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Message to Washington. India and Russia – Geopolitical Partners

India and Russia have opened a new chapter in their bilateral relations in December 2025, with an official visit of President Vladimir to New Delhi, India. Series of meetings held were create new business opportunities, expand prospects for strengthening economic…

54 Years after Independence, Birangonas of ’71 are Struggling in Brothels

By Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau): Many Birangonas (female war heroes/victims) who were subjected to brutal torture by the Pakistani occupying forces and their collaborators (Razakars) during the Great Liberation War could not return to their families. Due to negative societal…

Rohingya Crisis: The Big Question—What Lies Ahead?

The word Rohingya refugee is about to settle in a dictionary now. Only woes continue for Rohingya refugees and make the atmosphere hostile, dump, nasty, and self-contained interest of some neighboring countries. Above one million Rohingya refugees are now becoming…

UK National Emergency Briefing Wakes Up World

 An impressive display of world-class scientists recently (Nov. 27th) held a UK National Emergency Briefing, informing the world of impending climate change disaster scenarios that can no longer be ignored. A wartime footing is necessary. Ten of the UK’s leading…

Tunisia: union responds to repression by calling a general strike

Following a wave of arrests that saw some of the regime’s main opponents jailed on charges of “conspiring against state security,” Tunisia’s main union, the Union Générale des Travailleurs Tunisiens (UGTT), has called a general strike for January 21. Faced…

Civil Society Calls Out the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation’s Push for Waste-to-Energy 

Manila, Philippines – Environmental network Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) in Asia Pacific representing thousands of organizations across over 93 countries, express strong disappointment over the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation’s panel on November 5,…

Tunisia: another political opponent arrested

Ahmed Néjib Chebbi was arrested today, Thursday, December 4, in Tunis after being sentenced to 12 years in prison in a sham trial in which he was accused of “conspiring against state security.” Chebbi, who is 81, is one of…

Russia and U.S. Fail to Reach Compromise to End the War in Ukraine

President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for nearly five hours on Tuesday, but a deal to end the war in Ukraine was not reached. Russian officials described the talks…

Facing the Threat of Invasion Against Venezuela: Statement From the BRICS National Committee of Argentina

Statement by the BRICS National Committee on the Threat of U.S. Intervention in Venezuela and the Complicity of the Milei Government: In response to the threat of U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and the position embraced by the Argentine government,…

The UN’s Financing Crisis: Who Pays, Who Doesn’t, and Why China’s Delays Matter

The UN is being systematically starved of funds while the money goes to the insatiable military. If this is not short-sighted, irresponsible and shameful, what is? The United Nations is facing one of the gravest financial crises in its history.…

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