Baguio Central University (BCU) hosted an orientation on the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, featuring Dr. Jimmy G. Catanes, the Regional Director of CHED-NCR, as the resource speaker. He was introduced by Dr. Michael T. Sebullen, the BCU’s Director of...
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The Future Of Strategic Arms Control Is Dim Due To The Ukrainian Conflict & The Golden Dome
There’ll likely be a much greater potential for future conflict, including between Great Powers by proxy. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov shared some insight into his country’s thinking the future of strategic arms control in an interview with TASS in...
Half-Term Leadership: Brazil’s Unfinished BRICS Agenda
The BRICS group—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—has uniquely emerged as a geopolitical player. Since its establishment, it has transformed into an informal association, struggling to reshape the global architecture. Noticeably, the world is rapidly...
The Deadly Price of Social Media Fame
by Irshad Ahmad Mughal and Dr. Qurat-Ul-Ain Rana Every day, we encounter countless short videos on social media showcasing reckless behavior in pursuit of viral fame—often with deadly consequences. Recently, I watched three chilling clips: a man filming himself on a...
Nonviolence and the Battle Against Self-Censorship
“Nonviolence” is suddenly becoming a trendy catchphrase—much like “revolution” was decades ago—but what does nonviolence really mean? The question becomes urgent when we face crises like the genocide in Gaza today. What should we do? How do we respond effectively—not...
International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation: save the glaciers!
The United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation to highlight the importance of glaciers and ensure that those relying on them, and those affected by cryospheric (1) processes, receive the necessary hydrological,...
Dalai Lama urges peaceful dialogue with China, reaffirms Tibet’s commitment to non-violence and justice
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh India), June 4 : The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) reported that His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s message for the convention was delivered in Tokyo by Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile...
Ukraine, the real story that has to be told to the public
After my article about the NATO summit, which was in fact more a publicity show than anything else, I would like to give a historical inside from 2014 until today on the Ukrainian issue. There has been such an immense western political and media manipulation on the...
Coexistence with Hate: The Subcontinent’s Unending Paradox
(by Irshad Ahmad Mughal and Dr. Qurat ul-Ain Rana, a Ph.D in Sociology teaching in various universities as visiting faculty in various universities in Pakistan.) The lands now called Pakistan and India were once woven together by shared history, culture, and...
The Wobbly Planet – It’s Destabilizing!
Science is under attack throughout the world. Meanwhile, there’s substantial scientific evidence that the planetary system is turning unstable. This may not strike most people as a big problem because ‘life goes on,’ an attitude that’s more, and more, prevalent and...
Ethiopians in Korea Holds a Press Conference: The “Congratulatory Letter to New President Lee Jae-myung”
On the 22nd of June 2025, Ethiopians in Korea organized and had an event in Seoul delivering a congratulatory letter to the newly elected Korean president. The event, the press conference was held in front of the Presidential office, 22 Itaewon-ro, Yongsan District,...
Two Weeks of Bhatiapar Gas Leakage, PCBA’s Notice to ONGC, and Others
The natural gas leakage from the Bhatiapar crude oil well continues for 15 days, even though the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) along with an expert team from the USA continue working for full dousing of the RDS-147A under Rudrasagar oilfield in Sivasagar...