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News from the Pressenza Bureau in New York, United States

Could Dhaka-Beijing river cooperation be a boomerang for Bangladesh’s good river water governance?

Effective river water management is the most reliable method of guaranteeing environmental stability and sustainable economic growth.   China is in the forefront of river water, sediment, and flood control systems, as well as river infrastructure projects in Asian region.  When…

Now, strategic steps needed for the Rohingya repatriation

A positive news update has been revealed regarding the repatriation of Rohingya. In the first phase, the authorities of the country have identified 180,000 Rohingyas from the list of 800,000 Rohingyas who have taken refuge in Bangladesh for return to…

Nicaragua’s opposition media welcome Trump’s new tariffs – and ignore how they were calculated

Five countries in Central America, together with the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean, have a free trade agreement with Washington, but this didn’t protect them from the punitive tariffs announced on President Trump’s “Liberation Day.” A minimum 10 per cent…

Researcher Advocates Humanism to Solve Global Problems

By Lena Maillet, Hoya Staff Writer A visiting researcher in Georgetown University’s justice and peace studies (JUPS) program defended humanism, a philosophical movement emphasizing common human needs, as a tool for addressing global issues at a March 28 webinar. Fernando…

Corridor Diplomacy: Will Bangladesh-India Relations be Getting a New Shape?

The 6th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) started the day before while Bangladesh took over the chairmanship for the next two years. The warm reception of Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad…

Dr. Noor Abdalla, Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, urges participation in April 5 national march for Palestine in Washington, D.C.

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Palestinian Youth Movement (@palestinianyouthmovement) Dr. Noor Abdalla, Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, issued a video statement this morning urging supporters of her husband’s cause to attend the national march for Palestine…

Buses from 30+ Cities Traveling to DC for April 5 Palestine Protest, Organizers Announce Gathering Location: 3rd and Pennsylvania NW and 3rd St SW

Organizers across the country have been hard at work preparing for this Saturday’s national march to oppose the persecution of pro-Palestine students like Mahmoud Khalil and demand an end to the genocide in Gaza. There are now over 300 endorsing…

Veterans For Peace Delegation Visits Nicaragua

Call for Solidarity and Truth in the Face of Disinformation In a powerful demonstration of international solidarity, seven members of Veterans For Peace (VFP) visited Nicaragua in mid-to-late March as an official VFP delegation. Veterans from five U.S. states flew…

Mary Beth Moore and Evelyn Lamourreux: We must protect our immigrants

The current threat of deportation for many of Long Island’s immigrants is unjust, unwise and cruel. Members of Pax Christi Long Island, representing the Catholic peace movement, urge our community to recognize the long tradition of Catholic social teaching that…

30 years of Fortress Europe – demarcation instead of community

It is always shocking to see how fundamentally political reality has changed in recent years, even in European countries. Thirty years ago, there was still cause for optimism when looking at the development of the European Union in the interests…

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