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Yet Again: The U.K. Government Mischaracterizes Its Obligation to Prevent Genocide in Gaza
Published on September 26, 2025 Listen to Article Last week, an Independent International Commission of Inquiry mandated by the United Nations Human Rights Council concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The Commission reminds every...

EU Strategy for the Danube Region – Prosperity through Diversity
The Danube Region, home to 115 million people from the Black Forest to the Black Sea, brings together cultural richness with shared challenges – from connectivity and environmental protection to innovation, skills, and youth engagement – requiring...

Sorry, but Paul McCartney's surprise Santa Barbara show isn't for you (or me)
FILE: Paul McCartney performs on stage at the SSE Hydro on Dec. 14, 2018, in Glasgow, Scotland. Roberto Ricciuti/Redferns By the time I heard earlier this week that Paul McCartney had added a show in Santa Barbara to the front end of his...

Malaysian army ready to join possible peacekeeping force in Gaza, says army chief
Malaysian Army Chief Gen. Muhammad Hafizuddeain on Thursday said that his force is ready to join a possible peacekeeping force in Gaza, according to state-run media, Anadolu reports. Speaking to reporters at the closing ceremony of the 14th...

Countries’ Fossil Fuel Plans Put Climate Goals Out of Reach
Climate experts have found that countries are planning twice as much fossil fuel production as is compatible with global climate commitments. The 2025 Production Gap Report, co-authored by the Stockholm Environment Institute, Climate Analytics,...

UN confirms Israel genocide in Gaza
Gaza is in ruins All eyes now on Europe, America NEWS ANALYSIS| Independent Reporter & Agencies | Since the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel said in a...

Cudic Criticizes Covic: “For Him, BiH’s European Path Leads Through Moscow and Tel Aviv”
Sabina Cudic, a representative of Our Party, sharply criticized the behavior of politicians from SNSD and the member of the House of Peoples’ collegium Dragan Covic because they did not join the meeting with the European Commissioner for...

How nonviolent action might save Gaza
‘In Gaza we are witnessing an absolute hell’, UN Secretary-General António Guterres declared in August 2025. With over 60 000 people killed – the vast majority civilians, including thousands of children – Gaza has become the most severe test of...

Croatian president’s speech at the UN General Assembly in New York
(Photo: Office of President of Croatia / Marko Beljan) Croatian President Zoran Milanović addressed the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, underlining Croatia’s commitment to peace, multilateralism and...

Immigrants in Rochester find support through United Way, IMAA
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Immigrants and refugees make up 12 percent of Olmsted County's population. United Way of Southeast Minnesota collaborates with partners like the Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association (IMAA) to support these individuals...

Croatia to cull 12,000 pigs after swine fever outbreak
Officials blame wild boars, illegal trade for virus spread Croatian breeders must cull nearly 12,000 pigs after an outbreak of African swine fever at farms in the east of the country, Reuters reported, citing authorities on Tuesday. The disease,...

Oscars International Race 2025: Complete List of Entries So Far
With one week to go before the deadline for submitting entries to the Oscars’ Best International Feature Film category, 70 countries have announced their choices for this year’s race. The Academy won’t announce the official lineup until later in...

Special Report: Ruto of Kenya; Syria, Argentina, Latvia, Serbia & Gender Justice
Kenyan President William Ruto being interviewed at the UN’s diplomats’ entrance, Sept. 23, 2025. His country has been leading a UN-endorsed security support mission in Haiti since June 2024, but it has been minimally supported by member states...

New York courts grapple with shortage of
In the New York state court system, the people translating for non-English speaking litigants are called interpreters for a reason. “They are doing more than just repeating,” said Ann Ryan, a career interpreter who now heads the court system’s...

Why are Western Balkans ignoring renewables and locking themselves into gas?
For years, the European Union has invested in fossil gas as a 'bridge fuel'. That gamble has backfired: Europe is still gripped by soaring bills, supply disruptions, and geopolitical risk. To fill the gap left by Russian imports, EU countries have...

Former Nepal envoy Ranjit Rae is expert at Explained.Live today
The unprecedented Gen Z protests led to the collapse of the K P Sharma Oli-led Nepal government earlier this month, leading to an interim government led by former chief justice Sushila Karki.There was chaos and turmoil on the streets of Nepal,...

The insane way Vlad the Impaler turned back an enemy army
Get We Are The Mighty’s Weekly Newsletter Military culture and entertainment direct to your inbox with zero chance of a ‘Reply All’ incident In 1462, the prince of a small area in Eastern Europe called Wallachia went to war with arguably the most...

'Once Upon a Time in Gaza' blends crime noir, black comedy
"Once Upon a Time in Gaza" opens like a Beastie Boys video, the same scratchy picture and music quality, men in keffiyeh holding guns and kicking IDF soldiers about. We then see a martyr’s procession and slowly arrive at the film’s primary reality...

Climate scientists reveal exactly how many people in Europe DIED from heat-related causes in the summer of 2024 - including more than 500 in the UK
Although it may seem like a distant memory, summer 2024 was Earth's warmest on record. In Europe, temperatures were 1.54°C (2.7°F) above the 1991-2020 long term average – triggering dangerously hot conditions for residents. Now, scientists reveal...
Tom Collins: Racism was hard-wired into this place by Carson and Craig
The malleability of language is a wonderful thing, and our inventiveness with it is one of the wonders of humankind. For a small island robbed of its native language, Ireland has punched well above its weight in the field of ‘English’ literature....