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Joint Statement of U.S. Government Officials who have Resigned over U.S. policy towards Gaza, Palestine, and Israel

We are former U.S. Government Officials who resigned from our respective positions over the last nine months due to our grave concerns with current U.S. policy towards the crisis in Gaza, and U.S. policies and practices towards Palestine and Israel…

PPFA Bats for a Correct NRC with the 1951 Base Year

Guwahati:  Expressing distress over the recent debates about the voting pattern of Bangladesh-origin Muslims in favor of a particular political party in the General Elections 2024 and a steady increase in aggression over the original inhabitants despite enjoying development benefits…

Oppenheimer’s Apology to A-Bomb Survivors Revealed in New Footage

June 20, Hiroshima — NHK has uncovered newly found video footage in Hiroshima City, revealing that J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who led the development of the atomic bomb, apologized to survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings 60…

Indian Journalist Stabbed to Death, PEC Demands Probe

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign, the global media safety and rights body, expresses shock over the murder of an Indian journalist based in Bihar on Tuesday evening and demands a fair probe into the incident to identify the culprits for necessary…

Yanis Varoufakis on Julian Assange’s release

  Yanis Varoufakis with a passionate speech about Julian Assange’s release and a scathing criticism of those who sought to keep him behind bars for the crime of ‘journalism’. Julian Assange is finally a free man. The WikiLeaks co-founder was…

At Least 1,301 People Die During Mecca Hajj Pilgrimage in Intense Heat

According to Saudi Arabia, at least 1,301 people lost their lives due to intense heat during the Hajj pilgrimage. Most of those making the pilgrimage did not have permits and were left exposed to the scorching elements. “Regrettably, the number of mortalities…

The Invisibles: About Mass Persecution of Dissidents in Ukraine

“We insist on respect for human rights,” Chilean President Gabriel Boric made such a message at the peace summit in Switzerland. Indeed, the current Russian-Ukrainian military conflict has catastrophic humanitarian consequences and the issue of respect for human rights within…

‘A Taste of What’s to Come’: Wildfire Near Los Angeles Forces 1,200 to Evacuate

On Saturday afternoon, the Post Fire began in a mountainous region of California, approximately 45 miles northwest of Los Angeles, according to authorities. By Sunday, it had burned more than 14,000 acres of brush and grasslands, forcing about 1,200 people to evacuate the…

We were called “Terrorists” and Forcibly Ejected by Police from Congressional Baseball Game

During last week’s Congressional Baseball Game, dozens of us in the crowd conveyed urgent messages to stop funding Israel’s genocide of Palestinians and to address the escalating climate crisis. We were met by hundreds of police from different jurisdictions who…

Efforts to Protect Ozone Layer a ‘Huge Global Success,’ Scientists Say

An international team of scientists say efforts to protect the ozone layer have been a “huge global success,” with damaging atmospheric gases declining more quickly than expected. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes According to the new study, the total amount of chlorine — which…

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