Using kids for victimhood PR op exposes Alec and Hilaria Baldwin’s delusion
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Using kids for victimhood PR op exposes Alec and Hilaria Baldwin’s delusion

ByNews Polite

There were three nailed-down certainties as to how Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria would respond to the announcement that he will face criminal charges for killing someone. First, they would play the victims, as they have shamefully done ever since Alec Baldwin accidentally shot dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on…

The increasingly murky prospect of an end to Putin’s Ukraine war
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The increasingly murky prospect of an end to Putin’s Ukraine war

ByNews Polite

How is the Ukraine war going to end? This question bedevils smaller arguments over Western aid to the brave Ukrainian forces. Bringing it into tighter focus is Vladimir Putin’s decision to pass the winter with ever-more-brutal strikes on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilian targets — such as last Saturday’s murderous missile…

Malaysias TVET Ecosystem in Need of All-of-Society Engagement — Global Issues

Malaysias TVET Ecosystem in Need of All-of-Society Engagement — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

TVET students from Tech Terrain College in Malaysia visited as part of The Asia Foundation’s research work on improving technical and vocational education in the country . Credit: The Asia Foundation/ Whitney Legge Opinion by Nadya Subramaniam, Fauwaz Abdul Aziz (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Friday, January 20, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA…

the Biden Administration can Provide it — Global Issues

the Biden Administration can Provide it — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

US-Africa Leaders Summit. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Opinion by Pauline Muchina, Emira Woods (nairobi, kenya) Thursday, January 19, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 19 (IPS) – United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is traveling to South Africa, Zambia, and Senegal this week in the hopes of strengthening U.S.-Africa relations at…

Ukraine Crisis and No First Use of Nuclear Weapons — Global Issues

Ukraine Crisis and No First Use of Nuclear Weapons — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Opinion by Daisaku Ikeda (tokyo, japan) Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Inter Press Service TOKYO, Japan, Jan 18 (IPS) – The Ukraine crisis that erupted in February last year continues with no prospect for cessation. The intensified hostilities have inflicted great suffering in population centers and destroyed infrastructure facilities, compelling large numbers…

Ukraine Crisis and No First Use of Nuclear Weapons — Global Issues

The Value of Strong Multilateral Cooperation in a Fractured World — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Opinion by Ulrika Modeer, Tsegaye Lemma (united nations) Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jan 18 (IPS) – The multilateral system, even in the face of heightened geopolitical tension and big power rivalry, remains the uniquely inclusive vehicle for managing mutual interdependencies in ways that enhance national and…

Ukraine Crisis and No First Use of Nuclear Weapons — Global Issues

The Year of Inflation Exposes Dogma and Class Bias — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Opinion by Anis Chowdhury (sydney) Tuesday, January 17, 2023 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Jan 17 (IPS) – Inflation worries topped Ipsos’s What Worries the World survey in 2022 overtaking COVID concerns. The return of inflation caught major central banks, e.g., the US Federal Reserve (Fed), Bank of England, European Central Bank…