Indonesia officially admitted to BRICS bloc of emerging economies as full member
Indonesia has officially been granted full membership in the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, says Brazil, the current chair of the intergovernmental organization. In a statement...
UK special forces had ‘golden pass’ to get away with murder—officer
Military brass had no interest in investigating alleged war crimes by the SAS, an inquiry has heard British SAS operatives were given a “golden pass allowing them...
Cuba’s gifts to the world
HAVANA, Cuba—For decades, Cuba has gifted the world with medicine, music, and, when needed, military support in fights for freedom. During the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Two boats with more than 260 Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia’s coast
LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia—More than 260 weak and hungry Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, have landed in Indonesia in two boats, officials said Jan. 6. Police...
Death penalty abolition part of Zimbabwe’s new trajectory—MP
The recent abolition of capital punishment in Zimbabwe is proof that the country prioritizes human rights, MP (Member of Parliment) Shacky Timburwa has told...
Life under the blockade: Cubans struggle to get access to basic needs
HAVANA, CUBA—Hundreds of thousands of Cubans recently swarmed the U.S. Embassy, in Havana, calling for a lift of the embargo that has created a...
Defining Africa’s contribution to World War II
Right before Tyler Perry’s inspirational film, “The Six Triple Eight,” starring Kerry Washington, about World War II’s only Black women’s Army Corps, Senegalese soldiers...
UN expert urges medical world to cut ties with Israel amid attacks on Gaza hospitals
by Brett Wilkins, CommonDreams.org As Israeli forces stand accused of war crimes during attacks on multiple Gaza hospitals in recent days, Francesca Albanese—the United Nations special rapporteur...
U.S., UK conduct fresh airstrikes against Yemeni capital
U.S. and British warplanes have conducted new airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sana’a in response to the Arab country’s operations against Israel. Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television network reported...
Israeli settler incursion into al-Aqsa Mosque allowed by Tel Aviv: Palestinian officials
The Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf (Endowments) has vehemently condemned the Israeli regime’s incursion into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of...