Arts advocate Usha Chandradas stated that the speed of art removal from public spaces is not inevitable. She suggested that public spaces can manage tensions around art installations. Chandradas believes appreciation for art should not depend on prior approval. While tension is inevitable when it comes to how public spaces are used, the speed with which we default to removal does not have to be, says arts advocate and former Nominated MP Usha Chandradas.
Andy Burnham's election to Westminster sealed Keir Starmer's political fate. The former mayor of Greater Manchester won a by-election, leading to Starmer's resignation as Labour leader. Keir Starmer’s political fate was all but sealed when Labour’s ‘King of the North’, former mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham won a seat in Westminster (the U. K.’s Parliament) last week, after winning a bye-election.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned from his position in the United Kingdom. This decision followed intense political pressure. The summary also noted an ammonia gas leak in Tamil Nadu. In this episode, we look at the resignation of U. K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer amid mounting political pressure, the deadly ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing unit in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district, and more.
China banned government departments from buying products from 46 US defense contractors. It also blacklisted 10 American companies from receiving Chinese dual-use exports. The Ministry of Finance announced the procurement ban. This action is a response to recent US sanctions. China hit back at Washington on Monday with a sweeping two-pronged retaliation, barring government departments from buying products from 46 US defense contractors and blacklisting 10 American companies from receiving Chinese dual-use exports.
The Taliban has started restricting smartphone use among government employees in Afghanistan. Enforcement is uneven across the country. The Taliban has begun restricting the use of smartphones by government employees, although the order appears to be unevenly enforced across the country. In some areas, civilians' mobile devices have reportedly been targeted as well, sparking concern that the ban may eventually extend nationwide.
Tajikistan officials rejected a couple's chosen name for their newborn. A Tajik couple was forced to abandon the name they chose for their newborn child after officials said it was not on an approved registry. The case highlights Tajikistan's controversial effort to promote Persian-rooted names and curb visible Islamic influences.
Indonesia’s Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa secured Chinese backing for Indonesia When Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa landed in Beijing last week, the official agenda appeared straightforward: secure support for Indonesia’s first sovereign Panda Bond, deepen financial cooperation with China and strengthen investor confidence. By those measures, the visit was productive. Purbaya returned with Chinese backing for the Panda Bond initiative, discussions on expanding yuan-rup.
The village of Zardaly in Kyrgyzstan's Batken region is seeing new development after the expansion of its only road. Previously, the route was dangerous for people and horses. The road improvements include new housing construction and a planned power station. This work is bringing new life to the remote area. In Kyrgyzstan's remote Batken region, locals say people and horses have fallen to their deaths while traversing the only road to the village of Zardaly.
Ukrainian drones hit Moscow's main oil refinery, prompting Russian media to downplay the impact and call for a crackdown on videos of the attack. After recent Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow’s main oil refinery, Russian media are downplaying the impact of the dramatic attacks. As Current Time's Andrey Cherkasov explains, authorities and pro-Kremlin pundits are calling for a crackdown on people who post videos of burning ruins online.
Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia's presidential election. He narrowly defeated leftwing senator Iván Cepeda. De la Espriella is a supporter of Donald Trump. Leftwing opponent alleges vote count irregularities after Trump-endorsed lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella secures narrow majorityThe Trump-admiring far-right millionaire lawyer and self-styled “outsider” Abelardo de la Espriella has won Colombia’s presidential runoff, defeating the leftwing senator Iván Cepeda. With 99.99% of ballots counted in the preliminary vote tally, De la Espriella had secured.
A 21-year-old New Zealander, known by his call A soldier who goes by the call sign Kiwi was still a teenager in Wellington, New Zealand, when he saw Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on the news in February 2022. As the war dragged on, he learned that he could enlist and receive training to fight alongside the forces defending Ukraine.
A Russian drone strike in Ukraine killed three members of one family. The victims included a 13-year-old boy. Russia has continued to target civilian areas with drones and missiles since its invasion began. Russia has pounded civilian areas of Ukraine with drones and missiles since it launched its all-out invasion of its neighbour more than four years ago, and a United Nations tally says more than 16,000 civilians have died in the war.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting the UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The trip follows the signing of a US-Iran peace framework agreement and aims to address regional security concerns. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain this week on his first official visit to the Gulf since the outbreak of the Iran war and just days after Washington and Tehran signed a framework agreement aimed at bring peace to the region.
