Thailand welcomes home trafficked 1,000-year-old statues returned by New York’s Metropolitan Museum
BANGKOK—Thailand’s National Museum hosted a welcome-home ceremony May 21 for two ancient statues that were illegally trafficked from Thailand by a British collector of...
Japan: Safeguarding a mother tongue and mother nature
When asked what might be the most beautiful word in Shimamuni, the Indigenous language variety spoken on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima prefecture of southwestern...
Increased Egyptian-Israeli tensions brewing from Gaza war
In a shocking development, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that Egyptian officials said they are considering downgrading diplomatic relations with Israel by possibly...
Niger cut military ties with U.S. over Washington threats, Iran partnership: PM
Niger’s prime minister says the termination of military cooperation and bilateral relations between his country and the United States was due to American threats...
Neocolonialism: Venezuela says sanctions and war central axis of U.S. foreign policy
Venezuela’s Vice President has stated that sanctions, along with war, are the central axis of the foreign policy of the United States. Delcy Rodriguez highlighted on...
‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan
The international community must give greater attention and resources to war-ravaged Sudan, where millions are “trapped in an inferno of brutal violence,” the top...
From Cuba and China, gestures of brotherhood
Díaz-Canel received Chen Zhou, vice-chief of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China “Welcome to our country,” said the...
Child migration through Panama’s dangerous Darien Gap is up 40 percent, UN report says
PANAMA CITY—Child migration through Panama’s dangerous Darien Gap is up 40 percent so far this year, according to a report released May 15 by the UN...
New health law in South Africa addresses inequality, but critics say they’ll challenge it
JOHANNESBURG—South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on May 15 signed into law a bill that aims to overhaul the healthcare system to address deep inequality, but...
World Press Freedom Day observed amid retaliation aimed at media industry’s coverage of Gaza War
May 3rd was World Press Freedom Day. That date represents the anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, a 1991 statement named for the capital of...