UNGA votes for end to U.S. embargo on Cuba despite Washington’s lobbying
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has once again called for an end to the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba, defying...
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, Ghana’s former first lady and human rights activist, dies at age 76
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, former first lady of the West African country Ghana, is being remembered as an activist and women’s advocate by many around...
14 migrants dead after dinghy sinks in the Aegean off Turkey’s coast
ANKARA, Turkey—A rubber dinghy carrying 18 migrants sank in the Aegean Sea off Turkey’s southwestern coast on Oct. 24, leaving at least 14 dead, Turkish officials...
Building a bridge between Dakar and the city of Philadelphia
Recently, the United Muslim Business Association (UMBA) partnered with GlobalAfricans.com and hosted a celebratory gathering for Madame Khadija Mechecor Diouf, mayor of the Golf...
Japan’s new leader vows to further bolster defense buildup and spending as regional tensions rise
TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first major policy speech on October 24, pledged to further accelerate Japan’s military buildup and spending and complete...
Hind Rajab Foundation files criminal complaint against German-Israeli soldier
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a criminal complaint in Germany against a German-Israeli soldier over war crimes committed against Palestinians...
Dozens dead after migrant boat capsizes off Tunisian coast
At least 40 people have drowned and 30 others were rescued after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Mahdia, Tunisia,...
Larijani: Economic pressure will not weaken Iran’s resilience
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani says external economic pressure will fail to erode the country’s resilience. “The West imagines that with economic...
Canada will enforce ICC arrest warrant if Netanyahu enters country, says PM Carney
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will honor and enforce the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
The oldest colony, the newest war: Puerto Rico as a launchpad for war on Venezuela
by Michelle Ellner- CommonDreams.org When President Donald Trump announced that the CIA had been authorized to conduct operations inside Venezuela, just as U.S. drones struck another small boat off Venezuela’s coast, few...