The UN adopted the Doha Political Declaration at the second World Summit for Social Development in Qatar on Tuesday, calling on countries to “integrate quality education as a core component of poverty reduction strategies.” The declaration encourages nations to implement poverty reduction policies that are sensitive to the needs of children and calls for the [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday called for an investigation into a US airstrike on a migrant detention center in Sa’ada, north-western Yemen, in April. The airstrike was part of “Operation Rough Rider”—a 45-day campaign in which the US struck Houthi rebel targets in Yemen, in response tp Houthi missiles attacks on ships in the Red Sea. [...]

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced that it would resume giving abortion care at its facilities Monday after service was paused due to Medicaid budget cuts resulting from US President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act. On September 29, the Department of Health and Human Services stated that “family planning organizations could continue billing Medicaid by [...]

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency on Thursday to counteract the expiration of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on November 1 due to the government shutdown. Over 850,000 people in the state of Virginia utilize SNAP benefits. US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins posted to the social media platform X on October 16, [...]

The 195 member states of the UN Trade and Development organization (UNCTAD) gathered Monday in Geneva for its 16th conference, where leaders discussed the implementation of current World Trade Organization (WTO) rules concerning tariffs imposed by the United States on its trade partners. US tariffs threaten to put significant pressure on global trade and developing [...]

The New York Attorney General and a coalition of 20 Democratic states sued the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday for withholding federally funded services from domestic violence survivors who cannot verify their immigration status. After receiving an initial email on August 18, the plaintiff states alleged that on September 15 they received another email [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that it has brought suit against New Jersey protesters for allegedly intimidating Jewish worshipers at a synagogue and “preventing their participation in lawful religious services.” The protesters are accused of disrupting Jewish worship at Congregation Ohr Torah in West Orange in November 2024. The group is also [...]

United Nations delegates called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to alleviate Palestinian suffering on Monday evening before the UN General Assembly in New York City. “We have heard from 189 member states, delegations’ thanks for proactive leadership, embracing diplomacy and not shying away from hard topics and proving why our UN remains critical, especially [...]

In an executive order issued on Thursday, US President Donald Trump formalized a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping to operate TikTok as a “newly established joint venture” in the United States.  ByteDance Ltd., TikTok’s parent company, and its affiliates will own less than 20 percent of the US-based entity. The joint venture will have [...]

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged Chinese authorities to release activist Zhang Yadi (张雅笛), also known as Tara, after she was arrested for creating a digital platform advocating for Tibetan rights in the Chinese language.  Zhang, 22, is a member of the activist group Chinese Youth for Tibet, which aims “to foster a deeper understanding [...]