Category: World

In contemporary society, exploitation takes on a variety of forms, often subtle and concealed within the fabric of everyday life. This pervasive problem is not confined to one domain but spans across multiple sectors—business, education, religion, and government. Power dynamics are manipulated in ways that exploit individuals for profit, control, or influence, all while the […]

Timor-Leste’s road to peace has not been easy. In 1976, not long after Indonesia became independent it invaded the eastern part of the island of Timor, formerly a Portuguese colony. An unhappy period of occupation, punctuated by violent repression, followed until 1999 when, with the support of the UN, the small Asian nation embarked on […]

The Trump administration’s decision to recall thousands of USAID employees stationed overseas is expected to come with a hefty price tag, potentially costing up to $50 million, according to internal estimates shared with ABC News. The recall will affect approximately 1,800 USAID employees and nearly 3,000 of their family members, all of whom have been […]

The search for a missing plane carrying 10 people from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska, has led authorities to a devastating discovery. A Cessna 208B, operated by Bering Air, was found 34 miles southeast of Nome on Friday. Inside the wreckage, the bodies of three individuals were recovered. However, the whereabouts of the remaining seven passengers, […]

It is widely accepted that human activities are the primary drivers of global warming and environmental crises, including the rapid loss of biodiversity. However, the debate over how best to address these issues is far from settled. In political circles, “green growth” – the concept of making economic activities more sustainable – has emerged as […]

Since 26 January, nearly 3,000 people have been killed and 2,880 injured in attacks by the M23 and their allies “with heavy weapons used in populated areas, and intense fighting against the armed forces of the DRC and their allies”, the High Commissioner said, as UN Member States weighed setting up a fact-finding mission to […]

The United States has seized a second plane linked to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government, a move that further intensifies the strained relations between Washington and Caracas. This latest operation took place in the Dominican Republic, where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally oversaw the seizure while on a diplomatic tour of Latin America. […]

A powerful storm is wreaking havoc at South Korea’s Jeju International Airport, leading to the cancellation of over 50 flights and leaving thousands of travelers stranded. As of February 7, heavy winds and blizzards have forced airlines, including Korean Air, Air Seoul, Asiana, and Air Busan, to cancel flights, while others have experienced significant delays. […]

Authorities are actively searching for a Bering Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX that vanished from radar on Thursday, February 6, 2025, while en route from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska. The aircraft, carrying a pilot and nine passengers, disappeared over Alaska’s Norton Sound, approximately 12 miles offshore, just under an hour after its departure. The […]

Minh Quang Pham, a UK citizen and member of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), has been sentenced to 44 years in prison for plotting a suicide bombing at London’s Heathrow Airport in 2011. The sentence was issued by Judge Richard Berman of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on […]