The official ceasefire framework appears to be barely functioning as Israeli strikes continue causing mass casualties among civilians in southern Lebanon.
Year: 2026
US Announces It Will Stop Funding HIV and AIDS Programs in South Africa
The State Department said it was cutting support citing South Africa’s failure to make progress on policy demands a move affecting over eight million people living with HIV.
Car Strikes Protester During Father’s Day Vigil Outside Delaney Hall ICE Jail in Newark
A vehicle entering the privately-run immigration detention facility struck a female demonstrator who was waving an upside-down US flag during a peaceful vigil.
Salah Sarsour Head of Wisconsin’s Largest Mosque Released from ICE Detention
Sarsour was released after a period of detention at an immigration facility drawing nationwide attention to the treatment of prominent Muslim community leaders by ICE.
Under Intense US Pressure Cuban Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Economic Changes
Cuba’s parliament voted to allow broad privatisation of state enterprises in a historic shift that could transform the island’s socialist economy.
Bolivia Declares State of Emergency with Military Deployed to Quell Indigenous-Led Protests
President Rodrigo Paz invoked emergency powers allowing wider military deployment to end 50-plus days of road blockades that have choked the national economy.
Trump-Backed Far-Right Lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella Wins Colombian Presidential Election
The conservative lawyer’s victory marks a decisive political shift in Colombia making it the latest Latin American country to elect a strongly right-wing government.
Keir Starmer Resigns as UK Prime Minister Amid Mounting Pressure from Labour Party
The Prime Minister stepped down after losing the support of key party figures becoming the sixth UK leader to resign in the decade since the Brexit referendum.
Progress Cited in US-Iran Talks Despite Trump’s Threat to Resume Bombing
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar said both sides made encouraging progress during 18 hours of negotiations in Switzerland agreeing to a 60-day roadmap toward a final deal.
Maharashtra and Gujarat Record 85% and 84% Rainfall Deficits Respectively as Weak Monsoon Bites
Central India’s agricultural heartland is experiencing one of the worst June monsoon deficits in modern records raising fears of a kharif crop shortfall.