World News in Brief: Global investment plunges, hurricane season in Haiti, rising cholera and...
Their latest data shows that the outlook for international investment this year “is negative”, a sharp course correction from January, when “modest” growth seemed...
Guterres welcomes deals to halt energy attacks in Ukraine, Russia
“Any ceasefire is welcome because it saves lives, but it is essential that a ceasefire paves the way for a just peace in Ukraine,”...
Why do most people believe in and stick with incorrect universe origin theories?
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With the plethora of scientific data and beautiful pictures of celestial bodies that...
Kim Poole’s Tribute to Malcolm’ Mother + Where, Oh Where, Is Bev Smith?
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March 31, 2025Women’s History Month Edition of Vantage Point
The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels, is joined by special guests Kim Poole, Founder...
West Bank: UN report warns of ‘systematic asphyxiation’ of Palestinian rights
The report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, documents what it describes as a decades-long system of discrimination that has sharply intensified since...
What America Loses in a Shutdown
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
For millions of Americans, the federal government isn’t an abstraction. It’s a paycheck, a housing voucher, a...
Intensifying threat looms large as UN highlights the world’s growing nuclear arsenals
26 September marks the International Day which highlights the ongoing scourge of the nuclear arms race – an opportunity for the international community to...
ICC Prosecutor appeals for evidence of Darfur atrocities
In a video posted on social media, Karim Khan urged victim groups, civil society organizations, national authorities, and international partners to engage with his...
150,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh amid renewed Myanmar violence
As armed clashes intensify and conditions worsen inside Myanmar, thousands continue to cross the border seeking safety in the overcrowded camps of Cox’s Bazar,...
UN provides emergency cash injection for global crisis hotspots
More than a third of the funds will support aid efforts in Yemen ($20 million) and Ethiopia ($15 million), where desperate civilians are grappling...
Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum
Mohamed Refaat, IOM Chief of Mission in Sudan, was speaking to reporters after returning from previously inaccessible Khartoum state, which is now back under...
Aid deprioritised as commercial goods flow into Gaza, UN warns
Despite sustained efforts by the UN and its partners, needs are rising faster than aid can be delivered, according to Olga Cherevko, an OCHA...
France signals willingness to discuss reparations for colonial massacres in Niger
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French government says it is open to dialogue but does not acknowledge responsibility in letter seen by the Guardian.
By Eromo Egbejule,...
Civilians at breaking point in eastern DR Congo warns top aid official, in call...
“The rapid and uninterrupted expansion of the conflict, particularly in South Kivu province, continues to inflict a heavy toll on the civilian population,” said...
Gaza: UN staff now fainting from hunger, exhaustion; WHO worker detained
“Doctors, nurses, journalists, humanitarians, among them UNRWA staff, are hungry…fainting due to hunger and exhaustion while performing their duties,” said Juliette Touma, Director of...
World News in Brief: West Bank deaths, Venezuela rights violations, soaring debt worldwide
Israel’s large-scale operation in the north is continuing, OCHA said in a daily news update, which accounts for 27 of the deaths “where lethal...
MAGA white America would rather dump acid in the swimming pool than share it...
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By David A. Love, JD —
Welcome to the MAGA era of white grievance under Trump, a desire to return to the...
Gazans’ suffering goes on amid intensifying Israeli strikes
In occupied East Jerusalem, meanwhile, Israeli protesters illegally entered a compound of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA.The development comes after the Israeli...
Crackdown on Palestinian civil society is reaching alarming levels, warns UN human rights office
Israeli security forces raided the organisation’s offices in Ramallah and Hebron on 1 December, vandalising property and detaining staff. According to OHCHR, people present in the buildings were blindfolded, handcuffed and...
‘A language everyone understands’: Jordanian cartoonist on art as hope
Based in the capital of Jordan, Abdallat has spent years using art to spark conversations on human rights, tolerance and social change. Through his...
Bridging Science and Faith Mathematically: Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel’s Discovery of Cosmic Timelines
Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel’s historic discovery scientifically validates the Earth, Moon, and Sun’s formation timeline (in 2.82 days, 3.32 days, and 3.69 days respectively) aligning...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Situation in Ukraine
The UN Security Council is meeting on Friday morning to discuss the situation in Ukraine amid mounting concerns over the intensifying hostilities and growing...
Black Leaders to Assess Impact of a “Disastrous” Election
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November 14, 2024 town hall meeting will discuss the way forward for Black America
Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the New York...
Human rights groups urged to ‘unite more than ever’ in efforts to end racism
Martin Kimani, chairperson of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, presented its annual report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva during...
