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2027 ODI World Cup Returns to Africa After 24 Years: 12 Venues and New Brand Identity Unveiled

By Maksuda Lisa (Dhaka Bureau) The 12 host cities and official brand identity for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 were officially unveiled on Thursday during a grand event in Johannesburg, South Africa. This marks the return of the flagship 50-over World Cup to the African continent after 24 years, following the 2003 edition.…
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Mexican president urges U.S. politicians to stop using Mexico as campaign issue

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday called on U.S. politicians to stop using Mexico as a campaign issue as they gear up for the midterm elections in November. “Mexico should not be a campaign issue, because they have their own problems in the United States. Mexico is nobody’s pinata,” the president said at her daily…
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Doctors Without Borders and the staging of the ceasefire

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184 Suspected Illegal E-Waste Containers from the United States Set to Arrive in the Philippines in Coming Weeks

Groups call for the Philippine Government to Continue Upholding Basel Convention Treaty Obligations, Following Customs Action on Three Prior Suspect Containers July 31, 2026: SEATTLE / MANILA — The Basel Action Network (BAN), together with members of the Philippine NGO Environmental Task Force Against Illegal E-Waste Imports to the Philippines (End E-Waste Imports), have sent…
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Anatomy of Power III

The Invisible Architects of Global Power “Wars reveal visible power. But long before the first shot is fired, others have already drawn the map, financed the interests, and decided who will pay for the ruins…” Geopolitics is often portrayed as a chessboard occupied by presidents, generals, aircraft carriers, and missiles. Cameras follow international summits, official…
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Nicaragua banned US-sponsored coup leaders from elections, sparking corporate media meltdown

In his national address on July 19, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stated that when the country’s next elections take place in 2027, none who promoted a violent anti-government insurrection in 2018 will be allowed to stand for office. The pledge was universally interpreted by Western media outlets as a total ban on voting, prompting hysterical…
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Quintus Lollius Urbicus: The Berber Who Governed Roman Britain

The history of Great Britain is often associated with the Celtic peoples, the Roman conquest, and later the kings and queens of England. Yet few people know that, during the second century AD, the Roman province of Britain was governed by Quintus Lollius Urbicus, a Berber from North Africa. Born in Tiddis, near present-day Constantine…
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The Beginning of a New Technological Era: The Week the Markets Discovered That China Is No Longer Chasing the West

The technology news of the past 48 hours does not amount to a string of isolated events. Taken together, it represents one of the most significant shifts in perception since ChatGPT’s public breakthrough in 2022. As markets react nervously, the geopolitics of technology is beginning to reveal a new balance of power. China is ceasing…
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Piscine private in spiaggia mentre la Romagna razionalizza l’acqua: la variante al “Piano dell’arenile” va nella direzione sbagliata

La III Commissione consiliare del Comune di Rimini ha dato il via libera alla variante al Piano dell’arenile che estende anche alle micro-aggregazioni di stabilimenti balneari, cioè a raggruppamenti di appena due o tre concessioni, la possibilità già riservata alle macro-aggregazioni di realizzare piscine fino a 300 metri quadrati e terrazze coperte. Il provvedimento introduce…
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When the Dream Route Becomes a Trap of Slavery: The Silent Agony of Young Bangladeshis in Southeast Asia

By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) A devastating picture of how the desperate quest for a safer life can push human beings into the dark shadows of modern slavery is unfolding across Southeast Asia. Driven by the hope of a better life and decent employment, the journey of hundreds of young Bangladeshis is instead ending…