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Suffocating an Island: What the U.S. Blockade Is Doing to Cuba

Marta Jiménez, a hairdresser in Cuba’s eastern city of Holguín, covered her face with her hands and broke down crying when I asked her about Trump’s blockade of the island—especially now that the U.S. is choking off oil shipments. By…

Polls Open Today in Long-Awaited Election: A Major Test for Post-Hasina Democracy

The nation is set to participate in the much-anticipated 13th National Parliamentary Election today, amidst a festive atmosphere. This marks Bangladesh’s first democratic exercise since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year regime. Today, Thursday, nearly 130 million voters are exercising…

Siayan Leaders and Communities Join Forces to Tackle Poverty

Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte – Friends of Saint Mary MacKillop, Inc. (FSMMI), a Philippine-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering marginalized children and youth, has officially launched Phase 1 of its Zero Poverty PH 2030 program in Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte. As…

Bangladesh Election, Media’s Projection, Safety, Etcetera

As Bangladesh heads for the 13th Parliamentary election and the referendum on the July National Charter simultaneously on Thursday (12 February 2026), the interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus urged all participating candidates to rise above personal and party interests…

Love Should Not Be Toxic: Watch Out for Lead-Tainted Valentine’s Day Gift Items

Giving gifts on Valentine’s Day is a heartfelt way to show affection, but be mindful—some gift items may contain toxic chemicals, turning romance into a health risk. Toxics watchdog BAN Toxics issued a public warning about certain Valentine’s Day gift…

Bridge in dispute: Trump threatens to block the new connection between Michigan and Ontario

The White House warning that it could halt or condition the new binational bridge connecting Michigan and Ontario deepens the deterioration of relations between the United States and Canada. In a corridor through which nearly a quarter of bilateral trade…

Nigeria Bleeding: Oil, Massacres and the Architecture of a Useful Violence

In Africa’s most populous country, burned villages, executed bodies and mass displacement expose a crisis that cannot be explained solely by religious fanaticism or local criminality. In a nation rich in oil and strategic for the global energy market, extreme…

When Ideology Denies DNA: The Arabization of Algeria

For a long time, Algerian identity has been presented through a narrow and selective lens. Many Algerians were taught, directly or indirectly, that their origins were mainly Arab, as if the country’s history began only with the arrival of Arab-speaking…

Kidlat Tahimik feted in MET Gallery’s first National Artist exhibit for 2026

In celebration of National Arts Month 2026, the Metropolitan Theater (MET), in collaboration with the Order of National Artists (ONA), presents “Portraits of a National Artist as Kultur Warrior,” featuring works inspired by and dedicated to National Artist Kidlat Tahimik.…

Trump halts environmental policies: The danger of brutal ignorance in power

The White House announces the revocation of the scientific finding that for more than fifteen years underpinned federal climate regulation in the United States. The decision dismantles the legal framework of national policy against global warming and reopens a debate…

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