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US has โ€˜lost its wayโ€™, Chinaโ€™s record-smashing gold deposits: SCMP daily highlights

From an American economist lambasting the US to Chinaโ€™s major gold find, hereโ€™s a round-up from todayโ€™s China and economy coverage.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

What Is an Ethical Supply Chainโ€”And Why Does It Matter?

The companies and institutions most responsible for deforestation support unsustainable practices and contribute to harm. What would an ethical supply chain look like instead?

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Nonprofit Quarterly favicon Nonprofit Quarterly

Detention of South Sudan's VP nullifies peace deal, his party says

The detention of SouthSudan's First Vice President Riek Machar under house arrest has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the 2013-2018 civil war, his party said on Thursday.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Search for missing US soldiers in Lithuania continues as vehicle is found submerged in water

Rescuers drained water from a swamp as they tried to retrieve an M88 Hercules armoured vehicle.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

US immigration officials detain Turkish student over pro-Palestine views

Video shows masked and plain-clothed US federal agents detaining a Turkish PhD student from Tufts University.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Which EU countries rank best in the world for women's health?

In 12 EU countries, women's satisfaction with the quality of care has decreased, with Greece reporting the lowest score at 32%.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Kids Under Fire

American doctors who volunteered in Gaza report witnessing disturbing pattern of children shot by the Israeli military.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Venezuela Rejects Marco Rubioโ€™s Stigmatization of Cuban Medical Missions

Cuban doctors have saved millions of lives around the world, recalled Foreign Minister Gil. On Wednesday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil condemned recent statements by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who called the deployment of Cuban medical missions โ€œatrocious.โ€ RELATED: Cuba and Venezuela Unite Against US Sanctions: โ€œThis is an Attack on Our [โ€ฆ]

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

6 killed, 39 rescued after tourist submarine sinks off Egypt's coast

SixRussians diedon Thursdayand 39 foreign tourists were rescuedwhen aviewingsubmarine sank off theEgyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada, the local governor's officesaid on Facebook, adding that no passengers or crew were still missing.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

4 Key Myths That Manufacture an Immigration โ€˜Crisisโ€™ in Australia

A so-called Australian immigration crisis is a central election issue, but it's based on misconceptions easily debunked by any examination of the evidence.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Kristi Noem visits El Salvador prison holding US deportees

Visiting a high-security El Salvador prison, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reinforced the Trump administrationโ€™s immigration crackdown while inspecting deported Venezuelans held under harsh conditions for alleged gang ties.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

As Offshore Wind Struggles Under Trump, Thereโ€™s Still Room for Progress

The U.S. offshore wind industry felt a malaise even before President Donald Trump returned to office in January and signed an order that froze development of new projects. This halt to new offshore wind leases followed a multi-year stretch in which the industry struggled with high interest rates, difficulty obtaining parts and an accident last [โ€ฆ]

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Ethiopia: TPLF Rejects PM Abiy's Call to Nominate Tigray Interim President, Calls It 'Unilateral Decision' Violating Pretoria Agreement

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has rejected Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's call for Tigray's people to "nominate" candidates for the interim presidency, calling it a "unilateral decision" that "violates the Pretoria Agreement."

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Pakistanโ€™s Parsi community shrinks as youth make โ€˜difficult decisionโ€™ to migrate

Many young and skilled Pakistanis want to leave a country wracked with political uncertainty, security challenges and a struggling economy.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Trumpโ€™s Gutting of RFA Hurts Press Freedom โ€“ And Helps Its Opponents โ€“ Across Asiaย 

RFA and VOA had been the most accessible alternatives to state media for many people in countries like China and North Korea. Not anymore.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

French President Macron announces plan for 'reassurance force' in Ukraine

Leaders from nearly 30 countries and NATO and EU chiefs met in the French capital to discuss bolstering aid to Kyiv and deploying European troops to secure long-term peace.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Jean-Noรซl Barrot tells China's foreign minister 'a new Europe is emerging'

The French Foreign Minister's two-day visit to China is an opportunity to gauge Beijing's attitude toward Ukraine ahead of major talks on a possible European peacekeeping force.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Africa: HIV Funding Cuts Could Lead to Millions of Infections, Deaths By 2030 - Study

[Independent (Kampala)] Countries such as Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, would suffer the most

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Lawsuit against the ATP und WTA: Game, set, reform?

