The situation inside FEMA’s disaster recovery centers in Florida highlights the agency’s stretched resources as Hurricane Milton bears down on the state. After responding to Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby, FEMA is facing unprecedented pressure with only 9% of…
A U.S. dockworkers' strike took place this week, halting operations at major East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. Over 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) were striking for better wages and protection against automation, putting an estimated 68%…
Hurricane Helene, which struck the U.S. last week, has devastated communities across six states, with over 100 people reported dead and hundreds more unaccounted for. FEMA announced that recovery efforts are facing a significant financial shortfall, with nearly $9 billion…
German authorities conducted raids on the homes of five pro-Palestinian activists in Berlin on Monday, marking the latest in a series of Islamophobic and aggressive actions against activists against the ongoing Israeli genocide on Gaza. The raids, involving over 120…
Following a series of escalating Israeli aggressions, Lebanon is facing one of the most severe displacement crises in its recent history. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati warned on 29 September 2024 that the number of displaced people could reach nearly…
Sudan’s army launched a significant offensive in the capital, Khartoum, in an effort to reclaim territory held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This comes over a year after a brutal conflict erupted between the two factions, resulting in…
The second day of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York focused on critical global issues, including the Israeli War on Palestine and reforms to the UN Security Council. World leaders, particularly from Africa and Latin America,…
Iraq-based prominent Shia Islam scholar, Grand Ayatollah Sayed Ali al-Sistani, has expressed strong solidarity with Lebanon following the recent deadly Israeli airstrikes on the country. In a statement on Monday, Sayed Sistani condemned the intensified Israeli attacks, particularly those targeting…
In a high-stakes legal battle, TikTok defended itself in court on Monday against a proposed U.S. law that could see the platform banned unless its parent company, ByteDance, divests its U.S. operations. The law, which aims to address concerns over…
