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Libyan Red Crescent: Flooding death toll tops 11,000, another 10,000 missing

The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Libya has reached 11,000, the Libyan Red Crescent says, with thousands reportedly still missing, as search and rescue...

Over 330 million children worldwide living in extreme poverty

One in every six children is forced to survive on less than $2.15 a day, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)...

The Italian island of Lampedusa sees 5,000 migrants arriving in 100-plus boats in a single day

ROME—The Italian Red Cross sounded the alarm on September 13 about humanitarian conditions on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa after more than 5,000 people...

Earthquake robbed Moroccan villagers of almost everything—loved ones, homes and possessions

TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco—His dead relatives have been dug out and buried, but the remnants of Musa Bouissirfane’s former life are still trapped under rubble and...

Canadian accused of killing Muslim family inspired by White nationalism: Prosecutor

A Canadian man driven by White nationalist beliefs acted deliberately when he crashed his pick-up truck into a Muslim family, resulting in the tragic death of...

Uniting Africa and the U.S. Black diaspora to forge a new global economic destiny

ATLANTA— Bridging the gaps between the African continent and the coast-to-coast diaspora was a big discussion point at the National Black Business Conference, which...

China warns against ‘new Cold War’ at ASEAN summit

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has warned against the “new Cold War” at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) when...

300+ economists, millionaires, and elected officials to G20: ‘tax extreme wealth’

by Jake Johnson Hundreds of economists, wealthy individuals, and elected officials from around the world called on the leaders of G20 nations to help tackle...

African states’ resistance against global colonialism prove their vigilance, prudence: Iran president

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has praised African nations for their steadfastness in resisting global colonialism, calling it a sign of their vigilance, prudence and...

Victims of deadly building fire in Johannesburg died behind locked gates

After one of the worst residential fires in South Africa’s history, little remains of the overcrowded building in Johannesburg that sheltered some 200 Africans....