The PTPA players' union founded by superstar Novak Djokovic has filed a lawsuit against tennis federations demanding a bigger share of the revenue and better player safety. DW has what you need to know.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

The Drone Dilemma: How Unchecked Warfare From Above Threatens the Indo-Pacific

From the Taiwan Strait to the Korean Peninsula, a drone arms race threatens to turn simmering tensions into open conflict.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Stephen Roach says trade war puts US on course for โ€˜cultural revolutionโ€™

The Yale economist lamented the path his country is taking under US President Donald Trump during a panel discussion at the Boao Forum.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

The Authoritarian Roots and Implications of the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border Agreement

Authoritarian consolidation might have accelerated border deal-making on the paper, but it may also impede deal-making on the ground.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Countering Criminalization: The Vital Role of Organizing Against Homelessness

Homelessness is rising, and homeless people are being criminalized. To counter those trends, support for unhoused people to organize on their own behalf is critical.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Nonprofit Quarterly favicon Nonprofit Quarterly

Somalia: U.S. Military Target Islamic State With Airstrikes in Puntland, Somalia

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- The United States Military launched airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Somalia at the request of the federal government, intensifying efforts to counter the group's expanding influence in the Bari region.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Somalia: German Aid Worker Kidnapped in Somalia Seven Years Ago Pleads for Release

[Shabelle] Mogadishu (Smn) -- Sonja Nientiet, a German nurse who was abducted in Mogadishu seven years ago, has made her first public appearance, pleading for immediate release and a return to her home country.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

The U.S. Security Secretary Toured a Salvadoran Prison as if She Were in a Zoo: Cabello

The Bolivarian interior minister denounced the Salvadoran governmentโ€™s kidnapping of Venezuelan migrants. On Wednesday, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello criticized the visit of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to the maximum-security Salvadoran prison where 238 Venezuelan migrants deported by Washington are being held. RELATED: Mexico Rejects U.S. Tariffs Against Venezuelan Oil โ€œToday a [โ€ฆ]

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

How Local Corruption Evolved in China Under Xi Jinping

Xiโ€™s beefed-up system of anti-corruption inspections paradoxically helps legitimize corrupt practices.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Nicaragua: UN Rights Council Should Renew Expertsโ€™ Mandate

Members of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua hold a press conference during the 58th Human Rights Council session at the UN's European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2025. 2025 Til Buergy/Keystone via AP (Geneva) โ€“ TheUnited Nations Human Rights Council should extend the mandate of the Group of Human Rights Experts onNicaragua for an additional two years, Human Rights Watch said today....

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger

A record27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger inthe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing conflict linked to massive displacement and rising food prices,global food security experts warned on Thursday.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

UN rights body sounds the alarm over South Sudan crisis

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over the rapidly escalating crisis in the country, calling for urgent coordinated action to protect civilians and preserve the 2018 peace deal that ended five years of civil war.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Gaza: UN humanitarians flag impact on children of return to war

The UN Childrenโ€™s Fund (UNICEF) issued a warning on Thursday over the terrible impact on youngsters of renewed Israeli bombardment and the total aid blockade.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Armed groups install โ€˜parallel administrationโ€™ in DR Congo, Security Council hears

Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand theircontrol in North and South Kivu โ€“ setting their sights on more territorial gains.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time

For the first time in nearly two years of brutal conflict between rival militaries, the number of Sudanese internally displaced has fallen, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Thursday.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns

Fast fashion is accelerating an environmental catastrophe, with the equivalent of one garbage truckโ€™s worth of clothing either incinerated or sent to landfill every second, the UN chief warned on Thursday.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Trump threatens 'far larger' tariffs if EU and Canada unite to do 'economic harm' to the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose far larger tariffs on the European Union and Canada if they work together to combat trade tariffs.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International