UN experts concerned about migrant labor exploitation in UK
Independent UN human rights experts have expressed concern about the protection risks faced by migrant workers in the United Kingdom (UK), including “deception, exorbitant...
Iran’s acting foreign minister meets with President Assad in Damascus
Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has met with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria in the capital Damascus. The two sides discussed a wide range of issues...
Fire at a displacement camp in Congo leaves dozens of families without shelter
DAKAR, Senegal—A fire at a displacement camp in eastern Congo destroyed around 50 makeshift tents the afternoon of June 5, leaving dozens of families...
Nagasaki mayor withholds Israel’s invitation to peace ceremony
The mayor of Nagasaki said June 3 that he is withholding Israel’s invitation to the annual peace ceremony commemorating the 1945 U.S. nuclear attack...
South Africa’s election results spark concerns about coalition government outcome
The era of South Africa’s stand-alone African National Congress (ANC) hegemony may be over. And former president Jacob Zuma and his new party are...
Nigeria is emerging as a critical mineral hub and the government is cracking down on illegal operations
ABUJA, Nigeria—Nigeria’s government is cracking down on illegal mining, making dozens of arrests of unlicensed miners since April for allegedly stealing the country’s lithium,...
Myanmar: UN rights office warns of growing crisis in Rakhine state
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on May 24 called for an end to renewed violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where reports have...
China slams UK for ‘wanton stigmatization’ of its citizens
Former Royal Marine, Matthew Trickett, 37, was found dead in Grenfell Park in Maidenhead, England. China says the United Kingdom is making false charges against...
Cuba congratulates new president of Vietnam
First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez extended greetings to To Lam, following his election...
Kenya, Haiti and America’s ‘repackaged’ Africa policies
Two years ago, at the second-ever U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit, President Joe Biden, said that he was “all in” on the continent. He told the...