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โ€˜Racism requires ignoranceโ€™: How art and culture can help end racial discrimination

Despite significant progress over the years, the fight against racism and racial discrimination remains as urgent as ever.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

โ€˜Donโ€™t cut the aidโ€™: Insecurity worsens for stateless Rohingya, says UNHCRโ€™s Grandi

The plight of Myanmarโ€™s ethnic Rohingya is intensifying almost eight years since hundreds of thousands fled persecution and sought shelter in Bangladesh, the UN said on Monday, in an appeal for $934.5 million to help them.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Guterres urges governments to free detained UN personnel and ensure their safety

UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres has called for the immediate release of 52 United Nations personnel currently detained worldwide, including 23 being held by the de facto authorities in Yemen.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

South Sudan on the brink of civil war, top UN official warns

South Sudan is teetering on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war as violence escalates and political tensions deepen, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) warned on Monday.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Greenland condemns planned visits by Usha Vance and Trump adviser

The pair will make separate trips this week, after threats from the US president to take over the island.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

Russia, U.S. wrap day-long talks on possible Black Sea ceasefire with Ukraine

U.S. and Russian officials wrapped up day-long talks on Monday focused on a narrow proposal for a ceasefire at sea between Kyiv and Moscow, part of a diplomatic effort that Washington hopes will help pave the way for broader peace negotiations.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Germany's Red Army Faction: Far-left terror group member stands trial

The trial of alleged Red Army Faction (RAF) terrorist Daniela Klette is about to begin. The group also known as Baader-Meinhof Gang has attracted considerable media attention since the 1970s.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Tate brothers report to Romanian police after return from US

The brothers report to police as part of an ongoing criminal investigation after returning from the US.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

When the Mouth Speaks, the Whole Person Heals: Bringing Integrative Community Therapy and Solidarity Care from Brazilโ€™s Favelas to the United States

Integrative Community Therapy and the concept of solidarity care offer a way to help create community, solve personal and community challenges, alleviate suffering, cultivate love and solidarity, and move us toward health equity and justice. Thatโ€™s a tall order, but itโ€™s within the capacity of the people. In fact, that is the only place it exists.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: Nonprofit Quarterly favicon Nonprofit Quarterly

Bridging the Healthcare Gap: How Sick Pikin Helps Sierra Leoneโ€™s Children Access Lifesaving Treatments

As geopolitical shifts and domestic pressures in donor countries increasingly dictate the future of global health assistance, smaller nonprofits, like Sick Pikin in Sierra Leone, continue relying on the communities they serve for support. With limited healthcare infrastructure and ongoing funding challenges, itโ€™s clear that more sustainable solutions are needed.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: Nonprofit Quarterly favicon Nonprofit Quarterly

Beijing pledges greater market access as top global CEOs gather at the China Development Forum

The forum came as Beijing seeks to attract foreign investment as its economy grappled with sluggish domestic consumption and escalating trade tensions.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

Given the historical, inherent biases in society generally and healthcare specifically, AI-driven advancements are not going to serve minority groups as a matter of course. Unless they are tailored to represent and serve all communities equally, they will exacerbate existing biases and disparities. We need representative data. How do we get there?

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: Nonprofit Quarterly favicon Nonprofit Quarterly

Poster of Indiaโ€™s Yogi Adityanath in Pro-Monarchy Rally Triggers War of Words in Nepal

Adityanath, who is the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, which borders Nepal, is a prominent leader of the BJP.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Why are African teams playing football against Russia?

Since being banned from competitive football after invading Ukraine, Russia have largely faced sympathetic countries in friendlies. Increasingly, African sides are answering the call. Why is that?

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Faith comes before football - Ouattara

Bournemouth forward Dango Ouattara says Islam helps him "stay on the right path", as he discusses football, faith and fasting.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Duterte falls victim to oligarchic power in the Philippines

When former President Rodrigo Duterte was handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 11, 2025, it was more than the culmination of a family dramaโ€”it was the latest chapter in the centuries-old story of oligarchic power that has shaped Philippine politics, from even before the Marcos dictatorship to the present day. This [โ€ฆ] The post Duterte falls victim to oligarchic power in the Philippines...

