Category: Global News
Why I don’t cheer for Israel’s ‘pro-democracy’ movement
The antigovernment protests in Israel are not about achieving true democracy, but maintaining Jewish privilege.
Filipino women fight for the right to divorce in a deeply Catholic country
101 East meets the women fighting for the right to end their marriages in the deeply Catholic Philippines.
Why did Netanyahu visit Trump for a second time this year?
No new initiatives on Gaza, US-Iran nuclear talks announced.
Fact check: Are other countries ‘cheating’ the US on trade?
Experts say it makes no sense to expect tiny, poor countries to buy costly US goods. And that's not cheating.
US-Russia prisoner swap frees Ksenia Karelina, Arthur Petrov
Moscow releases US-Russian former ballerina for German-Russian businessman freed by Washington.
How Trump flip-flopped on pausing tariffs
Trump initially dismissed a tariff pause. Then he announced a 90-day reduction for all except China.
China complains of ‘irresponsible remarks’ about its role in Ukraine war
Statement comes after Zelenskyy’s claims that Beijing is aware of Chinese recruits in Russia’s military.
Ralph Wilde on the ICJ & why Israeli occupation must end
Ralph Wilde talks about the 2024 ruling by the ICJ that deems Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories illegal
Sudan’s RSF accused of ‘sickening’ sexual violence on women, girls: Report
Amnesty International documents 36 cases of women and girls as young as 15 subjected to many forms of sexual violence.
Bombed-out Gaza university becomes shelter for displaced Palestinians
The Islamic University of Gaza turns into a shelter for hundreds of displaced families amid war and destruction.