Vigils and rallies were held in cities across Russia and in many world capitals to honour Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny who died in a remote Arctic penal colony. On Saturday, the OVD-Info protest monitoring group said more than 170 people were detained across Russia at memorials to pay their respects to and grieve for the … Read more
The co-founder of the band Pink Floyd joins us for a conversation about activism, rock and resistance. Roger Waters, the bassist, singer-songwriter and co-founder of Pink Floyd, has been an outspoken voice for Palestine for years. Often wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf when he performs in front of thousands around the world, Waters doesn’t hold … Read more
Blastoff! Japan’s new H3 rocket returns to flight after first test failure VideoFromSpace Watch Japan launch its H3 rocket on return-to-flight mission tonight Space.com Japan launches second flagship H3 rocket a year after inaugural flight self-destructed The Guardian H3 reaches orbit on second launch SpaceNews JAXA ready for second attempt to reach orbit with H3 – NASASpaceFlight.com NASASpaceflight.com Source link
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Yellow and green feathers radiating from his headdress, Davi Kopenawa strode onto the parade route with a mission in mind. All around him, the city of Rio de Janeiro was pulsing with music and merry-making: It was February 12, and the world’s largest Carnival celebration was under way. But Kopenawa … Read more
Following an inflammatory piece in the Wall Street Journal, Marc Lamont Hill talks to Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud. Since the October 7th attacks and the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza, there’s been an uptick in anti-Muslim and anti-Arab rhetoric and incidents across the United States. A few weeks ago, an opinion piece published by … Read more
Israel has no plans to deport Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz told the Munich Security Conference on Friday. “We have no intention to deport any Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip,” Katz said, adding that Israel did not want to rule Gaza after it ends its war against the … Read more
Alexander Smirnov charged over claims Joe and Hunter Biden received bribes from Kyiv-based Burisma. A former FBI informant has been charged with lying about United States President Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s ties to a Ukrainian energy firm. David Weiss, the special counsel leading a criminal probe into Hunter Biden, said on Thursday that … Read more
‘Direct Hit’: Houthis Attack British Ship In Gulf Of Aden; Strike After Rafah Revenge Pledge Hindustan Times Yemen’s Houthis take responsibility for attack on Greek-owned bulk carrier Reuters Houthis strike Iran-bound grain ship in first Red Sea attack in six days The Guardian Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire missiles at ship bound for Iran, their main supporter The Associated Press … Read more
Palestinians in Gaza are living in famine-like conditions because of the shortage of humanitarian aid. The United Nations has warned that hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are on the brink of starvation. About two million Palestinians are facing acute levels of hunger after many of them lost their homes and livelihoods. Desperate people, … Read more
People & Power investigates the causes of Ecuador’s deepening violence. Ecuador is currently experiencing an unprecedented wave of unrest. The dramatic takeover of a public TV station by masked gunmen and prison riots in January 2024 shocked a country already struggling with historically high crime and murder rates. The violence during the last election campaign, … Read more