Hawaiians are still grappling with the emergency caused by wildfires that destroyed Lahaina, but Indigenous leaders are thinking about the future of the community and how to rebuild. 'This is, for us, genocide,' says community leader Keʻeaumoku Kapu Keʻeaumoku Kapu has been handing out water, clothes, and emergency supplies to …
Read More »WorldNews
Judges, jurors, prosecutors in Trump cases face death threats and doxing fears
A Texas woman was arrested and has been charged with threatening to kill the federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Washington and a member of Congress. Arrest of Texas woman follows deadly incidents with Ohio; Utah men who threatened Trump investigators A Texas woman …
Read More »More than 60 migrants feared dead on perilous sea route to Spain’s Canary Islands
More than 60 migrants are feared dead after a Spanish fishing vessel rescued a boat off the Atlantic archipelago of Cape Verde that originally had more than 100 people aboard, authorities and migrant advocates said Thursday. Migration advocacy group says fishing boat with migrants departed July 10 More than 60 …
Read More »Main highway in Lahaina reopens, revealing stark devastation from Maui’s wildfires
U.S. President Joe Biden and Jill Biden will travel to Hawaii on Monday to survey the devastation from deadly wildfires that destroyed much of the Maui resort town of Lahaina last week and killed at least 110 people. Death toll hits 110 as Hawaii's governor warns that number could double …
Read More »Suspected architect of Sept. 11 attacks may never face death penalty
The suspected architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and his fellow defendants may never face the death penalty under plea agreements now under consideration to bring an end to their more than decade-long prosecution, the Pentagon and FBI have advised families of some of the thousands killed. Some victims' …
Read More »Politician in Ecuador killed less than a week after presidential candidate’s assassination
Revolucion Ciudadana local party leader Pedro Briones was fatally shot in Ecuador on Monday. He is the third politician to be killed in a month as violence rocks the country. Pedro Briones, a regional leader in the Revolucion Ciudadana party, was shot on Monday The unprecedented violence shaking Ecuador claimed …
Read More »Niger coup leaders say they plan to prosecute president for treason
Niger's mutinous soldiers said they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for 'high treason' and undermining state security, in an announcement hours after the junta said they were open to dialogue with West African nations to resolve the mounting regional crisis. Junta spokeperson light on specifics of allegations as Africa …
Read More »2 years in, activists warn backsliding for women, girls continues unabated in Taliban’s Afghanistan
Nearly two years after Kabul fell to the Taliban, activists warn that human rights for women and girls continue to plummet in Afghanistan. They're pushing for democracies like Canada to adopt a tougher posture with the regime. Canadian groups push for tougher sanctions, recognition of gender apartheid Nearly two years …
Read More »After 2 years of Taliban rule, calls for Canada to do more for Afghan women and girls
Nearly two years after Kabul fell to the Taliban, activists warn that human rights for women and girls continue to plummet in Afghanistan. They're pushing for democracies like Canada to adopt a tougher posture with the regime. Canadian groups push for tougher sanctions, recognition of gender apartheid Nearly two years …
Read More »Russian shelling kills 7 in Ukraine’s Kherson region, including infant: minister
Russian forces shelled two villages in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson on Sunday, killing seven civilians including a baby, Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday. Strike comes after rockets reportedly fired at bridge connecting Crimea to Russia Russian forces shelled the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson on Sunday, killing seven …
Read More »