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Zohran Mamdani won in New York, a city with a $100 billion budget. Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York, a city with a budget of over $100 billion and a population larger than that of 40 U. S. States, demonstrates that the political movement has transcended niche activism to achieve mainstream electoral viability.
Off-duty police officers in Argentina are increasingly working second jobs as rideshare drivers. This trend is linked to economic hardship and a rise in violence involving officers carrying firearms. Growing number of cases involve police working as rideshare drivers while carrying government-issued gunsWhen the gap between his salary and his family’s basic expenses began widening dramatically, Diego – like many other Argentinians – started working as a rideshare driver on top of his day job.
Three former agents of Chile's DINA secret police were convicted in Santiago for the 1976 car bombing in Washington DC. The attack killed former ambassador Orlando Letelier and his colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt. The convictions come fifty years after the assassination. Attack targeted former Chile ambassador Orlando Letelier and his US colleague Ronni Karpen MoffittFifty years after Gen Augusto Pinochet’s secret police detonated a car bomb in the heart of Washington DC, killing Orlando Letelier, a former Chilean minister and ambassador to the US, and his American colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt, a Santiago court has convicted three former agents of Moffitt’s murd.
Alan Greenspan died at 100 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Alan Greenspan, whose policies during nearly 20 years as US Federal Reserve chair fueled soaring economic inequality and helped create the conditions for multiple economic crashes, died Monday at age 100 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. While many corporate media outlets published hagiographic obituaries lionizing the “maestro” who presided over nearly two decades of low inflation, ri.
Conflict, displacement, and climate shocks are disrupting education for 258 million school-aged children and adolescents worldwide. This disruption threatens the future opportunities of millions. The affected children risk losing years of schooling. A new report released on Tuesday highlights the issue. Conflict, displacement and climate shocks are disrupting education for an estimated 258 million school-aged children and adolescents worldwide, raising fears that millions risk losing not only years of schooling but future opportunities altogether,.
Taliban morality police in Herat, Afghanistan, are detaining and beating women for not adhering to the proper hijab. Women report routine street inspections by the Taliban. The Taliban’s morality police have intensified the enforcement of the hijab, or Islamic head scarf, in western Afghanistan. In the city of Herat, women told RFE/RL that the Taliban routinely stops and inspects women in the streets.
Vietnamese prosecutors indicted Nam Trieu Company leadership for inflating prices on law-enforcement When Vietnamese prosecutors indicted the leadership of Nam Trieu Company for allegedly inflating the prices of interrogation chairs and other specialized law-enforcement equipment, domestic media predictably focused on the headline figure of more than 18 billion dong (US$710,000) in state losses. Yet the significance of the case goes well beyond the financial losses alleged in The post Vietnam.
The head of the U. N. U. nuclear agency boss signals that inspectors will visit Iran’s nuclear sites.
A play titled "Free Me" opened in Nairobi, Kenya, addressing the country' Autobiographical work Free Me aims to encourage victims to speak out in country where violence against women is risingThere are audible gasps in the auditorium in Nairobi as a husband launches a volley of blows and slaps on his wife and pushes her to the floor. “I wish I could spare you this,” the wife tells the audience.
Kenya’s health minister, Aden Duale, ordered a halt to preparations for Decision comes after Aden Duale was held in contempt for ignoring previous high court ruling to stop work Kenya’s health minister has told a court he has ordered a halt to preparations for a US-run Ebola quarantine facility, after being held in contempt for ignoring a previous stop-work order. Many Kenyans strongly oppose the plan and deadly protests have erupted since the facility was announced in.
The British government received intelligence in 2024 that Ethiopia was supporting a genocidal militia in Sudan's civil war. This information was not made public due to pressure from the United Arab Emirates. A Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committee that the Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide. The UK prioritised ties with the UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan.
A UN envoy told the Security Council that the Central African Republic has achieved significant progress toward peace. However, the envoy noted that security remains fragile in border regions, particularly near Sudan. These gains must be preserved. The Central African Republic (CAR) “has made remarkable and tangible progress towards lasting peace and security” in recent years, but security remains fragile in border areas, including with war-torn Sudan, UN Special Representative Valentine Rugwabiza told the Security Council on Tuesday.
A UN independent commission of inquiry reported that Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children. The report stated this resulted in genocide and atrocity crimes in Gaza and war crimes in the West Bank. Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide and atrocity crimes in the Gaza Strip and war crimes in the West Bank, a UN independent commission of inquiry said in its latest report released on Tuesday.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain. This is his first trip to the Gulf since the Iran war began. The visit follows a framework agreement signed by Washington and Tehran. The agreement aims to bring peace to the region. 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 Ebola cases reached 1,000, with nearly 3 million children at risk. 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 called for action on hunger at the World Food Programme headquarters. 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. 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 to the Security Council that Syria shows signs of progress after a decade of crisis. They urged increased support to move the country from survival to recovery. 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.
Twenty thousand runners participated in the Comrades ultramarathon 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.
Russia is developing new military infrastructure near its border with NATO member Finland. Russia is reportedly developing new military infrastructure near its border with NATO member Finland that will be able to house thousands of Russian soldiers. The new base lies some 170 kilometers from Russia's frontier with NATO.
Ukraine has targeted Russian forces and tourists in occupied Crimea since 2022. Kyiv's efforts have become more deliberate in recent months. Russian authorities are struggling as a result. Ukraine's actions are strangling Crimea, with Russian forces facing increased pressure. Since the onset of the all-out invasion in 2022, Ukraine has repeatedly poked at Russian forces -- and Russian tourists -- in occupied Crimea.
Japan is marketing its Mogami-class frigates internationally. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to build a new Indo-Pacific security framework. The move occurs amidst China's growing influence and questions about US leadership. Japan isn’t just selling warships. it’s quietly building a new Indo-Pacific security architecture in the shadow of China’s rise, amid uncertainty in US leadership. This month, the Wall Street Journal reported that Japan is actively marketing its advanced, stealthy Mogami-class frigate to international buyers as the country aggressively rolls back decades-old restrictions on lethal The post Ja.
Polish activist Monika Silva Koniuszek was murdered in Ecuador, 41, was investigating allegations against the family business of President Daniel Noboa. A postmortem revealed she died from a blow to the head and strangulation. This contradicts the government's initial claim that her death was a suicide. Monika Silva Koniuszek died from a blow to the head and strangulation, a postmortem found, despite government claim of suicideCampaigners in Ecuador say a Polish anti-corruption activist who investigated allegations against the family business of the country’s rightwing president was murdered to silence her. Monika Silva Koniuszek, 41, was found dead in her home in Montañita, a coastal town in Ecua.
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.
Severe thunderstorms swept across the Balkans, bringing destruction to parts of Slovenia and other regions. Strong winds and heavy rain batter Slovenia, while France experiences atypical heatwaveSevere thunderstorms swept across the Balkans last week, bringing widespread destruction to parts of the region. The storms developed as unstable hot air lingered over the Adriatic Sea while a cold front plunged south-eastward. The front began its journey on 10 June in Slovenia, where the Slovenian Environment Ag.
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