EB5 Capital’s Aspen Mountain Hotel (JF43) Project Receives I-956F Approval from USCIS
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EB5 Capital is excited to announce that its Aspen Mountain Hotel (JF43) project was approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on May 19, 2025, after pending for approximately three months. This Form I–956F approval confirms that USCIS has assessed and verified the compliance of the project and its related documents....
From Drylands to Dignity: How Solar Energy and Climate-Smart Farming Are Empowering Communities in Burkina Faso
A farmer pours cow dung into the biodigester to be converted into energy. Credit: Robert Kibet/IPS
By Robert KibetZOUNGOU, Burkina Faso, Jul 18 2025 – In the heart of Burkina Faso’s drylands, in the village of Zoungou, a quiet transformation is underway. Alhaji Birba Issa, a smallholder onion farmer, bends over neat rows of lush green crops, the hum of solar-powered pumps audible in the background.
“This...
Intersectional Feminist Leadership Needed to Realise Global Goals
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By Jesselina RanaNEW YORK, Jul 18 2025 – In its 80-year history the UN has never once been led by a woman. As the international community convenes for the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) to review progress on gender equality and other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this remains a fundamental hypocrisy at the heart of global governance. How can an institution...
Bitget Launchpool Lists Caldera (ERA) with over 2.6M in Token Rewards
VICTORIA, Seychelles, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has announced the listing of Caldera (ERA) for spot trading. Caldera is a rollup platform on Ethereum that enables horizontal scaling and interoperability between rollups. Trading for the ERA/USDT pair began on 17 July 2025, 15:30 (UTC), with withdrawals available from 18 July...
Price and Power of Freedom: Celebrating Nelson Mandela International Day
The General Assembly’s Plenary meeting on Nelson Mandela International Day. Credit: Jennifer Xin-Tsu Lin Levine/IPS
By Jennifer Xin-Tsu Lin LevineUNITED NATIONS, Jul 18 2025 – The United Nations celebrated Nelson Mandela International Day in honor of the activist and politician’s lifelong commitment to peace and democracy.
At the 16th celebration of Nelson Mandela International Day, delegates,...
From Ads to AI: How Big Tech Took Over Everything
Microsoft offices in Vancouver, Canada. Credit Unsplash/Matthew Manuel
By Maximilian MalawistaNEW YORK, Jul 18 2025 – “The power of AI carries immense responsibilities. Today, that power sits in the hands of a few,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the 2025 AI Action Summit, reflecting on a deepening reality as we inch closer to a world in complete digital domination. Today,...
From Gaza to Georgia, Human Rights Defenders Pay a High Price for Change. Here’s How You Can Help
By Takaedza Tafirei and Asma DarwishHARARE, Zimbabwe / TOURS, France, Jul 18 2025 – Across the globe—from Gaza’s rubble to the streets of Tbilisi—people are standing up for justice, dignity, and basic rights. But far too often, they are paying with their freedom, their safety, even their lives.
Why, in 2025, does speaking out for justice still cost an arm and a leg?
Takaedza Tafirei
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Israeli Airstrikes Inflame Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis
Georgios Gerapetritis, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten
By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Jul 18 2025 – Over the past week, the humanitarian situation in Syria has significantly deteriorated, with tensions between the Druze religious minority and the Syrian military reaching new...
A Fractured World Needs Peace, not more Conflicts, for Human Progress
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By Palitha KohonaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jul 18 2025 – Who in Asia would ask for an Asian NATO? Past attempts to develop Asian security compacts under US leadership have not been glittering successes. The two treaty organisations that the US set up in the 50s to counter the Communist tide, the CENTO and the SEATO, have long dissipated.
Indo-China was taken over by the Communists,...
Bitget rejoint la Global Market Alliance fondée par Ondo en vue d’étendre l’accès à plus d’une centaine d’actifs du monde réel tokenisés
VICTORIA, Seychelles, 18 juill. 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, principale bourse de cryptomonnaies et société Web3, rejoint officiellement la Global Markets Alliance, une alliance co–instituée par Ondo Finance visant l’établissement de normes de titres tokenisés et la promotion de leur interopérabilité. L’alliance regroupe...