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The largest island in the world, Greenland (that is not green at all but rather covered by white ice), has in recent months and even several years become one of the hottest geopolitical spots and disputes in world politics and…

17 January 2026, Quezon City.  Laboratory analyses detected lead above the legal limit of 90 parts per million (ppm) in three imported paints purchased by the EcoWaste Coalition from a local online seller, rendering them illegal for importation, distribution, and sale…

Just two days after the start of the European Citizens’ Initiative to call for the suspension of European Union relations with Israel, 150,000 signatures have already been collected out of the million needed to present the initiative to the European…

The foundation of sustainable community development lies in the synergy among various stakeholders, particularly the bridge between academic expertise and local governance. Preceding the formalization of the partnership on November 5, 2025, consultative engagements and the drafting of a Memorandum…

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) As Bangladesh counts down to its 13th general election on 12 February, political attention is increasingly focused on a group that could determine the outcome: swing voters. With more than 40 million first-time voters…

15 January 2026 – The Philippine National Waste Workers Alliance (PNWWA) extends its deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the landfill tragedy in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City. We pray for the swift recovery of the…

Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of its head of state have overshadowed his less brazen but possibly more effective regime-change operation in Honduras. No one can be sure if the National Party’s Nasry ‘Tito’ Asfura really won the presidential…

Black Alliance for Peace’s North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights Calls on the Public and Nations to demand that FIFA move the Games out of the U.S. and take a stand for people-centered human rights. U.S. officials have chosen to…

As political theorists from ancient Greece to Renaissance Italy understood, the question of who should rule—and how—defines the fate of nations. Two towering figures, Plato and Machiavelli, offered visions in stark opposition, a debate that echoes with uncanny relevance in…

Colombian President Gustavo Petro confirmed on Wednesday that his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled for Feb. 3 at the White House. Petro told a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting that the date was set following diplomatic exchanges between…