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It’s Been a Minute : NPR

[ad_1] Pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University. Eurovision 2024. NIKITA PAYUSOV/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images; LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ/Belga/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption NIKITA PAYUSOV/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images; LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ/Belga/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images Pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University. Eurovision 2024. NIKITA PAYUSOV/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images; LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ/Belga/AFP via […]

Denmark increases defense spending in view of Russian long-term war

[ad_1] MILAN — Denmark will raise its defense spending by an additional $5.1 billion over the next four years in order to speed up investments in military capabilities, as the government has warned that Russia is readying for a long-term war. With the war in Ukraine reaching its 800th day, and the battle showing little […]

Disinformation in the Super Election Year — Global Issues

[ad_1] A voter’s finger is dyed with ink after casting a vote in elections. In this super election year, truths become a rare commodity, and the struggle for the sovereignty of interpretation of reality takes centre stage. Credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino Opinion by Jurgen Neyer (berlin, germany) Friday, May 03, 2024 Inter Press Service BERLIN, Germany, […]

Some states are banning no-strings cash aid to tackle poverty : NPR

[ad_1] Iowa recently became the fourth Republican-led state to ban spending public money on basic income programs that do not have a work requirement. olando_o/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption olando_o/Getty Images Iowa recently became the fourth Republican-led state to ban spending public money on basic income programs that do not have a work requirement. […]

Interview – Marianne Hanson

[ad_1] Marianne Hanson is a migrant to Australia of Sri Lankan and Irish descent, who has always been interested in International Relations, Peace, and Conflict Studies. However, coming from a family from a very low socio-economic background, nobody she knew ever went to university. It was not until she was almost 30, therefore, that she […]

Doctor from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital dies in Israeli prison | Israel War on Gaza News

[ad_1] Groups advocating for Palestinian prisoners say Adnan al-Barash, head of orthopaedics, died as a ‘result of torture’. A prominent Palestinian doctor from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital has died in an Israeli jail after more than four months of detention, according to the enclave’s health ministry and groups advocating for Palestinian prisoners. Adnan al-Barash, the head […]

Dems. reintroduce CROWN Act legislation to ban nationwide hair discrimination : NPR

[ad_1] A number of Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced the CROWN Act, legislation that would ban discrimination based on one’s hairstyle or hair texture. Here, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs Crown Act legislation on June 15, 2023 in Lansing, Mich. that will outlaw race-based hairstyle discrimination in workplaces and schools. Joey Cappelletti/AP hide caption toggle caption […]

On the Road for a Modern Pilgrimage

[ad_1] In Taiwan, it has been the season for Mazu, the most widely venerated of folk deities that many people here turn to for solace, guidance and good fortune. This year, the country’s two major pilgrimages for Mazu attracted record numbers of participants. Many of them are younger Taiwanese who are drawn to keeping alive […]

Turkey halts trade with Israel over ‘humanitarian tragedy’ in Gaza

[ad_1] Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat criticised Israel’s “uncompromising attitude” towards a ceasefire, as well as the humanitarian situation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah: “Turkey has suspended all export and import with Israel until a permanent ceasefire is established and the aid into the Gaza is allowed without any interruption.” [ad_2]

Biden is giving the Medal of Freedom to a big group of Democrats : NPR

[ad_1] President Biden is welcomed by Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. on Jan. 27, 2024, as he campaigned ahead of the South Carolina Democratic primary. Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images President Biden is welcomed by Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. on Jan. 27, 2024, as he campaigned ahead […]