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As the Senate voted to advance a War Powers Resolution on Venezuela on January 8th, Republican Senator Susan Collins declared that she did not agree with “a sustained engagement “running” Venezuela.” By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies The world was mystified when President Trump first said that the United States would “run” Venezuela. He…

Trump’s New Year Resolutions – Invade, Imperialise, Impunity by Rachael Mellor The ongoing conflict between the USA and Venezuela escalated on January 3rd, 2026, after the U.S. military carried out ‘Operation Absolute Resolve‘, resulting in the abduction of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife. Venezuela became the target of U.S. dominance, for which they…

China’s Tiangong space station has been the setting for an innovative experiment on lithium-ion batteries, conducted by the three astronauts of the Shenzhou-21 mission, according to the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This study takes advantage of the unique microgravity environment to unravel internal mechanisms that are almost impossible…

In the pulsating veins of sleeping cities, where concrete whispers forgotten stories, Street Art Cities emerges as a beacon of creative rebellion. Launched in 2019 by a collective of “urban hunters”—passionate explorers who travel the planet documenting murals—this annual contest transforms anonymous facades into epic canvases. It is no mere spectacle: it combines the expert…

In a world where the immune system can be both hero and villain, three scientists have illuminated the path to taming its excesses. On October 6, 2025, the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute announced that Mary E. Brunkow, PhD; Fred Ramsdell, PhD; and Shimon Sakaguchi, MD, PhD, would share the Nobel Prize in Physiology…

This war on Venezuela has been two decades in the making By Nuvpreet Kalra On January 3rd, the United States invaded and bombed Venezuela and abducted President Maduro and First Lady Flores. This violent act of imperialist aggression by the Trump regime is a continuation of over two decades of hybrid warfare aimed at suppressing…

This policy brief examines the impacts of over two decades of China’s approach to development finance on the structure, norms and future direction of international aid; the interaction between China and the multilateral development banks and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Development Assistance Committee; and whether cooperation can be fostered and strengthened for…

The global community may denounce the ongoing three-phase elections in Myanmar (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh) as a probable way to transform the Southeast Asian country into a multi-party democracy, but the military rulers continue enhancing business ties with its neighbours, including India. The poverty-stricken country is now working with different nations to increase…

2026 January 08 –  As the world welcomes the New Year, 1,000 Civil Society Organizations and Grassroots community groups in over 90 countries are also gearing up for the annual celebration of International Zero Waste Month, amplifying the call for more investment to help cities transition to the zero waste system. This January, GAIA and its…

By Genevieve B. Kupang and Jennifer Longchasen FLAIR-UPLIFT Part I & II:  Building the Foundation: Rankings, Quality, and Sustainability Baguio Central University (BCU) took a step toward strengthening its internationalization agenda by participating in the UPLIFT-FLAIR Masterclass 2025, a flagship initiative of the Commission on Higher Education – Cordillera Administrative Region (CHED-CAR). Held on September…