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/finance/music/politicsNew York unveils portal for public to share ICE footage after four US citizens arrested
The New York state attorney general, Letitia James, rolled out a “Federal Action Reporting Portal” form urging New York residents to share photos and videos of federal immigration enforcement action across the state, just a day after a high-profile ICE raid rattled Manhattan’s Ch
/newsNew Zealand ‘mega strike’: 100,000 public sector workers demand better conditions
An estimated 100,000 nurses, teachers and public sector staff walked off the job in New Zealand on Thursday to call on the government to better fund and resource public services, in one of the country’s largest ever strikes. The so-called “mega strike” brought together workers f
/newsMahmoud Khalil Urges Appeals Court to Reject Government’s Attempt to Redetain Him for His Speech
Today, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments from lawyers representing Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident and graduate of Columbia University who was detained by ICE for over 100 days in retaliation for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights. Mr. Khal
/newsWho are the 95 Palestinian healthcare workers held captive by Israel?
More doctors and healthcare professionals are mobilising and calling for action to demand the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safia and at least 94 other Palestinian medics currently held captive by Israeli authorities. On Monday, in an event organised by Healthcare Workers Watch (HWW)
/newsDemocrats call on Rubio to help secure release of Palestinian-American teen held in Israeli prison
More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers have written to the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the US ambassador to Israel urging them to help secure the release of Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American citizen who has been held in Israeli military detention for
/newsCIA playing ‘most important part’ in US strikes in the Caribbean, sources say
The Central Intelligence Agency is providing the bulk of the intelligence used to carry out the controversial lethal airstrikes by the Trump administration against small, fast-going boats in the Caribbean Sea suspected of carrying drugs from Venezuela, according to three sources
/politicsJudge says Pentagon book ban at U.S. military schools unconstitutional
A federal judge ordered the Department of Defense Monday to return books about gender and race back to five school libraries on military bases. In April, 12 students at schools on military bases in Virginia, Kentucky, Italy and Japan claimed their First Amendment rights had been
/politicsTrump is expected to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month
President Trump will welcome Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia to a meeting in America next month. It will be the first time that Prince Mohammed, 40, has visited the White House since the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. The Washington Post columnist was killed and hi
/newsAs Trump opposes West Bank annexation, Israel votes on applying law to occupied territory during J.D. Vance visit
A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, a move tantamount to annexation of land that Palestinians want for a state, won preliminary approval from Israel’s parliament on Wednesday. The vote was the first of four needed to pass the law, and it coincided with the vis
/newsICJ orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza and says restrictions breached international obligations
Israel must allow aid into Gaza, and its restrictions on doing so over the past two years have put it in breach of its obligations, the UN’s top court has found. The stinging advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice in The Hague also found that Israel had a duty no
/newsIsrael takes steps to shut down international aid groups in Gaza and the West Bank amid continued restriction of aid
Israel, having banned the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from sending aid and staff to Gaza, is now taking unprecedented steps to de-register major nongovernmental aid groups for ideological reasons. … The new rules threaten the ability of some of the bigges
/newsThe ceasefire is not the end of the extreme suffering in Gaza | Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières is calling on governments around the world to drastically and urgently increase medical evacuations for thousands of patients who are unable to access the care they need in Gaza. These evacuations must be accompanied by a sustained
/newsCeasefire brings some calm but not safety for journalists in Gaza, West Bank | Committee to Protect Journalists
As a fragile ceasefire pushes through a second week, Palestinian journalists in the West Bank and Gaza still face immense risks. Despite a pause in large-scale fighting, attacks, detention and threats to press freedom persist. While seven journalists were released as part of the
/newsBelarusian journalist facing up to 15 years in prison on treason charges
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Belarusian authorities to drop all charges against journalist Pavel Dabravolski, who was detained January 22, and faces up to 15 years in prison on “treason” charges, according to a October 18 report by the independent news outlet Poz
/newsRussia’s repression record
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, its media has experienced an unprecedented crackdown. Hundreds of journalists have been forced into exile, where they continue to face transnational legal persecution, and their families have been harassed back home. Meanwhil
/newsGerman media bias falsely inflates crime by foreigners
"We are charting something like the fever curve of society," journalism professor Thomas Hestermann said of his new study, "Crime and Migration: Perception in German Media,"which examined how the nationality and ethnicity of crime suspects has been reported since 2007. Hesterman
/politicsHow NSPM-7 Seeks to Use "Domestic Terrorism" to Target Nonprofits and Activists
President Trump's NSPM-7 aims to label civil society groups as 'domestic terrorists,' but lacks legal force. It instructs federal agencies to investigate activists and nonprofits, raising constitutional concerns. Despite its chilling rhetoric, it cannot override constitutional rights protecting free speech and association.
/politicsTreasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction | Exclusive
The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing after images of construction equipment dismantling the facade of the building went viral online. Treasury’s headquarters is located next door to the East Wi
/newsBlack gun owners in Chicago charged with felonies despite valid FOIDs, CCLs
An investigation by CBS News Chicago uncovered several times where police stopped Black gun owners for minor traffic violations and then charged them with felonies -- even though they had legal firearm licenses. The findings prompted a rebuke from the National African American
/musicMax Gomez - New Mexico (Official Music Video)
- https://song.link/s/7jp1bXatEnAZNB2RCjVLR1 ---------------------------------------------------------------- In a barren but beautiful desert My pony up and died I found my way to an old highway Put my thumb out for a ride A team of crazed coyotes Stopped and offered me a ride
/gamingFinal Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu says he's “never used generative AI, and never will.”
In a recent interview, Final Fantasy series composer Nobuo Uematsu talked to JASRAC Magazine about his time in the industry, the evolution of game music, and its prospects for the future. ... Looking back at the history of game music, most of which he has lived through himself,
/newsDoctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières calls for the immediate release of our detained colleague in Israel
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply disappointed that Dr. Mohammed Obeid, a respected orthopedic surgeon and long-time MSF colleague, remains detained and was not released as part of the recent ceasefire agreement in Gaza. We call for his immediate an
/news"Cold-Blooded Murder": David Cole on Trump's Boat Attacks & CIA Covert Action in Venezuela
... Between September 2 and September 19 the US military, acting on President Trump’s orders, bombed three boats traveling in international waters, reportedly killing seventeen civilians in cold blood. Ordinarily when US armed forces kill civilians, the president does not brag a
/newsUkraine: Strikes on cities are upending lives
Viktoriia, a disaster management officer in Ukraine, and Serhii, a rescuer, share their experiences of living under constant threat of strikes, highlighting the emotional and physical toll on civilians.
/newsEurope’s outsourcing of border control increases risks to migrants
In a new report, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) outlines how agreements made between the EU and third countries to prevent refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers from seeking safety within their borders have led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people
/newsIn reversal, at least 250 US troops will remain at Iraq air base
A “small force” of American troops will remain in Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Air Base in order to fight ISIS, Iraq’s prime minister announced today. The decision reverses plans for a full withdrawal of U.S. forces from the major military site. Speaking at a press conference in Baghdad,
