Politics

Maria Khan The twins, Zain Ali and Urwa Fatima, and their parents Urusa and Rameez Khan For Maria Khan, the ceasefire this weekend between India and Pakistan came too late. Maria, who lives in Indian-administered Kashmir, lost her nephew and niece – 12-year-old twins Zain Ali and Urwa Fatima – to cross-border shelling on 7 […]

‘Whether there is war or ceasefire, our children will not come back’ Read More

Some white South African farmers have picketed in support of President Trump The first set of 49 white South Africans to be granted refugee status by President Donald Trump’s administration are on their way to the US. On Sunday they boarded a flight from Johannesburg which is due to land in Washington DC later on […]

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Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark, seen visiting the same facility on Wednesday The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city has been released following his arrest on Friday after allegedly trying to force his way into a migrant detention facility. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka “committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings” to leave Delaney Hall, a facility […]

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Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church moved swiftly to select his successor. In just under two days of deliberation, white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on May 8, signaling the election of a new pontiff: American Cardinal Robert Prevost. Born in Chicago, Prevost made history as the first American ever to […]

Why the First American Pope Chose the Name Leo XIV Read More