By BBC Italy says it will seize two migrant rescue ships in the Mediterranean, citing doubts over their legal status. Italian authorities said the Lifeline and Seefuchs, operated by the German migrant rescue group Mission Lifeline, were “illegally” flying the … Continue reading →

Yossi Gurvitz* – Mondoweiss** In a rare act, the Presidency of the Knesset (a ten-member group representing most parties) last week disqualified a bill moved by Israeli Palestinian parliamentarians from coming to a debate or vote. The bill in question was named … Continue reading →

by Stephen Johnson – BIG THINK President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that calls for officials to stop separating immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border. “We’re going to keep families together but we still have to maintain … Continue reading →

Roberto Saviano* Italy’s minister of the interior is questioning whether I should have police protection. I’m just one of his long list of enemies Living under around-the-clock police protection is a tragedy. Italy has more journalists in this situation than … Continue reading →

TELESUR  in English Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants to hire more immigration judges and install quotas to accelerate deportations and address the more than 700,000 immigration cases backlogging the judiciary system. “What this means is that judges will have to complete … Continue reading →

Opinion, by Lara Stein* – Newsweek After years of human rights violations, and weeks before Saudi Arabia was set to lift its oppressive ban on women drivers, the government has arrested at least 11 women’s rights activists. The government has … Continue reading →

Roberto Saviano* A wave of hatred has been whipped up, threatening the civil rights of all of us I have never felt a greater need to speak out. I have never felt a greater need to try to explain why … Continue reading →

Dr. Jeremy Leggett * – KNect365 When the G7 leaders agreed to push for a phase out of fossil fuels in June 2015, few suspected they could take the rest of the world with them. But at the Paris climate summit six … Continue reading →

by Roberto Savio* Rome – Donald John Trump, 45th and current president of the United States, has been seen in many illustrious circles as an anomaly that cannot last. Well, it is time to look at reality. If we put … Continue reading →

By Ed Holt  KIEV, Jun  2018 (IPS) – When news broke on May 29th that journalist Arkady Babchenko had been murdered in Ukraine, serious questions about the safety of journalists in the country were raised.

By Frederika Randall* – The Nation The head of the fearmongering, anti-immigrant Lega party has enormous power in Italy’s new government Si Salvini chi può. When Italy’s two most bellicose parties finally agreed to form a government on June 1, … Continue reading →

By Thalif Deen * UNITED NATIONS, Jun 2018 (IPS) – Faced with growing allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in the UN system, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last year announced a “zero-tolerance” policy to fight harassment in the world body.

By Daniel Kliman, Abigail Grace(*) – Foreign Policy Beijing is using the region’s ongoing woes to solidify its own geopolitical agenda As the Middle East becomes ever more unstable, a surprising victor may be emerging: China. Under President Xi Jinping, … Continue reading →

Bill McKibben* At a gathering of fossil fuel executives at the Vatican, Pope Francis spoke much-needed common sense about climate change You kind of expect popes to talk about spiritual stuff, kind of the way you expect chefs to discuss … Continue reading →

By Will Higginbotham UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 2018 (IPS) – Conflicts have uprooted millions across several African nations and we must not forget them, said a human rights group. Norwegian Refugee Council’s (NRC) timely message was published through their annual … Continue reading →

By Michelle Chen* – The Nation Six million square kilometers are under intense pressure from human activity The world map is peppered with patches of protected land, ostensibly ringed by clear borders that seem to safely shield our few remaining … Continue reading →

BY ISHAAN THAROOR* – The Washington Post Over the weekend, a Fox News anchor made a rather embarrassing slip-up. As the right-wing network broadcast live images of President Trump descending from Air Force One into a muggy Singapore night, “Fox … Continue reading →

Justin McCurry – The Guardian Document hailed by US president as ‘very comprehensive’ does not go much further than existing denuclearisation agreement The wording of the document signed by Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un on Tuesday falls some way short … Continue reading →

By David E. Sanger and Choe Sang-Hun (*) – The New York Times SINGAPORE — President Trump has imagined himself at the center of high-stakes nuclear negotiations since at least the mid-1980s, when he tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade the Reagan … Continue reading →

By Adam McGibbon * – The New Republic A plan to turn carbon dioxide into liquid fuel sounds great in theory, but poses a number of problems. The declarative headline was certainly eye-catching: “Climate Change Can Be Stopped by Turning … Continue reading →