From Minab to Créteil: How the War France Never Wanted Entered Its Classrooms

Tired Earth

04 Oct 2026

The link between the two has never been printed on a banner. Yet it crosses the Persian Gulf, the oil markets of Rotterdam, the offices of the French Treasury, and ends up washing ashore on the cold concrete of a high school in Créteil.

Will Trump Allow the UN Secretary-General to Be Chosen Impartially?

Tired Earth

30 Sep 2026

The choice of the next Secretary-General is about much more than selecting the individual who will occupy one of the world's most important international posts. It also exposes a fundamental tension within the UN system itself: the person expected to represent the interests and principles of the international community must first obtain the approval of a small group of powerful states, each with its own geopolitical interests and priorities.

Gaza: Israeli destruction of sanitation infrastructure turns the sea into a sewage dump

Tired Earth

23 Sep 2026

Gaza’s coastline, a last refuge for two million Palestinians, is turning into a public health trap. Satellite imagery analysis shows that thousands of cubic metres of untreated wastewater are flowing into the sea every day, following the destruction of sewage treatment plants and sanitation networks.

Lebanon: Israeli Explosions of Unprecedented Violence Raise Fears of Reactivating Seismic Faults

Tired Earth

20 Sep 2026

As the Israeli army continues its destruction operations in southern Lebanon, Lebanese Environment Minister Tamara El-Zein has issued an alarming warning: these bombardments of exceptional power could have lasting geological consequences, particularly by reactivating major seismic faults.