Deadly shipwreck off Venezuela underscores need for safe migration pathways, protection
The latest shipwreck in the Caribbean has highlighted the need for safe migration pathways, particularly in the Covid-19 era when many borders remain closed,...
Settlement reached in Jamaican nationals suit against ultra-rich United States club
BILLINGS, Mont.—Dozens of Jamaican citizens recruited to work as cooks, servers and housekeepers at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich have reached a...
Lessons from Philly’s growing African, Caribbean community and how it has developed, carved out its place over the years
The City of Philadelphia, long a home to successive generations of people of African origin, in recent years has witnessed a new population arriving...
U.S. Navy fires warning shots in new tense encounter with Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol in the...
Rights experts condemn UK racism report attempting to ‘normalize White supremacy’
UN independent human rights experts on April 19 denounced a government-backed report into racism in the United Kingdom, saying that it further distorted and...
AFRICA WATCH Death of President Idriss Deby signals uncertain future for the Sahel, Chad
What are the chances in 2021 of a world leader dying on the battlefield? asked France24 news commentator Francois Picard. Chad’s longtime president and...
Seoul court rejects sexual slavery claim against Tokyo
SEOUL, South Korea—A South Korean court on April 21 rejected a claim by victims of Japanese wartime sexual slavery and their relatives who sought...
World Food Program reaches deal to supply food to 185,000 children in Venezuela
The UN World Food Program (WFP) has signed an agreement with the government of Venezuela to begin operations to provide the most vulnerable children in...
UN chief to Indigenous forum: ‘Prioritize inclusion and sustainable development’
Although they represent the greater part of the world’s cultural diversity and speak the major share of its languages, indigenous people are three times...
Hungary’s poor Roma children struggle with digital education
BODVASZILAS, Hungary—Mihaly Horvath, a 12 year old in a village in northeastern Hungary, can’t wait for his school to reopen. As a devastating Covid-19 surge...