Groups demand: "decolonize" coca leaves Colombia's president says cocaine is "no worse" than whiskey as global efforts to "decolonize" the plant spread Salon · Mar 9, 2025
Entire families reportedly killed in fighting in north-west Syria, UN says Human rights commissioner calls for investigation into ‘extremely disturbing’ attacks in Latakia province The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025
Syria's neighboring foreign ministers call for lifting sanctions and reconciliation Syria’s top diplomat and his counterparts from neighboring countries have called for the lifting of Western-led sanctions and post-war reconciliation The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2025
US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan as tension grows over fighting The U.S. State Department has ordered nonemergency government personnel to leave South Sudan’s capital as tension escalates because of fighting in the north The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2025
US Envoy Says Gaza Hostage Deal Possible 'Within Weeks' The US hostage envoy who held unprecedented direct talks with Hamas said Sunday he was confident a deal could be reached "within weeks" to free all civilians still held by the Palestinian militants. International Business Times · Mar 9, 2025
Labor was warned its perceived ‘one-sided’ Israel support over Gaza raised social cohesion concerns Exclusive: Department told minister in November 2023 Palestinian and Muslim communities were ‘extremely angry, hurt and betrayed’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2025
Why China’s president hasn’t called Trump about US tariff trade war The leaders of both Canada and Mexico got on the phone with the president to seek solutions - but China appears unlikely to make a similar call soon The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2025
How Trump is driving US towards Russia – a timeline of the president’s moves Since becoming president, Trump has upended the US approach to Ukraine and treated Moscow more as an ally The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2025
Trump Shakes Global Order While Keir Starmer Walks a Political Tightrope—Disaster Looms! But rather than the Russian leader, it’s the supposed leader of the Free World who Sir Keir is negotiating with. Donald Trump’s “shock and awe” start to his The Fashion Central · Mar 9, 2025
The founding fathers baked reason, truth and free speech into the US. That’s all gone now Donald Trump’s actions go against the Enlightenment values that gave rise to the constitution. His might-is-right politics have nothing to offer Britain The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025
'Panic' change of nuclear policy would make 'SNP as bad as Tories', MSP warns CHANGING the SNP’s policy on nuclear weapons would be a “panic measure” demonstrating the same lack of principles as the Tories or Labour, an… The National (Scotland) · Mar 9, 2025
Hamas Pushes For Phase Two Of Gaza Truce Talks Hamas reiterated on Sunday its insistence on moving directly into negotiating a second phase of the Gaza truce, as Israel announced it would dispatch a delegation to Doha for further talks. International Business Times · Mar 9, 2025
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh brace for upcoming food reductions as aid agencies cut funding Rohingya refugees in crammed Bangladeshi camps say they are worried about a U.S. decision to cut food rations by half beginning next month, while a refugee official says the reduction will impact the nutrition of more than 1 million refugees and create social and mental pressure The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2025
‘Bully’: Iran’s Khamenei rejects Trump demands for nuclear talks Supreme Leader Khamenei responds after US president said he had sent letter to Tehran seeking new round of talks. Al Jazeera · Mar 8, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2025 Dread haunts Gaza as airstrikes dent hopes of renewed ceasefire The territory is mired in a ‘grey zone’ of uncertainty as the peace process has stalled and neither side seems willing to compromise
The Guardian - US · Mar 8, 2025 The pink protest at Trump’s speech shows the Democrats aren’t coming to save us The general reaction is that this was yet another stunning example of how spineless and performative the Democrats are
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2025 Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the sensitive Social Security data of millions of Americans
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2025 Italian government approves draft law targeting femicide, with punishment up to life in prison The Italian government has approved a draft law that for the first time introduces the legal definition of femicide in the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life imprisonment
Radio France Internationale · Mar 8, 2025 Why do women in France still earn less than men? France's gender equality legislation has helped narrow the pay gap by a third over the last 30 years. But women in the private sector still earn an average of 22 percent less than their male counterparts. RFI looks at what's behind the gap and what could be done to close…
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2025 Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected despite ban on education Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, they have banned education for women and girls beyond sixth grade and most employment
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2025 Lionesses captain Leah Williamson warns fight for gender equality in football at ‘dangerous point’ Exclusive: Lionesses captain opens up on International Women’s Day about gender discrimination she and teammates have faced – but strikes note of hope as they continue to push for change for women and girls
Radio France Internationale · Mar 8, 2025 Africa sees gender equality progress, but continent ‘still only halfway there' As the world marks International Women's Day, RFI looks at the situation in Africa. Women on the continent are closer to equality today than they were four years ago, according to the latest report by the UN and the African Development Bank, but the continent is still only halfway to…
International Business Times · Mar 8, 2025 Myanmar Junta Chief Says Election To Be Held By January Myanmar's junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021.
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2025 From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine and even the United States
The National (Scotland) · Mar 8, 2025 Independence best way for Scotland to remove nukes, global campaign chief says THE best way for Scotland to remove the “terrible threat” posed by the nuclear weapons on the Clyde is to vote for independence, the head of a…