Three immigrant LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs talk Pride and the Mission

You did it! You helped us hit and surpass our $85,000 fundraising goal for June. Thank you for your support. In a year marked by increased attacks on gay rights, this year’s Pride — titled “Queer Joy is Resistance” — underscores joy as a form of...

Deportations Without Borders: How U.S. Immigration Policies Are Redefining Human Rights

A Turning Point in U.S. Immigration Policy March 16, 2025, marked a turning point in U.S. immigration policy. More than 200 Venezuelan migrants were transferred to the Terrorism Detention Center (CECOT) in El Salvador, a country where they had no...

LATAM To Update Current A319s Due To New Aircraft Shortage

LATAM Airlines Group has chosen to conduct an extensive retrofit of the bulk of its existing Airbus A319 fleet. Citing a scarcity of available new aircraft, the airline group will instead be investing $40 million in upgrading 37 of its fleet of 39...

Congolese asylee Gratien Milandou-Wamba faces legal limbo in NH

Gratien Milandou-Wamba, who fled political persecution in Congo, remains in ICE detention as he awaits an asylum hearing, according to his attorney. PORTLAND, Maine — Former Cumberland County Jail employee Gratien Milandou-Wamba, who arrived in...

NCHE Shuts Down 31 Illegal Higher Education Institutions

MONROVIA, June 26 – In a significant move to safeguard educational standards, the National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE) has ordered the immediate closure of 31 unaccredited higher education institutions operating illegally across Liberia....

Study questions if culturally appropriate care must be culture-specific

James Holloway, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of New Mexico | The University of New MexicoJames Holloway, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of New Mexico | The...

Boonerang 2025 turns up the volume on community, culture and creativity

In its Boonerang Music & Arts Festival took over downtown Boone from June 19-22, filling Howard Street and Depot Street with live music, visual art and energy. The free, four-day event shared the streets of downtown Boone with locals, students,...

‘Out Of My League’: Trump Jokes As Delegations From Congo, Rwanda Arrive At White House

Diljit Dosanjh Snuck a Kirpan into the Met Gala |Shakira Helped Without Knowing Diljit Dosanjh didn’t just walk the Met Gala red carpet, he walked in with Punjab, pride, and power stitched into every thread. The actor-singer’s royal look featured...

African Immigrants Feel Targeted by ICE, Despite Following Rules

Get More of the Stories That Matter! Stay informed with the latest in politics, community news, entertainment, and more – delivered straight to your inbox Sign up now! African migrants say they are unfairly being targeted for detention and...

Man gets 7-year sentence for Edmonton LRT stabbing, his 4th violent offence on transit

The man who fatally stabbed a stranger outside Edmonton's Belvedere LRT station has been handed a seven-year prison sentence — his latest conviction for violence on public transit. Jamal Wheeler, 29, pleaded guilty last year to manslaughter in the...

U.N. aid chief warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in rebel-held eastern Congo

GOMA, Congo — The United Nations’ humanitarian chief called Thursday for more international support for displaced people in Congo’s rebel-controlled east during his first visit to the central African country. “What I saw here is that the needs are...

UN aid chief warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in rebel-held eastern Congo

GOMA, Congo (AP) — The United Nations’ humanitarian chief called Thursday for more international support for displaced people in Congo’s rebel-controlled east during his first visit to the central African country. “What I saw here is that the...

Sala IV orders the release and determination of immigration status of individuals sent by the U.S.

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court of Sala IV ordered the release of the migrants deported to our country by the United States and still being held at the Temporary Migrant Care Center (CATEM). “By majority, the appeal is partially...

Immigration Restrictions Mount Against Americans And Legal Residents

People hold U.S. flags while attending their Naturalization Oath ceremony for US citizenship in Los ... More Angeles, California, on May 25, 2022. Americans and lawful permanent residents who want close family members and others to join them in...

European Union expands commitment to speeding up digital transformation in Republic of the Congo for an inclusive digital future serving governance, the economy and young people

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The Prime Minister has launched the EU part of the project to accelerate the digital transformation in the Republic of the Congo, with XAF 27 billion in EU...

Study finds millions of children at risk as global vaccine rates fall

Millions of children worldwide have been left vulnerable to preventable diseases, including measles, polio, and tuberculosis, according to a new analysis published on Tuesday in the medical journal, The Lancet. It found that life-saving...

Where Is Our Culture? takes us back

From left: Cedric Myton. Wormbass and Derajah. January 8, 1976 was supposed to be special for Cedric Myton and many Rastafarians who recognise that date as Ethiopian Christmas Day. He and a friend had returned to Kingston from celebrations in Bull...

War on children

The latest UN report citing violence against children in conflict zones paints a harrowing picture of the world we currently live in. According to the report, abuses against children in armed conflict reached "unprecedented levels" in 2024, with...

Video reveals suspected Minnesota lawmaker assassin Vance Boelter speaking at Congo church seminar

Unprecedented Violence Against Children In Conflict Zones Last Year, Gaza Worst Hit: UN

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Violence against children caught in multiple and escalating conflicts reached 'unprecedented levels' last year, a latest report by the United Nations has revealed. The highest number of violations has been reported in Gaza and...