Little progress combating systemic racism against people of African descent: UN report
More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the United States sparked the global Black Lives Matter...
Libya’s Tripoli government signs economic deals with Turkey
BENGHAZI, Libya—One of Libya’s rival governments signed preliminary economic and maritime deals with Turkey, in a move that has inflamed tensions between it and...
Several reported dead as two migrant boats sink in Greek waters
ATHENS, Greece—At least 15 people have died as two boats carrying migrants sank in Greek waters late on October 5, and rescuers were looking...
Female African warriors and their brave fight against the African slave trade
The film “The Woman King,” directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring award-winning actress Viola Davis, though receiving much acclaim, has also been criticized for...
Mali’s prime minister hits out at ‘neocolonialist’ France in UN speech
Mali has censured France over its deteriorating security situation, accusing Paris of having stabbed the impoverished, though minerals-rich, Sahel country in the back with...
ECB head warns Europe’s economic outlook is ‘darkening’ amid soaring energy, food prices
The chief of the European Central Bank (ECB) has warned that the economic outlook for the continent “is darkening” and that business activity could...
‘The war on Syria has failed,’ Foreign Minister says in UN speech, denouncing the West’s hegemonic ambitions
The current chaotic state of the world—from wars to the spread of terrorism and climate-induced disasters—is the result of hegemonic, wealth-hoarding countries and their...
Japan and China mark 50-year ties
TOKYO—Japan and China marked the 50th anniversary of normalization of their ties September 29 as their leaders Fumio Kishida and Xi Jinping stressed the...
Report: 200 environmental activists killed globally in 2021
MEXICO CITY—Some 200 environmental and land defense activists were killed around the world in 2021, including some 54 in Mexico, which assumed the position of...
Australian Indigenous traditional owners halt gas drilling
CANBERRA, Australia—Indigenous traditional owners on September 21 won a court challenge that prevents an energy company from drilling for gas off Australia’s north coast. The...