aligned it against Washington, the fundamental dispute remains…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 02 > modi-in-jerusalem-strategic-statesmanship-or-risky-realignment

Modi in Jerusalem: Strategic Statesmanship or Risky Realignment?

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1044+ words) During the visit, Modi addressed the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset and was awarded the Medal of the Knesset. Speaker MK Ohana described Modi as a leader whose policies reflect "courageous, consistent and sincere friendship with Israel." The event symbolized deepening…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 02 > trumps-cruelty-is-strangling-cuba-its-oil-reserves-could-be-empty-by-march

Trump’s Cruelty Is Strangling Cuba — Its Oil Reserves Could Be Empty by March

2+ day, 26+ min ago  (1533+ words) The Supreme Court struck down Trump's threatened tariffs on countries that send oil to Cuba, but the crisis persists. In accordance with Secretary of State Marco'Rubio's long-standing vendetta'against Cuba, Donald Trump issued an'executive order'on January 29 aimed at tightening the U.S. noose…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 02 > modis-speech-in-tel-aviv-legitimizes-israels-wartime-archetypes

Modi’s speech in Tel Aviv legitimizes Israel’s wartime archetypes

2+ day, 55+ min ago  (803+ words) People around the world and in India, notably opposition parties and rights groups, were stunned to hear Prime Minister Modi say in the Knesset "Israel is the fatherland. India is the motherland. His statement is a "betrayal of India's anti-colonial…...