Amazon Indigenous people are leaving the rainforest for cities, and finding urban poverty
ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil—In 1976, Binan Tuku ventured to meet a Brazilian government’s expedition on the banks of the Itui River in a remote...
UN report blasts U.S. rights abuses of detainees at Guantanamo Bay
A report released by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism called...
Kenya’s president urges shift away from U.S. dollar in intra-continental trade
At the recent two-day Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, convened by France and hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, Kenyan President William Ruto...
Congo fashion show hopes to inspire peace, creativity in region affected by conflict
GOMA, Congo—As she puts the final touches on her latest collection, a fashion designer in Congo sees the pinning, sewing and ironing as a...
Secretary-General Guterres condemns Israel’s recent advancement of plans to build in occupied West Bank
The UN Secretary-General condemned on June 28 Israel’s recent advancement of plans for over 5,500 housing units in settlements in the occupied West Bank....
Nicaragua takes complaint to UN over U.S. refusal to pay compensation for backing death squad
Nicaragua has lodged a complaint with the UN against the U.S. for its refusal to comply with a ruling by the International Court of...
Oil spill from Shell pipeline impacts farms and a river in a long-polluted part of Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria—A new oil spill at a Shell facility in Nigeria has contaminated farmland and a river, upending livelihoods in the fishing and farming...
Report: UK health system cause for serious concern, lags behind other comparable countries
A new report has warned that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is a cause for “serious concern,” as it lags well behind other comparable countries in...
Africa is trapped in unpayable debt by the IMF and World Bank
The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan said in New Orleans in 2008, that “After slavery, we (Blacks) were forced into sharecropping. Small country merchants took...
Cuban officials conclude Russia trip with agreements on oil, wheat, and renewed tourism
HAVANA, Cuba—Cuba said on June 20 it is reaffirming its alliance with Russia through a series of agreements considered key for the island nation,...