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President Biden’s Decision to Commute 37 Federal Death Sentences
In response to the announcement from the Biden administration that 37 men currently on federal death row will have their sentences commuted, Paul O’Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA made the following statement: “We applaud President Biden for commuting…
Israelis Invade Syria: Who Will Stop Israel?
The United States, Turkey and Israel all responded to the fall of the Assad government in Damascus by launching bombing campaigns on Syria. Israel also attacked and destroyed most of the Syrian Navy in port at Latakia, and invaded Syria from the…
The Panama Canal & Greenland Are Trump’s For The Taking If He Really Wants Them
MAGA 2.0 is poised to be more geopolitically assertive than MAGA 1.0. Trump threatened that the US might retake control of the Panama Canal if it remains under indirect partial Chinese management and continues to charge the US what he…
Dismantling the ‘Climate Alarm Industry’ per Project 2025
The definition of alarm: “A warning of danger” (Merriam-Webster) according to The State of the Climate Report 2024, 25 of 35 vital signs are at record extremes. By all accounts, this is an over-the-top alarm that’s setting off bells and…
In the supermarket of democracy, choice is an illusion. Is there a real alternative?
Too many decades have been lost to the myth that liberal democracies will deliver. The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States has consolidated what appears to be a swing towards citizens voting right-wing, authoritarian politicians into…
Climate Change Trial at The Hague
The stakes are extremely high as the impact of fossil fuels on climate change goes to The Hague for hearings December 2-13, 2024 to determine whether nations are obligated to phase out fossil fuels. Will the esteemed court issue an…
2024: Globally, a Record Number of Journalists Killed
Geneva: A record number of media persons have been killed this year across the world, observed the global safety and rights body, Press Emblem Campaign. (www.pressemblem.ch/) At least 165 of them lost their lives in 21 countries in the globe…
The Arakan Army’s Capture Of The Bangladeshi Border Could Prompt A Crisis With Dhaka
China, Pakistan, and the US could take advantage of this to expand their military influence in Bangladesh at the expense of India’s legitimate national security interests. Lost amidst the news of Syria’s epic collapse was the Arakan Army’s (AA) capture…
Arctic Tundra Goes From Carbon Sink to Carbon Source for the First Time in Millennia: NOAA Report
According to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s 2024 Arctic Report Card, tundra in the Arctic is becoming a net source of carbon dioxide, rather than the climate-beneficial carbon sink it has been for millennia. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes This year was the…
India’s efforts to thaw the frosty ties with Bangladesh will be difficult
The India-Bangladesh bilateral meeting at Dhaka was dissappointing for Indo-Bangladesh think tanks The much-talked-about India-Bangladesh talks held on 9 December, apparently did not melt the desired amount of ice after the fall of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina in…
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