Gaza, Iran, and the Machinery of Western Power For decades, the United States and its transatlantic allies have presented themselves as the guardians of democracy, freedom, and human rights. Yet across the Middle East, this moral narrative has repeatedly collided…
Shayan Moradi
The high-level BGB-BSF Director General-level border conference concluded today By Halim Mohammad (Dhaka Bureau) A fresh wave of severe tension and strain has emerged in the bilateral relations between South Asian neighbors Bangladesh and India, triggered by the Indian Border…
Pressenza বাংলাদেশ
Watchdog group discovers three more spray paint brands with lead content 11 June 2026, Quezon City. Despite the national ban on lead in paint production, the EcoWaste Coalition uncovered additional spray paint brands that contain one or more colors with…
EcoWaste Coalition
International sporting events are often presented as celebrations of our shared humanity. They are meant to transcend borders, politics, religion, and conflict. For a few weeks, the world gathers around a common language of play, where talent, effort, and teamwork…
David Andersson
Israel’s international standing has undergone a profound and arguably irreversible transformation. Once regarded, despite criticism, as a flawed democracy grappling with complex security threats, Israel is increasingly perceived as a pariah state—isolated not only because of its adversaries, but because…
Pressenza New York
China, India, the United States, Russia, and the Bay of Bengal on the real board of the Indo-Pacific “While some photograph breakfasts, the lions count ports…” Bangladesh usually appears in the international press wrapped in pleasant ceremonies, diplomatic meetings, proper…
Mauricio Herrera Kahn
Here you have the essential arguments that people who cannot or will not think freely never mention Nuclear weapons are undemocratic, useless, criminal, terrorist, and unethical – they cannot serve deterrence without being used, and their development steals the resources…
Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research
Manila, Philippines – Civil society organizations led by NGO Forum on ADB staged a creative protest at the 21st Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF 2026), unveiling a giant ‘Kraken of Destruction’ to denounce the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) role in…
Pressenza Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — At the opening of the Asian Development Bank’s Asia Clean Energy Forum 2026, civil society groups and environmental justice advocates called on the Bank to stop financing waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration, refuse-derived fuel, co-processing, chemical recycling, and other false solutions that…
GAIA
That false narrative might still gain traction, however, due to misguided Russian soft power policies. Indian Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (East) Rudrendra Tandon said during Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez’s recent visit that there’s “perfect complementarity” in the energy sector…
Andrew Korybko
(Moscow Bureau) – Tanzania and Russia share a longstanding partnership that spans more than six decades. In December this year, the two countries will commemorate 65 years of diplomatic relations. Certainly, we do not take this milestone for granted. We…
Pressenza New York
As this year marks the 65th anniversary of the China-DPRK Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, China and the DPRK will surely carry forward their traditional friendship and deepen cooperation for the benefit of their peoples and the cause…
Xinhua
International Legal Frameworks Confronting Institutional Accountability By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) In the wake of Bangladesh’s historic political transition in August 2024, the primary aspirations of civil society and the administration have centered on establishing good governance and ensuring…
Pressenza বাংলাদেশ
As rising temperatures threaten marine life, a new publication provides a framework for empowering isolated communities to fight climate change and plastic pollution Asia Pacific – 08 June 2026 – On World Oceans Day, as communities rally to protect our…
GAIA
China, the United States, Russia, India, and the long journey of the primitive being who learned to look at the stars “The problem is not that the bus is lost. The problem is that the passengers keep fighting over the…
Mauricio Herrera Kahn
In just few days, football fans (and not just them) will have their eyes fixed on the events of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A tournament that will take place in the midst of a systemic crisis, also on a…
Javier Tolcachier
Trump’s bombing of Iran, Venezuela, Iraq, Nigeria, Yemen, Caribbean boats, and Somalia (Council on Foreign Relations info) has torn to shreds his “political brand” opposing foreign military adventures, promising “no wars” in campaign speech after campaign speech after campaign speech.…
Robert Hunziker
By Halim Mohammad (Dhaka Bureau) The longstanding diplomatic relations and border stability between India and Bangladesh are facing an unprecedented challenge. A sudden and widespread surge in forced push-in attempts into Bangladesh by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has triggered…
Pressenza বাংলাদেশ
By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) As the investigation into the murder of political activist Sharif Osman Hadi gains momentum, its geopolitical implications for South Asian regional politics are becoming increasingly evident. Recent comments by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…
Pressenza বাংলাদেশ
By GM Forhadul Mozumdar (Dhaka Bureau) The Earth is sending distress signals everywhere,’ warned UN Secretary-General António Guterres, issuing a powerful and definitive ultimatum to the global community on World Environment Day 2026. He explicitly stated that human civilization stands…
Pressenza বাংলাদেশ
By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Tensions have flared significantly along the Bangladesh-India border following a series of coordinated pushback attempts by India’s Border Security Force (BSF). Dozens of individuals, including women and children, have been left stranded in the…
Pressenza বাংলাদেশ
A series of surveys documents that citizens want international cooperation, solidarity and peace – but their ‘democratic’ governments couldn’t care less An internationalist approach to global affairs could prove a winning political issue. Lawrence S. Wittner | June 2, 2026 –…
Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research
Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen, Myanmar, Congo, and the humanity that keeps walking over its dead “The bells do not toll for generals or strategists. They toll for those who died without knowing what foreign calculation turned their home into rubble.”…
Mauricio Herrera Kahn
Poland and Turkiye will expand their influence in Central & Eastern Europe via these pipelines. Slovak Deputy Prime Minister Tomas Taraba declared during a visit to Baku in mid-May that his country wants to sign a decade-long gas deal with Azerbaijan. Several…
Andrew Korybko
On May 28th, the Black Alliance for Peace and its North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights called on the international community to withdraw all support for the World Cup Games through an international boycott. The call lays out the stark…
Pressenza New York
EcoWaste Coalition backs Rotterdam Convention action to control trade of lead-based pigments and paints containing them 5 June 2026. On World Environment Day, IPEN and its over 730 member groups from around the world are highlighting the ongoing risks to…
EcoWaste Coalition
Why the world can no longer be conquered “Wars no longer end in possession. They end in attrition.” The end of classical conquest For millennia, power was measured in territory. Empires such as Rome, Persia, or the European colonial powers…
Mauricio Herrera Kahn
(Moscow Bureau) – China and Russia are seemingly leaders in the emerging new economic architecture, underlining the end of unipolarity. But while China has set its economic presence worldwide, Russia faces limitations due its own restrictive and discriminatory policy. As…
Kester Kenn Klomegah
Last week, the Cuban Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM) announced a major health breakthrough with VAXIRA, a vaccine treatment for lung cancer. This is a remarkable achievement, made only more impressive by the fact that this is Cuba’s second lung…
Codepink
Product claims it “doesn’t contain mercury.” 3 June 2026, Quezon City. For its latest toxic exposé, the environmental and health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition announced that it has detected mercury in an imported herbal cream that promises to “make the skin…
EcoWaste Coalition