Resource wars and the geopolitics behind climate-fueled conflicts

By Mike DiGirolamo, Rachel Donald Dahr Jamail was working in Alaska’s Denali National Park in the early 2000s when he decided to travel to Iraq to better cover the U.S.-led invasion of the region, on the now debunked basis that Iraq’s president was hiding … Continue reading Resource wars and the geopolitics behind climate-fueled conflicts

Sudan civil war: The children living between starvation and death in Darfur

By Barbara Plett-Usher, BBC Africa correspondent The woman with sad eyes and a quiet voice is just one of the millions of people living in camps for those forced to flee their homes in Sudan, where a civil war broke … Continue reading Sudan civil war: The children living between starvation and death in Darfur

Eurovision organisers condemn online abuse of contestants

By Mark Savage, Music correspondent Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have said that abuse and harassment of artists over Israel’s participation in the competition is “unacceptable and totally unfair”. This year’s competition will take place in Sweden in May, … Continue reading Eurovision organisers condemn online abuse of contestants

Vertidos, destrucción y animales muertos: los efectos tóxicos de los 2 años de invasión rusa de Ucrania

Marcel Gascón, Kiev | La guerra rusa contra Ucrania, que ahora cumple dos años, ha provocado en el país una larga lista de desastres naturales como el vertido de sustancias tóxicas a ríos y mares, la muerte de miles de … Continue reading Vertidos, destrucción y animales muertos: los efectos tóxicos de los 2 años de invasión rusa de Ucrania

Israeli women and girls have suffered horrific sexual violence from Hamas. Where is the outrage?

By Deborah Lipstadt and Michèle Taylor | Opinion The lack of condemnation of these appalling crimes is not only unjust – it is a sign of deeper biases that must be addressed During the Hamas attacks of 7 October, Israeli girls and … Continue reading Israeli women and girls have suffered horrific sexual violence from Hamas. Where is the outrage?

El caso de una escuela ‘radioactiva’ nos recuerda que el desecho nuclear es eterno, activo y peligroso

Para nuestra vergüenza, especialmente de líderes y poderosos, los residuos nucleares sigue siendo la basura que “se esconde bajo la alfombra” Por Nélida Fernández Los desechos nucleares pueden durar de 30 a 100.000 años. Durante ese lapso están activos y por eso deben ser enterrados, enfriados y asegurados bajo un equivalente a mil candados, pero esto no siempre es así. ¿Constituye esto un problema? La respuesta es sí. Por ejemplo, en Estados Unidos se acaba de confirmar que una escuela primaria de St. Louis está afectada por niveles importantes de contaminación radiactiva y que esto se debe a que el centro educativo está ubicado cerca de donde se … Continue reading El caso de una escuela ‘radioactiva’ nos recuerda que el desecho nuclear es eterno, activo y peligroso

Brave Russian female rock stars spark rare and defiant ‘f**k the war’ protest at concert

Popular band Kis-Kis sparked a defiant and rare public anti-war protest as hundreds of concert-goers chanted ‘f*** the war’ in Putin’s home city of St Petersburg Fearless Russian female rock stars sparked a defiant “f*** the war” protest in opposition to Vladimir Putin ’s bloody invasion of Ukraine. Popular band Kis-Kis sparked a rare public display of opposition to the ongoing war in Ukraine in Putin’s own home city of St Petersburg. The band has two upcoming performances in Ivanovo on Thursday and Moscow this weekend, which will test the resolve of Russian authorities whether they cancel them or not. Founded in 2018, the band is famed for its … Continue reading Brave Russian female rock stars spark rare and defiant ‘f**k the war’ protest at concert