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In a Perilous Time: Nuclear Dangers, Politics, and the New Cold War

UN Secretary-General Guterres warns that “Humanity is on a knife’s edge. The risk of nuclear weapons being used has reached heights not seen since the Cold War.”  New Cold War bloc systems have reemerged with the “lattice-like” network of U.S.…

Russia : Music and Locomotives

On a warm sunny day last week in Pavlovsk, the former Russian imperial residence, an orchestra was playing Strauss waltzes in front of the former imperial palace. The event commemorated the inauguration of a concert hall, the vokzal, in 1838.…

The Beijing Declaration and Chinese Diplomacy in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, China has facilitated the “Beijing Declaration,” a key development in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This agreement, which brings together 14 Palestinian political factions, signifies a major step towards Palestinian unity and a revitalized push for…

Baloch National Gathering

The Baloch Yakjahti Committee has announced its Baloch National Gathering on 28 July at Gwadar, Balochistan. People from different cities are preparing for the Baloch National Gathering. Yesterday, Pakistani authorities blocked highways from Quetta to Mastung, Karachi to Hub Chowki,…

Pressenza news agency celebrated the launch of its Arabic-language edition

In front of a large international audience, Pressenza news agency celebrated the launch of its Arabic edition. Of particular interest on the occasion was the participation in the celebration of journalists, educators and human rights activists from Libya, Palestine, Lebanon,…

Costa Rica: “The banana strike, a sign of class identity”.

90 years after the historic protest against “Mamita Yunai” in Costa Rica On July 16, the National Commission for the Commemoration of the National Day of Banana Workers held a forum as part of the agenda of initiatives for the…

Inside the struggle to stop the ‘social cleansing’ of Paris for the Olympics

Aid groups and migrants are mobilizing to provide social services and block the eviction of the most vulnerable people in Paris ahead of the Olympics. With the approach of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, organizers and aid groups are working…

Thousands mobilize in Washington DC in a historic day of action to protest Netanyahu’s visit

On July 24, tens of thousands of people from across the United States mobilized to Washington, DC to take part in a protest calling for the arrest of war criminal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The prime minister arrived this…

High-Level Political Forum during a fracturing multilateralism

In July 2024, the United Nations convened its High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York. The HLPF happens at a pivotal moment when we are witnessing the surge of new conflicts and threats, such as the potential scalation of conflicts…

ADB has a chance to get the “do no harm” principle right with stronger safeguards policy

The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is currently reviewing the draft of a proposed Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), which outlines new operational policies to better address environmental and social risks in ADB projects. This proposed…

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