France: Hijab ban during sports, ‘discriminatory and must be reversed,’ say experts
The UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts criticized the decision by the French football and basketball federations to exclude players wearing the hijab from competitions, including at...
China slams latest U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, vows ‘countermeasures’
China has vowed “countermeasures” to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity condemning the $2 billion weapons sales by the United States to Taiwan. The Pentagon...
Israel has killed nearly 12,000 students since Oct. 2023: Gaza education ministry
Gaza’s Ministry of Education says Israel has killed at least 11,852 students across the besieged Palestinian territory since October 2023. In a statement released on...
Commonwealth heads agree ‘time has come’ for legacy of slavery talks
The heads of Commonwealth countries have signed an agreement in the Samoan capital, saying the “time has come” for talks on the legacy of...
Pezeshkian: Ceasefire and stopping massacres ‘could affect’ Iran’s response to Israel
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says a truce in Gaza and an end to Israel’s massacre of civilians “could affect” Tehran’s response to its recent strikes...
Africans observing, monitoring U.S. presidential election
Political analysts and observers in Africa are monitoring the 2024 U.S. presidential election and understand regardless of the outcome, many of America’s foreign policies...
Indigenous people march in Brazil’s capital against bill limiting land rights
BRASILIA, Brazil—Bearing images of animals and covered in body paint, hundreds of Indigenous people marched Oct. 30 in Brazil’s capital, urging Congress to drop a proposed...
Rights Commission: Israeli occupation is illegal and must be dismantled
All nations and international organizations, including the United Nations, are obligated by international law to end Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,...
African defense chiefs meet to discuss rising tensions
African defense ministers met in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, for a conference on security and peace at a time when several of the continent’s...
Afro-Colombians fight the effects of gold mining through biodiversity projects in a violent region
SAN ISIDRO, Colombia—In an outdoor classroom surrounded by snake specimens preserved in jars, teacher Melqui Mosquera proudly talks about the nature reserve he set...