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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Lao People’s Democratic Republic Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith Before Their Meeting

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FOREIGN MINISTER KOMMASITH:  I’m glad that you could make it, so (inaudible) on the schedule so that we can fit in (inaudible) as well as the Mekong-U.S. Partnership (inaudible), because that’s really important to our bilateral relations (inaudible), and we are aware that next year we’re going to (inaudible), we look forward to that.  (Laughter.)  Now, […]

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WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children

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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that the vaccines will be administered to children in the coming weeks. He noted that no cases of polio have been recorded yet but without immediate action, it was “just a matter of time before it reaches the thousands of children who have been left unprotected”. Humanitarians have expressed deep concerns about the impact of a possible polio emergency in Gaza, amid disastrous sanitary conditions marked […]

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Digital Apartheid in Gaza: Unjust Content Moderation at the Request of Israel’s Cyber Unit

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This is part one of an ongoing series.  Government involvement in content moderation raises serious human rights concerns in every context. Since October 7, social media platforms have been challenged for the unjustified takedowns of pro-Palestinian content—sometimes at the request of the Israeli government—and a simultaneous failure to remove hate speech towards Palestinians. More specifically, […]

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Korean Air commences 787-10 operations with new Prestige Suites

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Korean Air has commenced operations with its first Boeing 787-10, which features the newly-launched Prestige Class seats – Prestige Suites 2.0 – that are designed to offer a luxurious experience. Korean Air has received its first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. The next-generation, eco-friendly 787-10 features the latest state-of-the-art technology, superior fuel efficiency and reduced carbon emissions. […]

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Reuth TLV Rehabilitation Hospital Israel’s largest rehab facillity

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More than 60,000 soldiers and civilians have been wounded since Oct. 7 and in the subsequent Operation Swords of Iron – an unprecedented and enormous challenge for the Israeli healthcare system.Thousands are receiving physical and psychological rehabilitation treatment, both inpatient and outpatient. Rehabilitation medicine, which enables patients to regain maximum functionality and return to […]

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Launch of Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity’s Semiconductor Workforce Symposium: Expanding the Supplier Ecosystem

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On July 17,2024, Secretary Blinken announced at the America’s Partnership for Economic Prosperity Ministerial the U.S. Department of State and Mexico’s Secretariat of Economy would host the Americas Partnership Semiconductor Symposium:  Expanding the Supplier Ecosystem on September 5-6, 2024, in Mexico City.  The Symposium will focus on expanding and diversifying the semiconductor assembly, testing, and […]

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Burkina Faso: Video Shows Soldiers Disemboweling Body

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(Nairobi) – Burkina Faso authorities should urgently and impartially investigate a video posted on social media showing Burkinabè army soldiers mutilating and disemboweling a dead body, Human Rights Watch said today. All those found responsible for wrongdoing should be appropriately prosecuted, regardless of their rank. The video, which circulated on social media in late July 2024, […]

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Why a French MP played rock, paper, scissors in parliament – and what it teaches us about resisting the far right

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We are often told that we must listen to reactionaries – take their grievances seriously and address them as part of a democratic system. We are now even told that giving them a shot at power may be the only way to defeat them. We’re not often told to try to play rock, paper, scissors […]

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Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency

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The UN agency’s comments follow reports on Monday that dozens of people are missing after a boat carrying hundreds of people capsized in the waters off the coast of the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott. Recent months have continued to see a surge in the number of people setting out from North and West African countries, including […]

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Air France and Alltheway extend baggage drop-off and delivery

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Air France – a Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group – and Alltheway have partnered to extend their baggage drop-off and delivery services to Paris and the Paris region, further enhancing CX. Air France – a Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group – and Alltheway have partnered to extend their baggage drop-off and […]

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