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Haitian journalist, YouTuber kidnapped by gang members, released

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Local journalist Sean Roubens was kidnapped on March 14, 2024, by a gang in Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-Prince...

Will Legal Challenges Derail Donald Trump’s Bid for Presidency?

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). In this episode of Ripple Effect, Steve and Michael talk with Ambassador (ret.) Norm...

What Turmoil in ECOWAS Means for Nigeria and Regional Stability

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USA: Rights experts slam ‘outrageous’ execution of inmate by nitrogen gas suffocation

Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was executed in the southern state of Alabama on 25 January.  He had been convicted of murder in 1988. “Alabama’s use...
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On the Horizon: March – August 2024

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Epstein files: Nobody should evade justice, say UN rights experts

The court documents reveal a horrifying list of alleged crimes perpetrated by Mr. Epstein, including sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, rape, sex trafficking, slavery, torture...

Iran-Israel “Shadow War” Risks Spinning Out of Control

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Iran and Israel are trading threats and counter-threats following the 1 April strike, attributed to Israel, on the Iranian...

Seeking the Best from a Skewed Poll: Hard Choices for Venezuela

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UNICEF deplores deadly Christmas Day attack on family in Haiti

Four people, including two girls under the age of 10, were killed in the incident, which occured in the Croix de Bouquet district.Four other...
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Un nouveau gouvernement va-t-il réussir à enrayer l’escalade de violences à Haïti ?

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UN rights office regrets Venezuela’s decision to suspend operations

Ravina Shamdasani, the spokesperson for OHCHR, said in a statement that the Office regretted the announcement and that it continues to engage with the...

The Middle East Could Still Explode

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). On April 13, Iran launched Operation True Promise, its response to Israel’s April...

US must uphold judges’ right to speak freely about race and gender bias: Rights...

Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite voiced serious concerns that a Supreme Court Justice in the state of North Carolina, Anita Earls, was investigated for comments made...

US urged to halt first execution by nitrogen asphyxiation

Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted of murder in 1988 and is scheduled to be executed on 25 January in the southern state of Alabama.A...

Calming the Long War in the Philippine Countryside

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Rethinking Talks with the Taliban

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The Taliban’s Neighbourhood and Regional Diplomacy with Afghanistan (Online Event, 5 March 2024)

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). As many Western powers cement isolationist policies towards the Taliban due to the...

Lord (Mark) Malloch Brown on the need to reform multilateral institutions

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). In this video, Lord (Mark) Malloch Brown, the former UN Deputy Secretary-General, Administrator...
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Trump, Biden and the Future of U.S. Multilateralism

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). In this episode of Ripple Effect, Michael Hanna is joined by Leslie Vinjamuri, U.S....

Will a New Government Halt Haiti’s Nosedive?

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The Trouble With “the Global South”

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Not so long ago, policymakers in Washington and other Western capitals gave little...

Haiti crisis: UN mission announces airbridge to facilitate aid relief

The UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) said on Wednesday that the air corridor will enable the transport of aid and ensure the safe...

The “Geopolitics of Climate Change and Conflict” Series: A Summary

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Why Israel-Iran War Is a Lifeline for Netanyahu

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Just days ago, much of the world’s attention was on the impending famine...