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As Bangladesh heads for the 13th Parliamentary election and the referendum on the July National Charter simultaneously on Thursday (12 February 2026), the interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus urged all participating candidates to rise above personal and party interests to prioritize the greater interest of the Muslim majority nation, regardless of the poll outcomes.…

Giving gifts on Valentine’s Day is a heartfelt way to show affection, but be mindful—some gift items may contain toxic chemicals, turning romance into a health risk. Toxics watchdog BAN Toxics issued a public warning about certain Valentine’s Day gift items due to the presence of lead—a known neurotoxicant—as well as traces of other hazardous…

The White House warning that it could halt or condition the new binational bridge connecting Michigan and Ontario deepens the deterioration of relations between the United States and Canada. In a corridor through which nearly a quarter of bilateral trade flows and tens of thousands of people cross each day, the signal is not only…

In Africa’s most populous country, burned villages, executed bodies and mass displacement expose a crisis that cannot be explained solely by religious fanaticism or local criminality. In a nation rich in oil and strategic for the global energy market, extreme violence coexists with geopolitical interests, external militarization and an economic model that has left the…

For a long time, Algerian identity has been presented through a narrow and selective lens. Many Algerians were taught, directly or indirectly, that their origins were mainly Arab, as if the country’s history began only with the arrival of Arab-speaking populations and Islam. This simplified narrative, repeated for generations, gradually imposed itself as common sense.…

The intensification of the economic, financial and energy siege against Cuba — reaffirmed and expanded under the current U.S. administration — is producing a severe supply crisis and widespread blackouts that various analysts describe as an induced famine. After more than seven decades of embargo, the strategy of pressure appears aimed not only at isolating…

In celebration of National Arts Month 2026, the Metropolitan Theater (MET), in collaboration with the Order of National Artists (ONA), presents “Portraits of a National Artist as Kultur Warrior,” featuring works inspired by and dedicated to National Artist Kidlat Tahimik. The exhibition marks the first installment of the MET’s National Artists Exhibit Series for the…

The White House announces the revocation of the scientific finding that for more than fifteen years underpinned federal climate regulation in the United States. The decision dismantles the legal framework of national policy against global warming and reopens a debate that seemed legally settled since 2009. The administration of Donald Trump has confirmed that it…

The discursive and political backing from influential sectors in the United States for far-right forces in Germany forms part of a broader process of international legitimation of ethnonationalist projects. In the German case, the normalization of the AfD and the reconfiguration of its youth wing under suspicion of extremist links intersect with a deeper geopolitical…

Since Oct. 26, 2025, about two dozen monks from have been on a pilgrimage, dubbed Walk for Peace, to spread a message of peace throughout the United States.  Starting in Fort Worth, Texas and headed to the White House, the group — which consists of monks from around of the world, along with an Indian…