Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: Death toll rises amid recovery and rescue efforts
Two deadly earthquakes struck Venezuela less than a minute apart on Wednesday, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, causing at least 164 deaths and...
What I Saw on Juneteenth at Andrew Jackson’s Plantation
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Neighbors of all colors gathered on sacred and stained ground, called each other cousin, and reminded a nation that freedom belongs...
Revolutions 250 Years Ago and Today
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By Ted Glick —
“What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him,...
The Centering and Sustaining Beauty of Soul
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
Closing out this month of celebrating Black Music, I would like to do some sankofa sharing of...
From Lebanon to the Strait of Hormuz, a Middle East hanging on fragile peace...
Meanwhile, in the Gaza Strip, UN humanitarian operations are continuing despite growing shortages, worsened by Israeli restrictions on imports of materials needed for emergency...
Singing with ‘Soul’ to Heal America, Ray Charles Led the Nation Forward
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By Hazel Trice Edney —
It was Oct. 28, 2001, less than two months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the...
Venezuela quake disaster: UN urges collective effort to help victims
At least 164 people have been confirmed dead and 971 were injured after the powerful tremors hit northern areas late Wednesday less than one...
World News in Brief: Students injured in Sudan drone strike, dangerous returns in south...
Senior UN officials including the Secretary-General and human rights chief have warned that the Rapid Support Forces, (RSF) could launch an imminent assault on...
World News in Brief: UN launches Hormuz evacuation plan, UNICEF youth champion killed in...
The development follows months of hardship and distress for thousands of innocent seafarers and comes on the heels of the memorandum of understanding between...
New Security Council resolution upholds accountability for attacks against peacekeepers
Resolution 2823 (2026) calls upon all relevant stakeholders to cooperate with the UN to facilitate the identification, investigation and prosecution of perpetrators without delay. The text was put forward by Denmark and Pakistan, two of the...
Being Mindfully Measured in These Hostile Times
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
In the midst of the everyday madness, the extreme cruelty, the vulgarness and viciousness, and the greed,...
Reconciling Jackson and Jackson
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By Ben Jealous —
The party of Andrew Jackson has spent a decade running from him. It should keep the two things...
For Sale: Children’s Nutrition
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
They are calling it a budget cut. But let’s be clear: when Congress cuts WIC, it is...
Open Forum with the Professor
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In this edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” hosts an Open Forum on current events and issues...
World News in Brief: Pope Leo urges action on hunger, humanitarian strain deepens in...
Speaking at a time of mounting humanitarian need and shrinking resources, the Pope warned that conflict continues to drive food insecurity around the world...
For one young refugee in Uganda, basketball is more than a game
He sees young people who, like him, arrived in Uganda after fleeing insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Many are trying to...
Libya’s political process regains momentum, but window for action is narrowing, UN envoy warns
The country's current stalemate pits the UN-recognised Government of National Unity in the capital Tripoli against eastern-based authorities backed by the House of Representatives...
UN upholds freedom of movement for peacekeepers in Lebanon
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric updated journalists on the activities of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and ongoing humanitarian support to people displaced by hostilities between Israeli troops and Hezbollah...
Security Council LIVE: Gaza in the spotlight as dire conditions continue
Months since Gaza’s nominal ceasefire began, Palestinians continue to be killed and maimed in drone and airstrikes, including the enclave’s police force which is...
US makes $1 billion contribution to UN child rights and food agencies
This week the US State Department announced a more than $800 million contribution to the World Food Programme (WFP) and a more than $218 million partnership with...
US-Iran deal: technical work can begin, says atomic energy agency
“We believe the fact that the indispensable role of the IAEA is recognized is a sound point of departure,” said Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director...
Rights defender killings hit record high as UN pushes to shore up humanitarian action
Preliminary data indicates that some 950 human rights defenders, journalists and trade unionists were killed or forcibly disappeared worldwide in 2025, more than double the...
Ebola treatment capacity expands in DR Congo as WHO issues new guidelines
WHO has expanded isolation capacity for suspected cases and upgraded treatment facilities, including the construction of individual isolation rooms that meet latest infection prevention...
Resettlement remains out of reach for millions of refugees
According to UNHCR’s latest Projected Global Resettlement Needs report, an estimated 2.4 million refugees worldwide will require resettlement in 2027 because they remain at risk in the countries where they...
