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Myanmar Continues Business Ties With Neighbours
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (803+ words) The global community may denounce the ongoing three-phase elections in Myanmar (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh) as a probable way to transform the Southeast Asian country into a multi-party democracy, but the military rulers continue enhancing business ties with…...
Global Movement Kicks Off International Zero Waste Month 2026 Calls for More Investments in Zero Waste Solutions
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (419+ words) This post is also available in: Greek Marking the first IZWM after GAIA's 25th anniversary, this global month of action celebrates a quarter century of collaboration that has reshaped how cities manage waste, how communities push back against polluting industries, and…...
BCU Joins Regional Leaders at UPLIFT-FLAIR Masterclass 2025: Charting the Path Toward Global Excellence
12+ hour, 12+ min ago (372+ words) By Genevieve B. Kupang and Jennifer Longchasen FLAIR-UPLIFT Part I & II:" Building the Foundation: Rankings, Quality, and Sustainability BCU and UC delegates share a souvenir moment while co-learning with"fellow CAR-HEIs representatives at the masterclass. A coffee-fueled morning: Team BCU awaits the…...
Here’s How The US’ Proxy Control Of Venezuela Can Harm Cuban, Chinese, & Russian Interests
12+ hour, 17+ min ago (687+ words) Cuba might be coerced into subordinating itself to the US, the cascading consequences of other major BRI partners being intimidated into following Venezuela's example could compel changes to China's development strategy, and some of Venezuela's Soviet/Russian arsenal might be…...
Call It Conscientious Rejection
12+ hour, 30+ min ago (312+ words) Over the course of the last year or two, I've had a few exchanges with friends who've expressed, let's call it "concern, at my outspokenness regarding the duplicity and warmongering that have become central features of the Democratic Party's M.O." Mark…...
Trump Administration Announces Withdrawal from International Institutions, Highlighting Selective Global Engagement
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (343+ words) The Trump administration announced today that the United States will withdraw from a range of international organizations, treaties, and global cooperation frameworks, marking a renewed shift toward unilateral foreign policy and reduced participation in multilateral governance. The decision affects several…...
Ballots, Blasphemy, and Blood: The Rising Persecution of Religious Minorities in South Asia
13+ hour, 24+ min ago (972+ words) By'Dimitra Staikou "Peace requires everyone to be in the circle, wholeness, inclusion," writes Isabel Allende, encapsulating a fundamental prerequisite for any form of sustainable social peace. In Bangladesh, however, the principle of inclusion is being tested in an increasingly violent…...
When Risk and Expensive Credit Are Only for ‘Poor Countries’: The G7’s Global Credit Double Standard
13+ hour, 55+ min ago (458+ words) Below is an audio transcription of the brief interview with Mia Amor Mottley, shared on YouTube, regarding "quantitative easing." In it, the Prime Minister of Barbados challenges dominant views and explains the impact of this double standard. She asks why…...
The Arctic–Greenland–Florida Conga
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (560+ words) According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (an agency that is subject to drastic cuts in Trump's FY2026 budget), from October 2024 to September 2025, temperatures across the entire Arctic region were the hottest in 125 years of modern record keeping, In sharp…...
Journalist killed in Bangladesh, PEC Demands Thorough Probe
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (303+ words) Geneva (Switzerland): "Engulfed with political unrest while heading for its national election on 12 February 2026, Bangladesh recorded the murder of journalist Rana Pratap Bairagi, who incidentally becomes the first journo-victim across the world this year. The global media safety" Nava J. Thakuria…...