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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…
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Iran’s Strikes On The UAE Exposed The Limits Of BRICS Unity
Iran and the UAE have polar opposite security interests vis-à-vis the US, while India took the UAE’s side over Iran’s arguably due to its nearly 100x greater trade with the Emirates than with the Islamic Republic, all of which proves that BRICS was never a security bloc despite years of false claims to the contrary.…
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When Washington bombs during talks, the world order pays the price
When a major power normalizes the use of force during ongoing negotiations, it erodes trust — not only between the parties involved, but within the global system as a whole. BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) — At a moment when diplomacy remained on the table, Washington chose to set it ablaze. As the United States and…
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Explainer: How important is the Strait of Hormuz?
Following the U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran that began on Saturday, global attention has turned to the Strait of Hormuz, particularly after Iran warned it could disrupt transit through this vital waterway in retaliation, sending shockwaves through international markets. What makes the strait so vital? Has this critical passageway ever been closed before? Is a…