Student debt relief campaigners on Tuesday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to yet again extend a temporary pause on federal loan payments in response to Republican lawsuits targeting his cancellation plan. “I’m completely confident my plan is legal. But right now it’s on hold because of these lawsuits. We&#...
ISTANBUL (AA) – King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah of Malaysia has announced that he will be making a decision on the new government soon. “I’ll make a decision soon,” Sultan Abdullah said, about forming the new government. “Please be rational, we have to move on. We have to move forward for our beloved […]...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Monday ordered the release of Janusz Walus, who was jailed for killing anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani in 1993, on parole. “The decision of the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services made in March 2022 denying the applicant’s application for parole, is reviewed and set aside,” ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday warned against a rise in Israeli assaults amid negotiations to form the upcoming government in Israel. “If the negotiations to form the government in Israel are based on who builds more settlements, who makes it easier to shoot more at us, and who wants [&h...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany is pressing for a human rights resolution on Iran to be adopted during a special session at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva later this week, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Monday. “The federal (German) government has repeatedly expressed its concern about the massive violence being used by the [&...
YEMEN (AA) – Ninety-two children have died in Yemen between January 1 and November 15 due to the ongoing war, according to ‘Save the Children.’ The number of children injured in the same period was 241. One child was injured on average per day. The organization issued the statement on the occasion of World Children’s […]
ANKARA (AA) – The UN climate change conference COP27 “marks a small step towards climate justice,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday. At the conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, nearly 200 countries made a historic deal to establish a “loss and damage” fund to help vulnerable countries hit hard by climate...
BERLIN/ANKARA (AA) – Child labor has increased in the supply chains of developed countries and blocs such as the European Union, the US, Canada, Japan, Norway and Switzerland, especially due to cruel and illegal business models of corporations, an expert said on World Children’s Day. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, human rights activis...
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (AFP): A fraught UN COP27 summit wrapped up Sunday with a landmark deal on funding to help vulnerable countries cope with devastating climate impacts — and deep disappointment over a failure to push further ambition on cutting emissions. The two-week talks, which at times appeared to teeter on the brink of [&hellip...
Jabalia, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Thousands of Palestinians turned out Friday for the funeral of 21 people who died in a Gaza Strip apartment building fire, an AFP correspondent said. At least seven children were among the dead in the blaze at Jabalia Palestinian refugee camp on Thursday night, said the head of the Indonesian Hospital [&...
