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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visiting Chinese enterprises
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, on Thursday noon, continuing his official visit to China. At Unitree Robotics, he watched humanoid robots performing different tasks and was impressed by their agile movements. Merz also visited Siemens High Voltage Circuit Breaker Co. Ltd., Hangzhou, where he learned about the development of…
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IPB Condemns US and Israeli Attacks on Iran Calls for an Immediate Return to Negotiations
28 February 2026 The International Peace Bureau (IPB) strongly condemns the US and Israeli attacks on Iran and the reported plans for a “multi-day operation”. The strikes on Iran, which are reportedly aimed at regime change through the decapitation of the political elite of the country – including attacks on military compounds and ministries – constitute a…
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The Trump Regime proves again to be the single largest danger to humanity’s future
Here is Trump’s disturbing speech with an analysis of all the classical psycho-political delusions, hubris, arrogance and the blindness of military power. It can only go wrong now… By Jan Oberg, TFF Director There were only two things that surprised me – and would have been fitting – namely that he had been dressed in…
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ICE arrests Columbia University student without a warrant. Mamdani’s intervention frees her
On the morning of Thursday, February 26, Columbia University student Elmina “Ellie” Aghayeva, originally from Azerbaijan, was arrested in New York by ICE agents who entered her off-campus residential building without a warrant. Columbia’s interim president, Claire Shipman, said security cameras captured the agents in the hallway showing photos of a missing child, the false…
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When Man Becomes a Spectator of His Own Brutality
The ancient Greeks famously defined man as a “social animal.” It was a profound observation, yet incomplete. Man is not merely a social being; he is also a potential beast within society. Civilization has not erased brutality — it has only refined, organized, and sometimes disguised it. The Romans understood spectacle better than morality. In…
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The Scent of New Books at the Fair, the Last Sigh of Vanishing Languages on the Other End
by Rita Bhowmick & Maruf Ul Alam (Dhaka Bureau) Thursday in Bangladesh presented a dual reality of the linguistic landscape. On one hand, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was delivering a message of Bengalis’ global triumph at the National Book Fair; on the other, at the opposite end of the capital, indigenous leaders and human rights…
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After Deadly Rizal Landfill Collapse, BAN Toxics Demands Action to Address Waste Crisis at the Source
A massive trash slide struck the Rizal Provincial Sanitary Landfill (RPSL) on February 20, 2026, in Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal, resulting in at least one confirmed fatality and leaving two individuals missing. About 420,000 cubic meters of waste collapsed, burying three units of heavy equipment. Environmental NGO BAN Toxics is calling for a thorough…
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New Government Pledges ‘Bangladesh First’ Foreign Policy, Emphasizing Sovereignty
by Asif Showkat Kallol The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) administration that took power after its landslide election victory this month has declared that the country’s diplomacy will now be guided by an explicit ‘Bangladesh First’ doctrine, placing national interest, sovereignty, and dignity at the centre of all external relations. Announced by the new foreign minister,…
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A Fire on the Frontier: The Escalating Tensions Between Pakistan and Afghanistan
Another round of tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan is unfolding — and it is far more complex than a simple border dispute. The roots of this conflict lie in a tangled web of historical grievances, geopolitical rivalries, and competing national narratives. From the unresolved Durand Line issue to the legacy of jihadism, from sectarian fault…
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Record 129 journalists killed in 2025: the year reporting from conflict zones became a death sentence
A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an international organization based in New York, reveals that 2025 was the deadliest year for the press in more than three decades. Two-thirds of the deaths occurred in Gaza. The figures are not abstract: they are colleagues who died holding on to the truth in the…