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When lightning strikes a clear Dhaka sky
On 20 August 2026, at about 2pm, the sky over Dhaka was bright and cloudless. Children were playing on rooftops and residents had put clothes out to dry in the fierce afternoon sun. Then came a deafening crack. Lightning struck the corner of a rooftop in Dhaka Udyan, in the capital’s Mohammadpur neighborhood. There was…
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4th International Casablanca Conference for the Universal Abolition of Surrogacy
The Labour Party in the Mexican Parliament took the opportunity to present to the Chamber of Deputies its legislative proposal, aimed at incorporating surrogacy into the legal framework governing human trafficking in order to classify the practice as a form of reproductive exploitation. Summary After Casablanca in 2023, Rome in 2024 and Lima in…
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Falklands/Malvinas: whatever you call the islands, the oil should stay in the ground
The sovereignty dispute is usually framed as a choice between Britain and Argentina. But as the Sea Lion project moves towards production, another question has become unavoidable: should hundreds of millions of barrels of new oil be extracted at all? Thirteen years ago, I wrote a Pressenza article about the Falklands/Malvinas dispute and argued that…
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Australia: National Days of Actions Against AUKUS, End US Allianace, No Peace Without Justice
12-21 September 2026 International Day of Peace On National Days of Actions, 12-21 September, people from all walks of life and communities across the country, in cities and regions, are gathering around united calls for Peace – Not War, Cancel AUKUS and End the US alliance. September 15 also marks the 5th anniversary of the…
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South Korea: Solidarity with conscientious objector Min-hyung Kim
As the undersigned international human rights, peace, and conscientious objection organisations, we declare our full solidarity with South Korean peace activist Min-hyung Kim before his first criminal trial, scheduled for September 10, 2026, at the Seoul Central District Court. Min-hyung Kim, a long-time peace activist and staff member at the Korea-Vietnam Peace Foundation, publicly declared his…
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Young Lasallians Gather to Learn About Hazardous Chemicals Lurking in Common Plastic Products
10 September 2026, Quezon City. Young La Sallian learners and educators joined a seminar that unmasked hidden toxic chemicals in plastics that endanger public health and ecosystems in the Philippines and globally. The informative session helps the students and teachers understand how hidden plastic chemical additives can pose risks to health and the environment. At a…
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Rights of Nature Advocates Speak on the Proposed Pax Silica Hub in the Philippines
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES | September 9, 2026 — The proposed Pax Silica Hub in New Clark City, a one thousand six hundred (1,600) hectare artificial intelligence, semiconductor, and hyperscale data center complex, is being promoted as a pathway to national competitiveness and technological modernization. We assert that no form of development can be considered progress…
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The Aircraft Carrier China Does Not Need to Build
Rare Earths, Factories, and the Silent Transformation of Global Power “The most formidable power is not always the one capable of deploying an aircraft carrier. Sometimes it is the one capable of shutting down a factory on the other side of the world without firing a single missile.” For much of the last century, measuring…
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The Downpour of Crisis: ‘Ambon, Ulan, Baha’ Re-emerges at the MET this Rainy September
Manila, Philippines – The floodgates of the theater have reopened again for the homecoming of the ethno-pop-rock modern zarzuela Ambon, Ulan, Baha, written by multi-awarded playwright Frank G. Rivera, this September 26 and 27, 2026, at the Metropolitan Theater (MET). Three decades after its premiere, the prophetic Filipino musical Ambon, Ulan, Baha precipitates to the…
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Ukrainian Refugees Have Finally Begun To Leave Poland
While the ruling liberal coalition might lament this emerging trend, no matter how statistically insignificant it is at present, the conservative and libertarian-nationalist opposition parties are probably pleased and might hope that the numbers grow much larger. Poland’s RMF24 cited the latest Eurostat data in early September to report that ~6,300 Ukrainian refugees left Poland in June…