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Pakistan recently celebrated its 78th Independence Day, marking nearly eight decades since its inception. This period is comparable to the lifespan of an average human being—enough time to experience birth, growth, maturity, and decline. Similarly, Pakistan’s history has been a…

Communities and advocates rally against policies that would lock Asia into polluting energy projects and deepen climate inequities   Mandaluyong City, Philippines – 14 August 2025 – Today, environmental advocates and community members gathered outside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters…

A recent article published in The Hill celebrated the revival of the Monroe Doctrine under Donald Trump by suggesting that U.S. pressure is displacing China from Latin America. But this view misreads both the nature of U.S. influence and the political and…

The upcoming Global Citizen Festival in New York City, scheduled for Saturday, September 27, 2025, on Central Park’s Great Lawn, offers a timely opportunity to reflect on the notion of global citizenship. Whether we like it or not, we are…

There are ruins that are not only the end of a building but also the beginning of a new era. At this historical moment, the smoking ruins of Gaza are not evidence of a war but the epitaph of the…

On Sunday, August 10, 2025, an Israeli airstrike hit a press tent set up next to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, killing five journalists who were covering the humanitarian crisis under fire. Among them were two colleagues from Al Jazeera: correspondent…

On 10 August 2025, we gathered in Gimpo City to mark the 2nd International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in South Korea… organized and hosted by the Jumma Peoples Network-Korea, a cultural organization of the Bangladesh Jumma Indigenous peoples…

The Canary Islands are known worldwide for their sunny beaches, volcanic landscapes, and pleasant climate. But beneath the beauty and tourism lies a deeper, often forgotten truth. These islands were once home to an ancient people with strong roots in…

Rabindra Dhant grew up in Bitthadchir, Bajhang, where hard Labor and limited opportunity were part of daily life. After Grade 10 he left for Pithoragarh, India, working manual jobs to cover two meals a day. Moving later to New Delhi,…

First it was nitrate, then lithium. Today, green hydrogen. And history threatens to repeat itself. The history we did not learn Chile lost its nitrate and did not even grieve. It was taken away in the name of progress, exploited…