Over 50 WTO nations voice support for Ukraine at meeting

‘All these people with lived experience are not being heard’: what family violence survivors want policy makers to know

For a long time, policy makers and legislators seeking to address the problem of domestic and family violence have sought higher penalties and tougher laws. But...

Why Muslim countries are quick at condemning defamation – but often ignore rights violations against Muslim minorities

The Indian government finds itself in a diplomatic crisis following offensive remarks by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson, Nupur Sharma, on national television about...

June 12 is now Democracy Day in Nigeria. Why it matters

Democracy Day in Nigeria is being celebrated on the 12th of June this year. This is the first time the day has been marked on this...

Tens of thousands rally across US against gun violence

WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands of people demonstrated Saturday against gun violence across the US after a series of mass shootings in recent months. The protests, which...

The tactics Tory rebels could use to derail Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson is keen to move on from the confidence vote that, while showing a victory on paper for him, reveals an extremely divided Conservative Party....

Biden just declared heat pumps and solar panels essential to national defense – here’s why and the challenges ahead

Solar panels, heat pumps and hydrogen are all building blocks of a clean energy economy. But are they truly “essential to the national defense”? President Joe...

US to ‘stand by our friends’ amid China’s territorial claims

BEIJING – The US will stand by its friends as China adopts a more “coercive and aggressive approach to its territorial claims,” the country’s defense chief said...

France, Australia call submarine settlement ‘fair and equitable’

PARIS – France on Saturday called the Australian government’s settlement of last year’s abrupt termination of their submarine contract “fair and equitable,” saying it would help establish...

Trauma Surgeons Detail the Horror of Mass Shootings in the Wake of Uvalde and Call for Reforms

June 10, 2022 When Dr. Roy Guerrero, a pediatrician in Uvalde, Texas, testified before a U.S. House committee Wednesday about gun violence, he told lawmakers about...