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The Second Flood: Water, Disease, and a Deluge of Fear

The recent floods in Punjab, Pakistan, present a formidable force of nature. The water, flowing from the northern highlands down to the southern plains, moves with an inexorable gravity. Its immense volume, destructive force, and dense, debris-filled current possess the…

Top US Officials Shared Ridiculous Reasons For Their Country’s Punitive Tariffs On India

They claim that it’s “profiteering” off of the Ukrainian Conflict and “funding Putin’s war machine”. The US punished India for its energy imports from Russia by imposing additional 25% tariffs on it, thus bringing their total tariffs to 50%, despite…

UN Secretary-General’s remarks to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Your Excellency President Xi Jinping, Excellencies, It is a privilege to address the Shanghai Cooperation Organization – the world’s largest regional organization by population and geography. We are moving towards a multipolar world. This is a reality – and an…

25th summit of SCO: “We must oppose cold war mentality and bloc confrontation, and promote a multipolar, just, and orderly world.”

Thus declared Xi Jinping before the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at its 2025 summit, a two-day meeting in the city of Tianjin, China In a global context dominated by tension, regional conflicts, and geopolitical disputes, the Chinese…

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) declaration

The SCO Tianjin Summit 2025 is the 25th Heads of State Council meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which will is held from August 31 to September in Tianjin China. It will be the fifth time that China hosts…

Caspian Media Forum Marks its 10th Anniversary in Astrakhan

With more than 700 people as well as an estimated 3,000 participants online, the 10th Caspian Media Forum under the theme: “The History of the Caspian: from the Past to the Future” was held in Astrakhan’s Opera and Ballet Theatre.…

Dealing with Bangladesh’s Bad Loan Crisis

Bangladesh’s banking sector is living with a problem everyone knows about but too many prefer to look away from: non-performing loans (NPLs). By the end of 2024, distressed assets such as loans that are defaulted, rescheduled, or written off had…

In Genoa, 50,000 people greet the Global Sumud Flotilla boats departing for Gaza.

Yesterday was an exciting day in Genoa, with a huge celebration that began in the afternoon at the Music for Peace headquarters, one of the collection points for the 300 tons of aid brought by the Genoese and arriving from…

Catalans rally en masse for the Global Sumud Flotilla, which bids farewell to Barcelona

During the weekend of August 29-31, the port of Barcelona was the scene of a moving event in support of Palestine, organized to bid farewell to the Global Sumud Flotilla. On Sunday, August 31, at 3:35 p.m., the boats set…

Sinigang Through Time: The Filipino Sour Soup with Many Faces, One Soul

by George Banez “Keep your passport with you — in your pocket — all the time.” My eldest brother reminded me to be alert as I finally said goodbye after checking in. He must have seen me drop my passport near…

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