Guterres warns against nuclear catastrophe risk in message to Nagasaki memorial
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for countries to recommit to eliminating nuclear weapons in his message to mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, observed on August 9. “We mourn those killed, whose memory will never fade. We remember the terrible destruction wrought upon this city and Hiroshima. We honor the unrelenting strength...
Rights experts warn against forced separation of Uyghur children in China
Forced separations and language policies for Uyghur and other minority Muslim children at State-run boarding schools in China’s Xinjiang region carry the risk of forced assimilation, three UN independent human rights experts said on Sept. 26. Classroom teaching at these institutions is almost exclusively in Mandarin, with little or no use of the Uyghur language, they said in a statement. They warned that...
At least 128 killed, dozens injured in Nepal’s deadly earthquake
At least 128 have been killed and dozens injured in northwestern Nepal, in the country’s deadliest earthquake since 2015, as houses in the area collapsed and buildings as far as New Delhi in neighboring India shook. The quake occurred at 11:47 p.m. (1802 GMT) on Nov. 3 with a magnitude of 6.4, Nepal’s National Seismological Centre said. Officials fear the death toll...
Homelessness among UK armed forces veterans rises by 14 percent
New data has revealed that the number of homeless military veterans in the United Kingdom has risen by 14 percent the last year, amid soaring costs of living across the country. According to figures from the Department of Housing released on December 27, 2,110 households with someone who served in the armed forces were assessed as homeless in 2022-23, up...
Wildfire grows into one of largest in Texas history and storms leave trail of destruction in Midwest
CANADIAN, Texas—A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Feb. 28, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, as flames moved with alarming speed and blackened the landscape across a vast stretch of small towns and cattle ranches. Authorities warned that the damage to communities on the high plains could be extensive. Known as...
Testimony begins in lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling
TOKYO—A civil lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling opened with emotional testimony from plaintiffs who said they were constantly stopped and questioned without good reason. The case, filed in January by three residents of Japan with overseas ancestry, including an American, claims their treatment constitutes discrimination and violates their human rights. Japan does not have any anti-discrimination law, nor any...
China slams UK for ‘wanton stigmatization’ of its citizens
Former Royal Marine, Matthew Trickett, 37, was found dead in Grenfell Park in Maidenhead, England. China says the United Kingdom is making false charges against Chinese citizens after the death of an alleged British “spy” working for Beijing. Former Royal Marine Matthew Trickett, 37, who was charged by a British court with illegally collaborating with the Hong Kong government’s foreign intelligence...
Rights group finds no evidence of military presence in Israeli bombed Gaza school
An initial investigation by the Geneva-based Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has found no evidence of a military presence at the site of the al-Tabin School massacre in Gaza that killed more than 120 people. “According to all available information and testimonies, there were no military gatherings or command centers at the school, and it was never used for military objectives....