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China Accelerates Expansion of Its National Emissions Trading Market to Drive Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy

In a strategic effort to tackle climate change and advance towards a more sustainable economy, China has issued an official directive to expand and consolidate its National Emissions Trading System (ETS) by 2030. This pioneering system, currently focused mainly on…

Libya and ISESCO Sign “Memorandum to Promote Education and Science in the Country”

In a significant step toward strengthening education, science, and culture in Libya, the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and the National Council for Economic and Social Development of the State of Libya signed a memorandum of understanding…

UN Mission Meets with Libyan Activists in Benghazi

Stephanie Khoury, Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), leads diplomatic efforts to advance the political process in the country. On September 14, 2025, she met in Benghazi with 14 activists and representatives of civil society…

Under the Building

Before dawn, a light without sky breaks through the crust of concrete. In Tel al-Hawa, a family home collapses as if it had lost its bones: several die instantly, others remain trapped beneath slabs of living room and kitchen. Rescuers…

State assassinations: a way to conceal political and military failure

The recent spate of assassinations committed by Israel and the United States has drawn attention to what appears to be a growing trend: “decapitation.” War increasingly resembles ordinary criminality punishable under the law, specifically homicide or first-degree murder. The list…

Beyond The Wall (The Collapsing Neocon-Globalist War Machine and the Fallout it’s Producing)

Somewhere between 12 and 16 (and still counting) political candidates in Germany and France have suddenly, mysteriously died over the course of the last 2 and 1/2 weeks.(1),(1a),(1b) Apparently all of the now dead candidates were opponents of Europe’s current…

The war drums of Ursula von der Leyen, the non-elected burocrat Queen of the EU

Nobody outside the political elite of Europe likes her. Most of the common people do not even know her. But she likes to protray herself as the Top decisionmaker for the whole of the EU. Her State of the Union…

The Politics of Violence and the Future of Zohran Mamdani

The tragic assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has shaken the American political landscape. First and foremost, let us be clear: such an act of violence is absolutely horrendous and indefensible. As someone who deeply believes in Gandhian nonviolence, I…

Tulsi Sigdel, Humanist from Nepal, About the Recent Gen Z Protest Against Corruption

Tulsi Sigdel writes and posts in her Facebook page her heartfelt feelings and well wishes about the recent developments and outcome after the Nepalese Gen-Z youths and citizens came together in a series of street marches and demonstrations that hoped…

When the World Shakes, Some Stomachs Growl Louder

by George Banez Lunch for me these days at home in Florida simply retells the previous night’s dinner.  A quick reimagining of leftovers often suffices.  Occasionally, I make soup, sometimes Filipino Sinigang, sometimes Japanese Miso. Or I fry me some…

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