The State of the Presidential Race
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October 21, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined...
Children and amputees bear brunt of Myanmar’s deadly landmine epidemic
However, the grim statistic is just the surface of a larger crisis, independent human rights experts warned on Friday, as the military junta intensifies...
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Security Council set to meet on Syria
While the war in Gaza grinds on with dozens of civilians already reportedly killed and injured so far this year - and as the...
Christian Times Tribute to Lloyd A. Williams
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By Rev. Dennis Dillon, Christian Times —
As the HARLEM WEEK celebration continues in Harlem, our historic community, city and nation mourn...
Vantage Point: Open Forum – Trump’s Assault on the People’s Safety Net
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February 3, 2025 Edition of Vantage Point: The Cost of Living Index | Trump’s Assault on the People’s Safety Net
The Professor,...
‘Keep the lights on’ for women and girls caught up in crisis
The UN’s reproductive health agency, UNFPA, has been working to assess the impact of recent steep funding cuts, warning that from the Democratic Republic...
Half of Jamaica’s population reeling from Hurricane Melissa
More than 130 roads were blocked, power and communication networks disrupted, while health services remain under heavy strain, according to the UN aid coordination...
Calls grow louder for more age-inclusive societies
“Every older person has the right to age with dignity security and access to opportunities that enrich their lives,” said one of the key...
Strikes in Gaza, Lebanon, as aid teams support ‘overwhelmed’ burns centre
Beit Lahiya town in northern Gaza and Nuseirat refugee camp in the centre of the enclave were the focus of dawn strikes, local media...
100 Days of Lies and Insanity
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Are you better off than you were three months ago, when the current President was sworn into...
Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit
The updated Global Report on Food Crises reveals that nearly two million people are now grappling with the most critical level of food insecurity,...
Amid escalating attacks in Gaza, UN rights chief calls on US to withdraw sanctions...
The measures announced on Thursday target Al-Haq group, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) and Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, in relation to...
Gaza: Deep concern for civilians as aid crossings remain shut
Speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that the Kerem Shalom, Zikim and Erez crossings had remained closed...
Letting Coal Die Will Save Both Lives and Money and Create Jobs (In Coal...
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By Ben Jealous —
Note to every American: Keeping coal plants open – never mind bringing more online – kills people.
And closing...
World News in Brief: UNAMA concern over migrant deaths, ‘war tactics’ in the West...
The alleged attack occurred on 14 to 15 October in the Kala Gan border area of Iran’s Sistan Province near the Iran-Pakistan border. The organisation...
Reparation Information Thought Series – Staying Strong During Political Turmoil
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Watch this video of the Reparation Information Thought Series: Staying Strong in the Fight for Reparations During Political Turmoil, co-hosted by...
Gaza: ‘Sickening normalisation’ of suffering, amid attacks on people and aid convoys
According to local media reports, 30 Palestinians were killed in the central Gaza area overnight on Friday due to airstrikes, said Louise Wateridge, Senior...
Only 3 per cent of UN emergency food aid getting to desperate Gazans
At the end of December, a joint UN convoy of nine trucks successfully reached people in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, who had been cut...
Belgium Marks Congo Leader’s Legacy and Possible Trial
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Surprise move towards trial of veteran diplomat over Patrice Lumumba’s 1961 assassination coincides with show seeking to widen focus on his...
The Tariff Wars Affect Everyone, Especially the Low Income
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Because I lack a degree in psychology or pathology, I cannot speculate about the motives of the...
You Were Always Enough
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By Ben Jealous —
When New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams spoke directly to Black boys at a recent inauguration, his...
‘We are at a point of no return’: grave violations against children surge for...
This number represents a 25 per cent increase from 2023, marking the third consecutive year that violations have increased. 22,495 violations were committed against...
Floods, landslides wreak havoc across South Asia
The worst affected regions are Chattogram and Sylhet, where major rivers are “flowing well above danger levels”, further aggravating the situation, according to the...
Syria: Relative of Assad regime’s disappeared speaks of anguish in search for truth and...
Obeida Dabbagh’s brother Mazen, and nephew Patrick – both Syrian-French nationals – were arrested by Air Force Intelligence officials in November 2013.Held for years...
