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Iranian people should have the right to choose their living conditions

President Donald Trump warned on Friday that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat said Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days following nuclear talks with the United States.…

Trump’s Tariff Drama and Dhaka’s Diplomatic Daze

by Asif Showkat Kallol  Global politics often features characters whose mere presence shakes the stage. Donald Trump belongs to that rare category of politicians who treat law as an obstacle, courts as inconveniences, and tariffs as a universal political weapon.…

Sama-Bajau Weaving and Cultural Center Opens in Basilan, Strengthening Livelihoods and Safeguarding Cultural Heritage

Maluso, Basilan, Philippines — February 21, 2026. The Claret Samal Foundation Inc. (CSFI), in partnership with the Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation (YBH), proudly and happily announces the opening of the Sama-Bajau Weaving and Cultural Center in Sitio Teheman, Maluso, Basilan…

Memory as norm and structural debt: the African initiative before the international economic order

At the most recent African Union summit held in Addis Ababa, Ghana secured the inclusion on the agenda of an initiative calling on the United Nations General Assembly to formally recognize the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the racialized enslavement of…

For crimes against humanity in Gaza: Israeli sniper accused in Chile

On February 16, 2026, a criminal complaint was filed before the 8th Guarantee Court of Santiago against Rom Kovtun, an Israeli-Ukrainian citizen, for his alleged participation in crimes committed during the 2024 military offensive in Gaza. The legal action, brought…

Hollow Power: Why the Democrats’ Gains May Be Fragile

Democrats are riding high in recent polls, but this surge may owe more to the current administration’s missteps than to their own vision. Without a generative, long-term blueprint—like Project 2025 on the right or the Green New Deal—liberal gains risk…

From Love Your Neighbor to the Golden Rule: A New Ethical Grouping

The interview between Stephen Colbert and James Talarico was not aired on CBS broadcast television because network lawyers warned that it could violate FCC political-broadcast rules—particularly the equal-time requirement, which might have obligated the network to provide equivalent airtime to…

Berlinale 2026, the director of “The Voice of Hind Rajab” does not accept the award in protest

Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania did not accept the “Most Valuable Film” award given to her film, “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” as a gesture of protest and condemnation of the presence of Noam Tibon, a retired Israeli major general…

Rene Pineda, Staunch Environmental Advocate, Completed His Journey at 69

20 February 2026, Quezon City.  Renato “Rene” D. Pineda, Jr., a fearless environmental warrior, passed away on February 16, 2026.  He would have turned 70 on August 13. Pineda is revered for his companionship, leadership, and commitment to Mother Earth…

Artificial Intelligence as a New Structure of Power: Freedom, Responsibility, and Algorithmic Governance

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal & Dr.Qurat al Ain Rana  Every age invents a power that promises liberation and secretly reorganizes obedience. Fire freed humanity from darkness but bound it to settlement. Writing preserved memory yet transferred truth from living voices…

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