Congolese Mourners Call Out Rwanda and Western Supporters for “Genocide” on Its People
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, families gathered Wednesday to bury nearly two dozen children who were killed earlier this month after rocket attacks on camps for displaced people near the city ...
Texas Storms Kill 4, Cut Power to a Million Customers
In other news from Texas, at least four people are dead and nearly 1 million are without power after heavy rains and powerful storms battered the Houston area Thursday night, causing massive floods ...
Spain Bars Ships with Weapons For Israel; 13 Foreign Ministers Warn Against Israel’s Rafah Assault
Spain has denied port access to an Israeli-bound ship from India carrying explosives. Spain says it will no longer allow ...
“Israel’s Genocide Has Reached New and Horrific Stage”: South Africa Requests Urgent ICJ Intervention
In The Hague, the International Court of Justice has ordered representatives for Israel to submit more information about ...
SCOTUS Overrules Challenge to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding mechanism that could have ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Pardons Known Racist Who Murdered BLM Protester in 2020
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has pardoned Daniel Perry, the U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted and sentenced to 25 years for murdering Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster in 2020. Ahead of the ...
Ron DeSantis Eliminates Climate Change as Priority in Florida’s Energy Policy
In Florida, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that removes all references to “climate change” in state law and weakens regulations on pipelines, among other measures. The move ...
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“We Don’t Want Ships. We Want Safety”: Displaced Gazans Reject U.S. Pier; U.N. Calls for Land Access
Israel’s deadly attacks throughout the Gaza Strip are intensifying with thousands more Palestinians in northern Gaza now cut ...
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“Resist the Normalization of Evil”: Israeli Reporter Amira Hass on Palestine & the Role of Journalism
Our guest is the Haaretz correspondent Amira Hass, the only Israeli Jewish journalist to have spent 30 years living in and reporting from Gaza and the West Bank. She is the recipient of the 2024 ...
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Another Deportation Flight Leaves the U.S. for Haiti Despite “Grave Dangers”
Back in the U.S., immigrant rights groups continue to demand the Biden administration immediately halt deportations to Haiti ...
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Police Raid and Arrest Students at Gaza Solidarity Encampments at UC Berkeley, DePaul University
Police continued their violent crackdown on student Gaza solidarity protests this week, with arrests and raids Thursday at UC Berkeley, as well as DePaul University in Chicago. This is DePaul student ...
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HRW Says Rwanda Denied Entry to Its Researcher
In other news about Rwanda, Human Rights Watch said Rwandan immigration authorities denied entry to one of its researchers this week. HRW said the move “exposes the government’s deep-seated hostility ...