Bill to ban headscarves in sport passed by French Senate/in /by
Supporters say it is necessary to protect secularism, while opponents have denounced it as discriminatory, Islamophobic, and a violation of the rule of law.
BET awards to honour four legendary Black performers/in /by
The BET Awards will celebrate its 25th anniversary by honoring four legendary performers — Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx and Kirk Franklin. The ceremony is scheduled for 9 June, taking place in Los Angeles.
Actors, filmmakers flock to China to explore micro drama boom/in /by
n the first four months of the year, over 1,000 micro drama crews finished filming projects in Hengdian - one of China's premier production centers
“Stop the bloodbath”: activists in Paris call for end to war in Gaza/in /by
A group of protesters gathered in Paris on Wednesday to call for a ceasefire and an end to the war in the Gaza Strip. The activists were part of a variety of organisations, among them Greenpeace, Amnesty International and Médecins du Monde.
Sick Mexican child faces deportation after humanitarian parole revoked/in /by
The life-saving medical treatment four-year-old Sofia receives in California is not available in Mexico.
Harvard agrees to relinquish early photos of slaves after long legal battle/in /by
Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history
Elon Musk uncermoniously leaves Trump adminstration/in /by
While his exit was expected, it comes a day after he criticised Trump’s tax and spending bill, the centrepiece of the president's agenda.
Nigeria: Climate Justice Movement in Nigeria to Tackle Oil Polluters Launched/in /by
[IPS] Abuja -- Greenpeace Africa earlier in May brought together over 40 Nigerian civil society groups in Abuja to launch the Climate Justice Movement, the first of its kind in the country. The goal is to unite various climate efforts nationwide and address the severe impacts of climate change on Nigeria and the African continent.
Seven dead as migrant boat capsizes in Spain’s Canary Islands/in /by
A boat carrying migrants capsized within reach of shore as it arrived at Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday and four women and three girls drowned, authorities said.
With sanctions lifted, Syrians are hopeful to restore Aleppo to former glory/in /by
Aleppo, a city in northwestern Syria, has long been the country's economic powerhouse. With countries lifting sanctions on Syria after the end of the brutal civil war, the nation is looking towards rebuilding and reviving Aleppo.