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West African nation stages protests against U.S. military presence
Organizers praised Niger’s rulers for diversifying ties with nations, including Russia, that respect the state’s sovereignty Thousands of demonstrators, including government officials, rallied in Niger’s capital, Niamey, demanding the withdrawal of the U.S. Army from the West African nation, which kicked French troops out last year. The protests took place in support of the Nigerien military government’s decision on March 16...
Myanmar: Middle class ‘disappearing’ amid uptick in brutal fighting
The UN Development Program (UNDP) has warned that poverty is surging and the middle class in Myanmar is “disappearing” amidst worsening insecurity and conflict. In a new report published on April 11 UNDP said that the middle class has shrunk by half, compared with before the 2021 military coup, and that three-quarters of the country’s population is either living in poverty or “perilously...
China, North Korea to open ‘new chapter’ in relations
Senior officials of China and North Korea have vowed to open a “new chapter” in bilateral relations. Chinese top official Zhao Leji, who arrived in Pyongyang on April 11 for a three-day visit to the neighboring country, met with North Korean officials and announced the beginning of the “Friendship Year.” His trip to Pyongyang is the highest-level Chinese visit to North...
UK could deport asylum seekers to ex-Soviet republic
The Times The British government has entered talks with Armenia following the breakdown of its so-called Rwanda plan, the newspaper has reported Britain has entered talks with Armenia to launch a migrant deportation scheme similar to London’s controversial deal with Rwanda, The Times reported. According to the newspaper, leaked documents have revealed that the British government has launched an “extensive search”...
United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The United Arab Emirates tried to wring itself out April 18 after the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, with its main airport allowing more flights even as floodwater still covered portions of major highways and communities. Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, allowed global carriers on the morning of April 18 to...
20 years later, Abu Ghraib torture victims get their day in court
by Brett Wilkins, CommonDreams.org Two decades after they were tortured by U.S. military contractors at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, three Iraqi victims are finally getting their day in court as a federal court in Virginia takes up a case they brought during the George W. Bush administration. The case being heard in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria,...
Iran shoves Israel and Western cohorts back with missile attack
The Islamic Republic of Iran sent shock waves across the world when it sent a retaliatory barrage of missiles and drones into the Zionist State of Israel. At Final Call presstime, leaders were holding emergency meetings of the UN Security Council and the G7 nations—the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, and the European Union...
27 percent of Saudis in ‘bombshell’ study experienced heart issues after mRNA COVID shots
A study from Saudi Arabia reported on by TrialSite News found that 27.11% of participants experienced heart complications following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, with onset ranging from within one month to more than a year later. by John-Michael Dumias - The Defender This article was originally published by The Defender—Children’s Health Defense News & Views Website on April 4, 2024. More than a...
Modern capitalism encourages debt that Africa can never repay
Debt as a form of imperialism went global, as mentioned in David Graeber’s 2011 book “Debt: The First 5,000 Years.” He frames the IMF (International Monetary Fund) as the world’s debt enforcers or “The high-finance equivalent of the guys who come to break your legs.” In his book, Graeber explained how modern-day capitalism encourages the debt that underdeveloped Global...
Migrant rights report examines global anti-Black immigration policies
When anti-Black racism, xenophobia and its relevant expressions raise their hideous heads against Black migrants and immigrants, they must be resisted without equivocation. An online seminar conducted by the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) did just that. The United States based alliance fights for the rights of Black migrants and African Americans through organizing legal advocacy, research, policy,...