Trade : US is "destroying" multilateral trading system, including WTO - Chin a (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
China has severely criticised the trade p olicy as well as allegedly unilateral trade measures adopted by the United States during the past 12 months, calling Washington a "destroyer" of the multilateral tr ading system, including the World Trade Organization, in a rather scathing indict ment of the US for failing to comply with its WTO obligations.

UN : Syria remains mired in a complex humanitarian crisis, says report (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
"The Syrian Arab Republic remains mired in a complex humanitarian crisis in which civilians continue to be killed and in jured during hostilities, State and non-State actors exercise power arbitrarily a nd commit violations with impunity, and six foreign militaries remain engaged. "

Opinion : The Global South in the new Cold War (PRIV)
(IPS, Kuala Lumpur)
Marginalised and dominated economically by the Global North, developing countries must urgently cooperate to better strive for their shared interests in achieving world peace and sustainable development.