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The Planned “NATO Bank” Is Expected To Finance Europe’s Impending Arms Race With Russia
The Russian-Polish security dilemma will likely serve as the impetus for fully unleashing and properly managing the capabilities of European NATO as a whole per the US’ National Defense Strategy. RT drew attention in late January to a report by Izvestia about the West’s alleged plans to launch a “Defense, Security, and Resilience Bank” (DSRB) by 2027. Their…
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Between fear and multilateralism
We are living through a critical moment. The recent attack on Iran not only aggravates instability in the Middle East but also reminds us once again of an uncomfortable truth: war never offers sustainable solutions. Every military escalation opens a cycle of violence that always falls upon the most vulnerable and those who bear the…
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Chile, the submarine cable, and the strategic competition between the United States and China
“In the 21st century, whoever controls the flows of data controls the architecture of power.” In public debate, submarine cables often appear as technical projects associated with connectivity, digital commerce or telecommunications modernization. However, behind these invisible routes under the ocean lies one of the most critical infrastructures of the 21st century. About 95% of…
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A First Lady in a New York Cell
On International Working Women’s Day in 2025, Cilia Flores, the wife of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, read a poem she wrote highlighting the historic role played by Latin American women in the fight against imperialism. By Medea Benjamin and Michelle Ellner We’re not flowers the wind can pluck, we’re the roots of rebel and loyal…
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Is Cuba Under Threat from United States?
(Moscow Bureau) – The United States is attempting to destabilize the situation in Cuba in order to achieve a change of power on the island, according to experts interviewed by Izvestia. In recent days, authorities in the republic arrested 10 citizens of Panama who were preparing anti-government posters intended to organize protests. The United States…
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Sanchez: The Spanish Government’s position is: “No to war.”
This was stated this morning by Spanish President Pedro Sánchez at the Moncloa Palace. The president analyzed the crisis in the Middle East, clarified his government’s position, and affirmed: “We will not be complicit in something that is bad for the world and that is also contrary to our values and interests.” These are some…
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Civilized Masks, Violent Hearts
Sirens cut through the night like a scream that has forgotten how to end. Children cry in basements and stairwells; mothers clutch trembling hands; fathers scan the sky as if their eyes alone could shield their homes from fire. Across continents, from crowded cities to forgotten villages, people run in frantic search of shelter. The…
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Bangladesh sees sharp fall in defaulted loans, but economists warn of ‘cosmetic’ relief
by Asif Showkat Kollol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh’s banking sector recorded a significant drop in defaulted loans in the final quarter of 2025, offering a measure of relief after months of steep deterioration. Yet economists and banking experts caution that much of the improvement may reflect accounting adjustments and policy relaxations rather than a durable recovery in…
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Consumer Alert: Banned Mercury-Containing Skin Lightening Products Still Sold in Public Markets and Online Stores
As we celebrate International Women’s Month, toxics watchdog BAN Toxics has issued a consumer alert on the illegal sale of prohibited beauty products containing mercury—a highly toxic heavy metal that poses serious risks to the nervous, digestive, and immune systems. Among the cosmetic skin-lightening products banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are Goree…
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100 Days From the World Cup, an International Coalition is Calling on FIFA to Move the Games From the U.S.
The U.S. is Unsafe for Non-Europeans and is Operating as a rogue State With the FIFA World Cup 2026 now 100 days away, an international coalition has launched a coordinated boycott campaign demanding that FIFA move matches from the United States. The Coalition warns that US thuggery is creating a humanitarian crisis, both domestic and…