ICC Chief Urges Japan to Counter US Pressure and Protect Court Survival

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane urged Japan to leverage its diplomatic weight and counter an intensifying U.S. pressure campaign aimed at dismantling the tribunal. Speaking via video link to … Read More

Indonesia Targets Job Readiness for 100,000 People With Disabilities

Indonesian Manpower Minister Yassierli announced a government initiative on Tuesday targeting job readiness for at least 100,000 people with disabilities. Speaking during the virtual kickoff of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan’s Beneficiary Economic … Read More

Rising Israeli Settler Attacks Shift to West Bank Areas Under Palestinian Rule

Violent Israeli settler attacks in areas of the occupied West Bank under direct Palestinian rule have almost doubled since 2025, according to a Yesh Din report. Nearly two-thirds of these … Read More

Global Outrage Over Israel’s E1 West Bank Settlement Plan

Israel’s advancing tenders for the strategic E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank have triggered sharp international condemnation. I am Alexandra Hartman. Welcome to Archyde’s desk, where we unpack … Read More

Fawzia Koofi Denounces ‘Gender Apartheid’ 5 Years After Taliban Rule

Five Years of Systemic Erasure Under Taliban Rule Five years after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, former Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament Fawzia Koofi has denounced the … Read More

World Humanitarian Day 2026: Protecting Aid Workers from Armed Drones

Aid Workers Face Rising Violence as Armed Drones Transform Conflict Zones The United Nations reported on August 19, 2026, that violence against humanitarian workers reached a grim milestone in 2025, … Read More

Civic Action in Gaza: A ‘No Standards’ Zone

The Operational Void in Gaza Conventional institutional frameworks fail to capture the reality on the ground. That is the assessment of Ibrahim Arandas, a Palestinian activist and project manager at … Read More

Fidel Castro’s Centenary Celebrated Amid US Siege in Cuba

On August 13, Cuba observed the centenary birth anniversary of Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, the country’s late revolutionary leader, marked by an International Book Fair, art exhibitions, concerts, and solidarity … Read More