Larry Saltzman has blood cancer. He’s also a retired doctor, so he knows getting covid-19 could be dangerous for him — his underlying illness puts him at high risk of serious complications and death. To avoid getting sick, he stays away from large gatherings, and he’s comforted knowing healthy peopleContinue Reading
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. A federal judge on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Traitor 47’s executive order to shut down the U.S. Department of Education and said the agency must reinstate the employees who were fired as part ofContinue Reading
This story was originally published by The 19th. The fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death is approaching, a time that many remember as a “racial reckoning” that heightened the world’s attention on police brutality and its deadly impact on Black people. Activists, leaders and community members believed five years agoContinue Reading
Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater says all miners are safe and have been provided with food as they await rescue., Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater says all workers are safe and have been provided with food as they await rescue. Rescue efforts were under way in South Africa on Friday as more than 200Continue Reading
New mediation must confront the root causes of conflict and include voices long excluded from elite-driven peace talks., The resurgence of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has drawn renewed international attention following M23’s swift capture of Goma and Bukavu in late January 2025. In response, global actorsContinue Reading
The director of Kurganpribor, a key Russian weapons manufacturer based in Kurgan, was repeatedly struck in the head with a hammer in a targeted attack that left him hospitalized. Amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and the Defense Ministry’s HUR have been actively targeting Russian officers involvedContinue Reading
In the heart of Europe, a company is feeding Russia’s war with technology, Politico reports. Russia is currently the most sanctioned country in the world. Moscow has lost at least $150 billion due to restrictions but still manages to maintain its military power. Despite EU sanctions, the German company KontronContinue Reading
Kigali in talks to house migrant deportees from US, but rights groups worry such deals further endanger the vulnerable., After a plan by the United Kingdom to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was scrapped last year, Kigali is now in discussions about a similar arrangement with the United States, despiteContinue Reading
Doctors at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza are overwhelmed by a surge in the number of malnourished children., NewsFeed Doctors at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza are overwhelmed by a surge in the number of malnourished babies and children in urgent need of life-saving treatment. Israel’s months-long blockade has leftContinue Reading
Germany has this week deployed a permanent military brigade beyond its borders for the first time since the end of World War Two., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Ukraine has submitted a list of POWs to Russia for a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap. Many Ukrainian soldiers have now spent over three years in Russian captivity, where they are often being tortured, abused and offered to “join Russian forces to then occupy Europe.”Continue Reading
Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive, with strikes hitting a hospital and forcing thousands more to flee.Continue Reading
Finance chiefs will ‘explore’ new measures against Moscow should no ceasefire be agreed, although US tempers language., Finance chiefs will ‘explore’ new measures against Moscow but differences between US and allies persist. Finance officials from the Group of Seven (G7) nations have threatened they could impose further sanctions on RussiaContinue Reading