UN rights chief urges probe as new report details mass killings, sexual violence and targeted attacks against civilians., UN rights chief urges probe as new report details mass killings, sexual violence and targeted attacks against civilians. The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out war crimes and a possibleContinue Reading
Cuba is rationing fuel as aviation authorities warn of limited jet fuel supplies. While Havana’s airport remains operational, long-haul flights face disruption. Public transport has stalled, banks reduced hours, and Mexico pledged diplomatic efforts to help resume oil shipments.Continue Reading
“Ukraine is going through a very tough time”, Commissioner Glenn Micallef told Euronews’ flagship morning programme Europe Today, discussing the Ukrainian athlete’s disqualification, “But the decision by the IOC is one I respect.”Continue Reading
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. President Traitor 47’s approach to climate change rests on one key premise: Greenhouse gases are not that bad. This is a simple argument — albeit one that flies in the face of the scientific consensus on climate change — butContinue Reading
The tentacles of the global logistics juggernaut Amazon reach into every corner of the economy, gripping the planet and workers. Amazon dominates retail e-commerce with a 40 percent market share. It is making major inroads into health care (One Medical), grocery (Whole Foods), Hollywood (Amazon Studios MGM), information technology (AmazonContinue Reading
On March 1, 2025, Kendra Drysdale stood before a crowd of about 500 people at a street protest to rally the Dublin, California community against the potential reopening of a local federal prison as an immigrant detention center. She warned them of the harm and trauma that the reopening couldContinue Reading
Austin Thompson, the North Carolina teenager convicted of killing his brother and four neighbors in a 2022 rampage, was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Note: “White-collar core” includes finance, insurance, information, and professional and business services; Chart: Axios VisualsUsually, when the economy grows, so does employment in the kinds of office jobs that form the backbone of modern corporate life. It hasn’t been true lately…Continue Reading
The Pentagon could soon send more firepower toward the Middle East as the White House balances a major military build-up with high-stakes diplomacy. The Wall Street Journal reports that a second aircraft carrier strike group has been told to prepare for deployment to the region. If approved, the second carrierContinue Reading
Layoffs across storied media institutions, stagnant industry wages, expanding news deserts and the rise of the internet have created a burgeoning independent journalism industry. But it’s also raised new questions about who should be able to claim the constitutional protections afforded to the press and who gets to decide whetherContinue Reading
The victorious BNP was sceptical of constitutional reforms outlined in July Charter – now it must implement them., Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s February 12 election has delivered a landslide victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which will now form the first elected government since the July 2024 mass uprisingContinue Reading
Latest attacks come amid a widely condemned Israeli push to cement control over the occupied Palestinian territory., Latest attacks come amid a widely condemned Israeli push to cement control over the occupied Palestinian territory. Dozens of Palestinians have been injured as Israeli settlers carried out a wave of attacks acrossContinue Reading
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko—who spearheaded last summer’s crackdown on anti-corruption agencies in the name of fighting “Russian influence”—has direct family ties to Russia himself, as do three of his five deputies, an investigation by the Mezha Anti-Corruption Center found. The investigation shows the “Russian trace” ran through his ownContinue Reading