Sudan and America’s racist foreign policy
ASKIAMSenior Correspondent Bush imposes pre-emptive sanctions on the Sudan WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Hostility toward the government of the Sudan by the U.S. and other Western nations only serves to extend the armed conflict and prolong the humanitarian suffering in Darfur, Sudan’s Foreign Minister told reporters at the National Press Club here, in a satellite video conference from Khartoum June 6. “The biggest...
Thousands of refugee deaths linked to EU’s illegal expulsion: Report
Several European states used illegal operations to push back at least 40,000 refugees and asylum seekers from Europe’s borders during the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in the death of over 2,000 people, a report has revealed. The Guardian’s probe, which is based on reports released by UN agencies, combined with a database of incidents collected by non-governmental organizations, describes the pushbacks as...
Afghan victims saddened U.S. drone strike to go unpunished
KABUL, Afghanistan—The Afghan survivors of an errant U.S. drone strike that killed 10 members of their family in August said they are frustrated and saddened that U.S. troops involved in the attack will not face disciplinary action. A hellfire missile had slammed into a car belonging to Zemerai Ahmadi, killing him and nine relatives, including seven children, in the chaotic...
Explosive German child abuse investigation reveals 200+ perpetrators, 300+ victims in Catholic Diocese of Cologne
After five months of investigation, hundreds of alleged child abusers and victims have been identified in an 800-page independent report on abuse in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne, Germany, spanning decades. According to the investigation, as many as 243 members of the clergy and laity were identified as abusers of minors, with around 50 percent of the incidents—between 1946 and...
Chinese national gets 20 years for abusing Rwandan worker
By Emmanuel Ali A Chinese businessman was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in Kigali, Rwanda, after a video of him beating a worker tied to a pole went viral last year. According to Associated Press and Agence France-Presse, Sun Shujun, 43, was the manager of a mine that produces cassiterite, the primary source of tin metal. The viral 45 second clip...
China warns Australia to act prudently in naval operations in the South China Sea
CANBERRA, Australia—A visiting Chinese official on Nov. 28 warned Australia to act with “great prudence” in deploying warships in the South China Sea after a recent confrontation between the two navies. Liu Jianchao, the Chinese Communist Party’s international minister, gave the warning while speaking at a Sydney university during a trip that paves the way for President Xi Jinping’s Australian...
UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement
BRUSSELS—Just a week before the deadline, Britain and the European Union struck a free-trade deal Dec. 24 that should avert economic chaos on New Year’s and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil. Once ratified by both sides, the agreement will ensure Britain and the 27-nation bloc can continue to trade in goods without tariffs...
Palestinian schools in al-Quds protest Israel’s plan to distort textbooks
Teachers and students in al-Quds have held a general strike against plans by the occupying authorities to impose Israeli texts on Palestinian curricula. All schools across the occupied city remained closed on September 19. Protesters demanded that the Israeli regime stop interfering in the academic affairs of Palestinian students. The Palestinian National and Islamic Forces (PNIF), a coalition of the Palestinian...
Ghanaian activist halts coal plant, wins major prize
(GIN)—Coal kills. Choose renewable. Those were the bedrock principles of environmental activist Chibeze Ezekiel, a grassroots organizer from Ghana, who in November was named one of five winners of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for 2020. Through the efforts of Ezekiel and members of 350 Ghana Reducing Our Carbon (G-ROC), among others, the Ghanaian Minister of Environment was persuaded to drop...
Venezuela asks ICC to probe U.S. sanctions as crime against humanity
Venezuela says it has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate U.S. sanctions imposed on the Latin American country as crimes against humanity and has provided The Hague-based tribunal with evidence. Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez announced the development at a press conference in the capital, Caracas, on Aug. 25, adding that a dossier that reveals how U.S. sanctions on...