Testing Ireland’s Solidarity With Palestine
Over the last three years, a new wave of cooperation has emerged between the Irish people and Palestinians in Gaza—alongside new political conflict.Continue Reading
Amid heartache of Nepal flooding disaster, fear remains
Six weeks after Nepal’s deadly flooding disaster, communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives, but they will need sustained help as global warming increases the risk of another Himalayan catastrophe, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. Continue Reading
‘The water comes up to our knees’: Climate hazards shut millions of children out of school in 2025
When the creek beside Taudibura Garo’s school in Papua New Guinea floods, the water doesn’t stop at the gate. It rises through the pit toilets – making the school unsafe – sending the 16-year-old and her classmates home without being able to finish.Continue Reading
Fave Five: Queer Vampires, Part II
These are Adult. For Part I, click here. For Queer YA Vampires, click here. Reaper by Rin Chupeco Hungerstone by Kat Dunn The Vengeance by Emma Newman The Red Sacrament by Sarah Hinkley Dead & Breakfast Mysteries by Rosiee Thor and Kat Hillis Bonus: House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson is aboutContinue Reading
Instagram mistakenly suggested Creed to users: Report
“We looked into this and found that this song is being recommended to more people than intended.”, “We looked into this and found that this song is being recommended to more people than intended.”, from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Town covers license plate readers with garbage bags amid controversy
“Some of the public, they didn’t like the idea of being watched,” Justin Kimble explained., “Some of the public, they didn’t like the idea of being watched,” Justin Kimble explained., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
‘Barbaric’: US lawmakers condemn plan to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution
Republican and Democratic critics blasted the announcement by the Pentagon., United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has received widespread condemnation over his announcement to livestream the execution of a man who killed 13 people at a military base in Texas. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in theContinue Reading
AI deepfake ads grow more popular in US midterm campaigns, blurring truth
The US midterm election campaign has been filled with political ads featuring AI deepfakes that can mislead voters., San Francisco, USA: Bruce Blakeman, a Republican who is running for governor of New York, released campaign ads featuring Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayor, and Kathy Hochul, the state’s governor, gardeningContinue Reading
Navi Pillay, South African Jurist, Wins Nobel Peace Prize in “Stinging Rebuke to Traitor 47”
The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the South African jurist who led the United Nations commission of inquiry that concluded that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza. Pillay’s long career in international human rights law includes work as a defense attorney for anti-apartheid activists,Continue Reading
As Climate Disasters Multiply, Indigenous Governance Offers a Way Forward
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Indigenous lands from Canada to Ecuador to Nepal are increasingly being hit by catastrophic storms, fires and floods. Worse, these climate disasters often come one after the other as overlapping crises rather than isolated incidents. Still, despite theContinue Reading
Katie Zacharia will be the next White House press secretary
Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia is expected to be named the next White House press secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Ken Paxton Caught Planning Cuts To Social Security Benefits in Leaked Audio
Social Security Works Executive Director Alex Lawson had the following response to the news that Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton discussed cuts to Social Security in private conversations in Washington, as revealed in leaked audio published by the Texas Tribune: “It’s disgusting that Ken Paxton is laughing while planning toContinue Reading
ICE agent shoots man in New York City | BBC News
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has shot a man in his car in the Bronx in New York City while the man’s five-year-old son sat in the backseat. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which runs ICE, confirmed an officer discharged his weapon while attempting to arrestContinue Reading