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...
Gen. Soleimani stood by Iraq during most challenging times: Iraqi PM
The prime minister of Iraq has commended Iran’s late top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, saying he stood by the Arab country during...
Senegal to close all foreign military bases—PM
The decision will apply to the remaining French bases in the African nation Senegal will close all foreign military bases on its territory as part...
America’s version of ‘democracy’ pushed in Africa is the latest form of exploitation
Before heading into 2025, Africa will have experienced several presidential, parliamentary, or local elections. United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Headed by Samantha...