Global confirmed Ebola cases reached 1,000. As global confirmed Ebola cases reach 1,000, nearly three million children and adolescents are at risk in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while efforts increase to treat prisoners near the epicentre of the current outbreak, UN agencies warned on Monday.
Pope Leo visited the World Food Programme headquarters in Rome. He urged the international community to renew its commitment to tackling hunger and malnutrition. He described access to adequate food as a fundamental human right. The humanitarian strain deepens in Gaza. Families are returning to Lebanon. Pope Leo called on the international community to renew its commitment to tackling hunger and malnutrition, describing access to adequate food as a “fundamental human right” during a visit to the World Food Programme (WFP) headquarters in Rome on Monday.
World leaders warned that progress against HIV is slowing due to financial pressures and shrinking support. Four decades after AIDS first emerged as a global crisis, world leaders, advocates and community representatives gathered at UN Headquarters on Monday issued a stark warning: progress against HIV is slowing just as financial pressures and shrinking support threaten to reverse decades of gains.
UN officials reported clear signs of progress in Syria after over a decade of crisis, but noted acute needs remain. Syria has emerged after more than a decade of crisis with “clear signs of progress”, but acute needs remain and efforts must boost support so the country can “move from survival towards recovery”, UN officials told the Security Council on Monday.
The source claims mainstream media undercounts civilian deaths in Gaza. The mainstream media has no problem guesstimating the deaths (500,000) from the Assad dictatorship’s civil war in Syria, nor the estimated deaths in the wars in Ukraine, Sudan or Iran. Somehow, media editors do not let their investigative reporters assess the extent of Israel’s mass murder of civilians in Gaza.
Pakistani and Qatari mediators announced on June 22 that the US and Iran Pakistani and Qatari mediators said on June 22 that US-Iran negotiations have concluded, with the two warring sides agreeing on a framework toward reaching a final peace deal within 60 days, including the guarantee of safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and an end to fighting in Lebanon.
Delegations from the United States, Iran, Qatar, and Pakistan gathered on June Delegations from the United States, Iran, Qatar and Pakistan began gathering on June 21 at the Lake Lucerne Summit, launching what could become the most consequential diplomatic effort yet to stabilize the Middle East after weeks of war. Delegations Gather For US-Iran Summit Amid Fragile Regional Truce. High-level talks have begun between US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian representatives at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland, launching what could become the most consequential diplomatic effort yet to stabilize the Middle East after near four months of war.
Twenty thousand runners competed in the Comrades race in South Africa. For one day every June, South Africa’s searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades raceIn the early morning dark, thousands of runners waited, jostling with anticipation. South Africa’s national anthem rang out. Then the haunting swell of Shosholoza, first sung by Zimbabwean migrant workers in South Africa’s goldmines.
Artists at a United Nations discussion used images to show how culture can shape the fight against hatred. A gold collar worn by an enslaved African and music preserved after the Holocaust were displayed. These examples highlighted the role of art and culture in fueling and countering hate. The discussion took place on Friday. From a gold collar worn by an enslaved African to music preserved for nearly a century after the Holocaust, a staged reconstruction of a hate radio broadcast or porcelain coffee cups laid out in participatory remembrance, artists in a United Nations discussion on Friday used powerful images to underscore how culture can shape the fight against hatred.
Canadian healthcare staff received a scam email promising a paid day off, which unions condemned as an insensitive internal cybersecurity test. Unions condemn ‘insensitive’ internal cybersecurity test sent to healthcare workers in Newfoundland and LabradorFor years, healthcare staff in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador have felt overworked and underappreciated. Turnover, burnout and thinning resources were pushing workers in the sector to a breaking point. So when the email titled “June Holiday” arrived in thousands of inb.
Abelardo de la Espriella, a supporter of Donald Trump, was elected in Colombia. His rhetoric includes vows to eliminate the left and execute criminals. This election has raised concerns about the country's democracy. Trump-admiring Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to ‘disembowel’ the left and kill criminals like ‘rats and cockroaches’When more than 20 women accused a Colombian evangelical pastor in 2012 of sexually abusing them, the defendant’s lawyer sought to discredit the allegations by telling the court that they were “trepadoras” – a pejorative term meaning social climbers. He ultimately secured his clie.
A UN Women report found that artificial intelligence is reproducing old gender stereotypes, amplifying online abuse against women. As artificial intelligence reshapes how people work, communicate and access information, UN Women warned on Monday that the technology is reproducing old gender stereotypes, which amplify online abuse and leave women out of the decisions that will define the digital future. AI is getting women wrong as gender bias persists, new report reveals.
