A new U.N. report calls on Canada to amend legislation that potentially strips “tens of thousands” of Indigenous women of Indian status for marrying non-Indigenous men. While Indigenous women lose their status under Canada’s Indian Act, which was passed in 1876, their children cannot inherit their mother’s heritage status. Indigeno...
Yemen has seen a significant number of infectious diseases in various regions as the ongoing war has had a negative impact on the health sector. Health facilities are overcrowded with patients ravaged by various epidemics. Among the most prominent diseases currently prevalent in Yemen are dengue and viral fever. The continuing coronavirus outb...
An international body fighting money laundering says the United Arab Emirates isn’t doing enough to stop criminals and militants from hiding wealth there. Paris-based Financial Action Task Force on Friday placed UAE on its “gray list” of 23 countries, including Jordan, Syria and Yemen. The Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arab...
A boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya refugees, including dozens of children, landed on the coast of Indonesia’s westernmost province Aceh on Sunday, police said. The vessel sailed from a Rohingya camp in Bangladesh, arriving shortly after 3 a.m. on a beach in Bireun BIRI YOON district. It carried 114 people, including 58 men, 21 […]...
Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was on fire Friday after Russian strikes hit the Ukrainian facility, a spokesman said. Russia is now in control of the plant, as it intensifies strikes across the country. There are fresh reports of civilian casualties and devastating damage. That’s despite Moscow agreeing to Ukraine’s request for humanita...
The U.N. children’s agency, UNICEF said half a million children have already fled Ukraine to neighboring countries, with a growing number of refugees. Poland’s border guards said more than 600,000 people had crossed over. The UN expects that more than 10 million people may flee their homes if violence continues, including 4 million people who ...
The European Union offered immediate protection status to millions of Ukrainian nationals and long-term residents seeking refuge in the EU as of Feb. 24. But nearly everyone else, such as foreign students from Africa in Ukraine, is not covered. Some foreign students say they have watched as Ukrainian pets crossed the border to safety, while [&...
Young Fridays for Future climate campaigners took to the streets worldwide Thursday to stand with the people of Ukraine. They called for a world that prioritizes peace and freedom from fossil fuels for all. It criticized people for ignoring wars in South Sudan, Iraq, Nigeria, and the many other southern regions affected by “imperialist and [&h...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution Wednesday supporting Ukraine and calling for a ceasefire amid Russia’s war. It cleared the House floor with a 426-3 vote. Republican Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Matt Rosendale of Montana cast the only opposing votes. The non-binding resolution also...
Lawyers for four families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem said Thursday Ottoman and Jordanian documents prevented Israeli’s top court from enforcing eviction orders. The Israeli Supreme Court decision was “unprecedented,” lawyers said. They added they will continue efforts to prove Palestinian families own the land...