As Pakistan looks to break its long-standing reliance on Western financial institutions, including the International Monetary Fund, a global lender, defense exports are emerging as a strategic alternative.

A Lebanese army statement that it has restricted any arms in the south litany area in south Lebanon was met by more Israeli strikes killing more Lebanese civilians.

UNRWA has decided to terminate the contracts of its staff stationed outside the Gaza Strip, a move attributed to a financial and operational crisis.

 A calculated Israeli plot of isolation is taking hold in the Gaza Strip.

In Málaga, activists protested what they call a U.S. criminal military intervention in Venezuela.

In Venezuela, protests continue for the release of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

India is walking a diplomatic tightrope after the US attacked Venezuela and kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro last week.