Dutch court upholds $15M payout to Nigerian communities damaged by spills
(GIN)—A Dutch court has upheld a payout to residents of the Niger Delta of $15.9 million for oil spills that contaminated land and waterways...
UN rights chief appeals for end to arbitrary detention
Arbitrary detention must end “once and for all,” UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Jan. 3 in an appeal to governments everywhere. “At...
Controversy ignites as comedian Kevin Hart says Blacks were kings in Egypt
“History is above all our studies the most attractive and best qualified to reward our research. As it develops the springs and motives of...
Anti-Israel protests held across Morocco against normalization with Tel Aviv regime
Moroccans have staged demonstrations across the North African country to reiterate their unwavering support for the Palestinian cause and voice outrage at the U.S.-sponsored...
Kurds hold march of mourning after Paris shooting kills 3
PARIS—Members of France’s Kurdish community and others held a silent march to honor three people killed in a shooting at a Kurdish cultural center in Paris...
Kenya: Severe drought fuels malnutrition, reduces hospital-delivery births in Turkana County
Following four successive failed rainy seasons, Kenya is amid the worst drought in 40 years, the UN’s women’s health agency, UNFPA, said on Dec....
Nearly 3,000 civilians killed or injured in Saudi strikes on Yemen’s Sa’ada in 2022: Official
A Yemeni health official says nearly 3,000 civilians, including African refugees, lost their lives or sustained injuries in 2022 as a result of artillery...
Charity warns of homeless deaths in Scotland amid worsening cost-of-living crisis
A Scottish charity has raised the alarm about the potential of a notable rise in the death rate among the homeless in Scotland as the...
UN expert on Myanmar: Security Council resolution not strong enough on ‘systematic gross human rights violations’
In response to the adoption of the Security Council’s first resolution on Myanmar since the military unleashed a brutal crackdown nearly two years ago,...
Upheaval, conflict and confusion on the world stage
The global stage went through upheavals in 2022 that included war, redrawn geopolitical alliances, and an ongoing fall of White world rule. Observers said...