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

4 key changes you may have missed in the new school funding agreement

In some good news for Australian students, there is now a firm plan to โ€˜fully fundโ€™ public schools by 2034.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Concept of โ€˜Greater Mizoramโ€™ Gets a Shot in the Arm From Myanmarโ€™s Spring Revolution

The coming together of areas inhabited by communities in Indiaโ€™s Mizoram and Myanmarโ€™s Chin State has New Delhiโ€™s tacit support. Myanmarโ€™s junta is not amused.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Breaking Decades of Silence, Sri Lanka Revisits the Batalanda Legacy

An interview with a former President that led to public calls for a probe into the Batalanda Commission Report has finally prompted the government to reopen a dark chapter.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Erasing Aurangzeb to Marginalize Muslims: Indiaโ€™s โ€˜Graveโ€™ Concern

The tomb of the 17th-century Mughal Emperor is in the crosshairs of Indiaโ€™s Hindu nationalists.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Federal budget 2025: hereโ€™s what we know so far

In an election year, federal budgets are rarely huge surprises. Hereโ€™s a list of funding announcements the government has already made.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

The real US jobs disruptor? Americaโ€™s own future

US President Donald Trumpโ€™s latest tariffs, set to take effect on April 2, mark a renewed push for economic nationalism, targeting steel, aluminum, autos and other imports. The White House frames it as a move toward reciprocal trade, a boost for US manufacturing and the growth of blue-collar jobs. The reality is rising costs for [โ€ฆ] The post The real US jobs disruptor? Americaโ€™s own future appeared first on Asia Times....

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

NewJeans announce hiatus after setback in court battle

The K-pop group, which now call themselves NJZ, announce a pause after debuting a new song.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Man jailed after rape caught on washing machine reflection

Reports say the attack was reflected on a washing machine lid and caught on security footage.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Alibaba-affiliate Ant combines Chinese and U.S. chips to slash AI development costs

Alibaba-affiliate Ant Group is using both Chinese and U.S.-made semiconductors to make its AI more efficient, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Synchronised bleaching: Ningaloo and the Great Barrier Reef are bleaching in unison for the first time

A marine heatwave has hit Ningaloo Reef hard โ€“and the northern Great Barrier Reef is now bleaching too.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Mystery solved: our tests reveal the tiny algae killing fish and harming surfers on SA beaches

A harmful algal bloom of Karenia mikimotoi made dozens of surfers sick and killed seadragons, fish and octopuses on two South Australian beaches.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Germany: Social Security Failing to Protect Rights

Click to expand Image A womancollecting foodfroma Tafel-run food bank in Berlin, Germany, while children in strollers look on,July 3, 2023. 2023 Carsten Koall/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Social security failures coupled with structural gender inequality leave many people in Germany mired in poverty, especially single-parent families and older women.Major gaps remain in the worldโ€™s third richest country between the...

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

French Diplomacy Lies Behind Delay in Cambodia Grenade Attack Trial

Two Cambodian generals are on trial in absentia for the bloody 1997 attack, which left at least 16 people dead.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Myanmar Junta Chief to Attend Regional Summit in Bangkok: Report

The trip to Thailand for the 6th BIMSTEC Summit would be Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's first to an ASEAN member state since 2021.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Global Cooperation Needed to Tackle Air Pollution

Click to expand Image Smoke billows over the Mississippi River in Louisianaโ€™s Cancer Alley. October 15, 2023. 2023 Eli Reed for Human Rights Watch Government officials, local authorities, health professionals, and civil society are gathering today at the secondglobal conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, Colombia.As multilateralism is under threat, this convening is a crucial opportunity for...

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Nepal: Extend Social Protection for Children in Coming Budget

Click to expand Image Children write in chalk on the walls of a Saraswati temple on the festival of Saraswati Puja on January 26, 2023. 2023 Sipa via AP Images (Bangkok) โ€“ The government of Nepal should use the forthcoming budget to protect the rights of Nepali children by expanding its popular and successful Child Grant program, 24 Nepali and international rights groups said today in a letter to Finance Minister...

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Monique Ryan's husband confronted after removing Liberal campaign sign from Melbourne yard โ€“ video

The video, supplied to Guardian Australia by Coalition sources, shows independent MP Monique Ryan's husband, Peter Jordan, walking down the street with the large sign. When the person filming the video asks why he took it down, Jordan replies, โ€˜Because itโ€™s on public landโ€™, and declines to give his identity when asked. Continue reading...

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Zelenskyy urges pressure on Russia as US-Ukraine talks begin

The US is optimistic about high-stakes talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, while Kyiv and Moscow are less so.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

'I scarred my six children by using skin-lightening creams'

A mother explains why she - and 77% of the countryโ€™s women - have used dangerous creams.

Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa