White Lives Matter in Ukraine coverage
In news coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Western Press found it difficult to comprehend how this conflict in White Ukraine could happen. “Now,...
Indonesia: Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans, rights experts report
Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans have been taking place in Indonesia, UN-appointed rights experts said on March 1, citing child killings, disappearances, torture and...
UN children’s agency says children in Afghanistan ‘cannot be held hostage to politics’
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says children in the crisis-hit Afghanistan “cannot be held hostage to politics,” as the UN food agency has warned...
Women building a sustainable future: India’s rural energy pioneers
A UN project, in association with one of India’s leading clean energy companies, is training women salt farmers in the Indian state of Gujarat...
Cubans abroad to participate in consultation on new Families Code
By Milagros Pichardo | Pérez, Granma.eu All Cubans living abroad, permanently or temporarily, will have the opportunity to participate in the collective construction of the...
Thousands evacuate in worst Australian floods in a decade
BRISBANE, Australia—Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes by March 1 and hundreds of thousands more were told to prepare...
The consequences of underdevelopment in Sudan
During my nearly two months in Sudan, leaving less than a week before the October 25, 2021, military coup, I reflected with fascination on...
Sri Lanka: UN rights chief welcomes reform but concerns remain
Sri Lanka has taken steps towards legal, institutional and security sector reforms, but more action is still needed, according to a report issued on...
Russia-Ukraine conflict raises big risks for global economy
WASHINGTON—Just what a vulnerable world economy didn’t need—a conflict that accelerates inflation, rattles markets and portends trouble for everyone from European consumers to indebted Chinese developers...
Baltimore prosecutor calls charges against her ‘malicious’
BALTIMORE—Baltimore’s top prosecutor has asked a federal judge to dismiss an indictment against her, alleging the prosecution has been driven by “malicious personal, political,...