‘Unspeakable’: Fourth student dies in US high school shooting
A fourth student has died of injuries suffered during a mass shooting earlier this week at a high school in the US state of Michigan that prompted widespread mourning and … Read More
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US abortion rights at stake as Supreme Court takes up key case
Washington, DC – The United States Supreme Court is taking up a case that could reverse decades of access to abortion in the US, in what women’s rights advocates are … Read More
Assange and the assurances of ‘civilised’ torturers
In persisting with its campaign to have Wikileaks founder Julian Assange extradited from the United Kingdom, the US continues to expose its own systemic crimes. The “assurances” of humane treatment … Read More
Blinken calls for negotiations amid Ethiopia military escalation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greatly concerned about Ethiopia’s military escalation and called for urgent negotiations over the crisis, a US State Department spokesperson said. The comments late … Read More
In tiny home villages, unhoused Americans find temporary reprieve
Oakland, California – Tim Ybarra, 62, flips through an assembly book for a geodesic dome. It will ultimately become a kitchen, providing one meal a day for residents of Union Point … Read More
‘Incomparable’ Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim dies at 91
Legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, widely credited with transforning musical theatre, died on Friday at the age of 91, his publicist said. Sondheim – renowned for musicals including West … Read More
Blinken says Hamdok’s reinstatement as Sudan’s PM is ‘first step’
The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Sudan’s leaders to work rapidly to put the country’s democratic transition back on track. He made the appeal on Monday … Read More
Chinese tennis player’s call with IOC chief not enough, says WTA
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai’s video call with the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not address or alleviate the Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) concern about her wellbeing, … Read More
Instagram investigated by US states over impact on kids
A bipartisan coalition of United States state attorneys general said on Thursday it has opened a probe into Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, for promoting its subsidiary Instagram to … Read More
US judge vacates convictions of two men for murder of Malcolm X
Two men who spent decades in prison in the United States for the 1965 murder of Black civil rights leader Malcolm X have been exonerated, acknowledging a gross miscarriage of justice … Read More