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UK government says 6,000 police mobilized to quell riots

The UK government has said that 6,000 police officers have been mobilized to quell riots as religious leaders call on people to restore calm...

War jeopardizes the economies of Sudan and South Sudan

Sudan was once the largest country on the African continent. In 2011 the country was divided by a referendum, resulting in the...

Ruling could permit new reservoir for water-starved Panama Canal, but it could take six years

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PANAMA CITY—A court ruling could permit the construction of a new reservoir to feed the water-starved Panama Canal, but the project might take six...

Zimbabwe is working to reclaim its agricultural self-sufficiency

A recent headline published in Zimbabwe’s main newspaper, The Herald, states, “Zimbabwe fast reclaiming breadbasket status.” The article states that the country is “breaking...

President of Liberia set to speak at 24th National Black Business Conference in Atlanta

by The Atlanta Voice Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai will be a special guest speaker at the 124th National Black Business Conference in Atlanta. Boakai’s address...

‘Disgusting’: Global one percent captured $42T in new wealth over past decade

The richest sliver of the global population hauled in more than $40 trillion in new wealth over the past decade as countries around the...

Global catastrophes cost world $117 billion in first half of 2024

Global natural disasters have cost the world at least $117 billion in economic losses and $58 billion in insured losses in the first half...

Revealed in Brazil: The U.S. monitored Lula da Silva for more than five decades

Journalist and writer Fernando Morais recently revealed that U.S. government agencies have been monitoring Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for more than...

UK’s scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a ‘shocking waste’ of $904 million in public funds, minister says

LONDON—A scrapped plan by former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda was the “most shocking...

Death of 40 Haitians in boat fire shows ‘crucial need’ for safe, legal migration: UN

by Brett Wilkins United Nations experts recently renewed calls to protect migrants following the death of at least 40 Haitians in a boat fire in...