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After Sri Lanka in 2022, Bangladesh in 2024, Nepal in 2025, South Asia's Gen Z is on a roll to fight back against authoritarianism in India. @amnesty.org's statement here is a quick read of what is happening in India. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

India: Crackdown on peaceful protesters in New Delhi raises serious human rights concernsResponding to the crackdown on protestors in New Delhi demanding accountability in the Indian education system, Aakar Patel, Amnesty International India’s Chair of Board, said, “The images and reports...www.amnesty.org

Marketers who spent years becoming experts in SEO, or search engine optimization, are now investing their time and money on generative engine optimization (GEO), a term that didn’t exist until two years ago. Careful about information you trust. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/daea8e4...

As AI upends shopping, retailers tailor their pitches for chatbotsMarketers are shifting from search engines to chatbots, aiming to get brands recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini or Claudewww.theglobeandmail.com

Here's @theguardian.com explanation of why the ceasefire fails to hold every time. In short, big egomaniacs mistaking ceasefire and diplomatic negotiations for military victories, and goofing up every opportunity to end the suffering of people everywhere. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, has accused Benjamin Netanyahu of seeking to “inflict the same level of damage and destruction” on Lebanon as Israeli forces had wrought on Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

How to cover up defeat of a misjudged power with pompous and high sounding words as the world braces for its worst oil crisis since 1970s and recession fears. My reading of this critical report of the hour by Jason Burke in @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Trump extends Iran deadline by five days and claims ‘productive’ talksUS president delays threat against energy infrastructure after Iran’s threats of retaliation, while Iran denies any talkswww.theguardian.com

UK security adviser Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war, reports the Guardian. But clearly some warmongering leaders had other ulterior motives. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

UK security adviser ‘attended’ US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reachExclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war, sources saywww.theguardian.com

Former Liberal cabinet minister Lloyd Axworthy criticised Ottawa's support of the strikes in Iran and contrasted with how Canada in 2003 refused to support the U.S. invasion of Iraq because it was not authorized by a UN Security Council resolution. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/daea8e4...

Carney says Ottawa’s position supporting U.S., Israeli strikes on Iran was taken ‘with regret’But the U.S. and Israel have acted without engaging the UN or allies, leaving the question of where things will go from here, the Prime Minister saidwww.theglobeandmail.com

Canada’s PM says US-Israeli strikes on #Iran appear ‘inconsistent with international law’

From my former colleague, a veteran journalist and one of the finest security and war correspondent Jason Burke Middle East war could be decided by who runs out of missiles or interceptors first, analysts say www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Middle East war could be decided by who runs out of missiles or interceptors first, analysts sayStockpiles of the most advanced US-made weapons are limited – while few know how large Iran’s arsenal iswww.theguardian.com

The US-Israeli attack on Iran is an illegal act of aggression. There is no lawful justification for it. No different from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or Rwanda’s invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

US-Israel war on Iran live: conflict spreads to Lebanon and wider region, as Kuwait reports ‘several’ US warplanes crashingIsraeli military says fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah could take ‘many’ more days; US crew bailed out safely after crash-landing, says Kuwaitwww.theguardian.com

An excellent outlook on Bangladesh ahead of its national elections due in a few days and how the country is leaning towards a multipolar world order based on transactional partnerships breaking away from the Western dominated world order. By Syed Tashfin Chowdhury www.trtworld.com/article/9d51...

Amnesty International @amnesty.org s’inquiète des violations des droits humains suite à l’intervention militaire américaine au #Venezuela 🇻🇪 www.amnesty.org/fr/latest/ne...

Amnesty International s'inquiète des violations des droits humains suite à l'intervention militaire américaine au VenezuelaL'intervention militaire menée aujourd'hui par l'administration Trump au Venezuela, qui a conduit à la capture de Nicolás Maduro et Cilia Flores, soulève de graves préoccupations quant au respect des ...www.amnesty.org

"We’re out here to show solidarity with a country whose sovereignty and self determination has been violated by our government using our tax dollars," Taylor Young, a protester in Seattle. Protests in US cities over Trump’s military intervention in #Venezuela 🇻🇪 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Protests in US cities over Trump’s military intervention in VenezuelaHundreds gathered coast to coast, even as many in the diaspora celebrated ousting of Madurowww.theguardian.com

There are more than one group that gains from the pain #Bangladesh is in. The ousted and a big neighbouring state that have all been slamming the country, its government and the people. Then the ultra right whose political agenda is very different from Bangladesh's mainstream media. 1/5

Inviting Canadian technology stakeholders to participate in this survey to: 🔹 Shape the national technology agenda as thought leaders. 🔹 Enrich empirical data with insights. 🔹 Be part of @BalsillieSIA's wider advocacy network. Access the survey here: wlu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Behind the Gen Z uprising is an entrenched frustration over poor leadership and governance. The future can be uncertain but what the youth have lived over the last two decades is not something they wish to live in. youtube.com/shorts/mXtD-...

South and Southeast Asia's Gen Z rages against the political elite and corruptionYouTube video by The Newsmakersyoutube.com

Human rights should be at the centre and heart of policies that governments define and not repeat the violations that youth have aspired to walk away from. I spoke about the Gen Z uprising in Asia with Andrea Sanke in TRTWorld. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya8Q...

Nepo Babies, corruption & inequality: Asia's Gen Z rises up against the eliteYouTube video by The Newsmakerswww.youtube.com

Enjoyed the #snowbirds performing at the Canadian International Air Show 2025 up close.

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Heartbroken by the loss of lives of children at a school this afternoon in Dhaka after a training jet of #BangladeshAirForce crashed. Thinking of the children, the families living through this horror, and those tirelessly supporting the treatment efforts. www.thedailystar.net/news/banglad...

How things unfolded inside Uttara Adhunik Hospital after the jet crashBetween 2:30pm and 4:30pm, a charred body of a child and more than 100 injured victims were rushed to Uttara Adhunik Hospitalwww.thedailystar.net

Amidst geopolitical challenges and desire to align with allies, Canada's role in the global regulation of military AI hangs in the balance. @brankamarijan.bsky.social discusses in this Balsillie Case Study the legal and ethical aspects in the military AI governance. balsilliecases.ca/case-study/a...

A Juggling Act: Canada’s Role in the Global Regulation of Responsible Military AIAmidst continued geopolitical challenges and the desire to align with allies, Canada recognizes that its role in the global regulation of military AI hangs in the balance.. Case study by Branka Marija...balsilliecases.ca