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Former childcare worker faces 1,623 child-abuse charges in Australia, overseas

A former childcare worker in Australia has been charged with more than 1,600 child abuse offenses, including rape, against 91 young girls across the...

Economic woes, sexual violence increasing as civilians in Sudan caught in middle of warring factions

Three months and counting of ongoing conflict in Sudan continues across the capital city Khartoum and the cities of Bahri and Omdurman, while fighting...

U.S. nuclear test’s fallout reached as far as Canada and Mexico, study finds

A recent study has exposed the widespread devastation caused by the U.S. military’s secretive detonation of its first nuclear bomb in New Mexico with...

Homelessness rates in UK hit five-year high, as cost-of-living crisis deepens

The homelessness rate across England is at its highest since 2018 due to government policies, which have forced a record number of families to...

EU watchdog opens probe in role of bloc’s border agency in Mediterranean shipwreck tragedy

BRUSSELS—The European Union’s official watchdog said July 26 it has opened a probe in the role of the bloc’s Frontex border agency in the...

Canada’s Indigenous women still being forcibly sterilized: Report

Canada’s Indigenous women are still being pressured into having their tubes tied decades after other rich countries stopped the appalling practice, a report says. A...

Africa and the Global South decoupling from the U.S. and Global North

Addressing the recent 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU) in Nairobi, Kenya, African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina mentioned...

A new hub for ‘anime’ is born in Southern Africa

Zambia, well known for its copper, emeralds, and other pricey gems, may soon have a new feather in its cap as a hub for...

China’s grievances with the West are echoed by the Global South

On the eve of the upcoming BRICS Summit to be held in August in South Africa, a U.S.-initiated trade war with China over the...

While the U.S. celebrated its independence, Rwanda recognized the end of 1994 massacre

America recently celebrated its independence on July 4. Very few are aware that the 4th of July also has special significance for the people...