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Worldwide Lights for Peace

The non-profit organization Hiking for Peace (www.wandernfuerdenfrieden.org / www.hikingforpeace.org) is calling on people worldwide to participate in a joint candlelight event for tolerance, environmental protection, and world peace on April 6, 2026. Under the motto “Peace Wave Festival,” fires will…

Five Reasons Why Trump Is Once Again Escalating Against Russia

They’re all primarily due to his belief (however possibly mistaken) that Putin won’t risk tensions spiraling out of control in response. It was earlier assessed that “The Next Putin-Trump Meeting Might Lead To Something Tangible This Time Around” due to…

Filipino Scribe Shot Dead, PEC Demands Justice

Geneva, 23 October 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the killing of Filipino scribe Noel Bellen Samar and demands justice for the bereaved family and media fraternity of the Philippines. Radio journalist Samar…

Filipinos Take Stock of Progress towards Eliminating Lead Paint, Support Call to End Lead Exposure

22 October 2025, Quezon City.  Representatives from the government, industry, civil society, academe, and the youth gathered at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on October 21 for a lively forum held in conjunction with the International Lead…

Trump’s Assault On The UN Is Self-Defeating

There is no other way to describe how the Trump administration is treating the UN other than self-defeating and detrimental to the US’s national interests, while substantially eroding its influence worldwide. It is hard to fathom how on earth Trump,…

The Oldest Colony, the Newest War: Puerto Rico as a launchpad for war on Venezuela

By: Michelle Ellner When President Trump announced that the CIA had been authorized to conduct operations inside Venezuela, just as U.S drones struck another small boat off Venezuela’s coast, few people in the United States realized that much of this…

Mexican president says over 2,000 Mexicans arrested in U.S. since January

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday said 2,382 Mexicans have been taken into custody in the United States since January this year. During her morning press conference at the National Palace, Sheinbaum noted that 1,390 Mexicans, or around 58.3 percent…

Merkel Is Half-Right & Half-Wrong About Who’s Responsible For The Ukrainian Conflict

The US was most responsible for the Ukrainian Conflict by refusing to reach a compromise with Russia for defusing their security dilemma, but Germany deserves as much blame as Poland and the Baltic States, perhaps even more because it was…

Russia Pivots to Asian Markets with its Energy 

At the 8th Russian Energy Week (REW), a convergence of leading Russian and foreign producers and corporate executives of service companies and state officials, Russian President Vladimir Putin traditionally highlighted essential aspects of the global energy market. “Russia plans to…

Going One Step Beyond Taking a Side (In 4 Points)

Recently I had a kind’ve “breakthrough” in my feelings and overall understanding of the tragedy that is the Israel/Palestine/Gaza situation. It wasn’t that I discovered anything that hasn’t been touched on before. In short, after a few years of study…

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