Minneapolis, Minnesota, US — Thirteen months to the day after George Floyd was murdered on the streets of south Minneapolis, Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer who put his knee to Floyd’s neck for nine and a half minutes, will be sentenced for the second-degree […]
Day: June 24, 2021
Fed up, Argentina’s domestic workers demand a better deal
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Buenos Aires, Argentina — Angelica Lopez takes three buses to work. She could take two buses, but her left knee hurts. It has hurt for a long while and she doesn’t have […]
Fed up, Argentina’s domestic workers demand a better deal
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Buenos Aires, Argentina — Angelica Lopez takes three buses to work. She could take two buses, but her left knee hurts. It has hurt for a long while and she doesn’t have […]
Afghan leaders to meet Biden at the White House
Afghan leaders Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah will meet United States President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday for a high-stake discussion likely to shape Afghanistan’s future as the US withdraws forces nearly 20 years after invading. President Biden is expected to offer […]
Afghan leaders to meet Biden at the White House
Afghan leaders Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah will meet United States President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday for a high-stake discussion likely to shape Afghanistan’s future as the US withdraws forces nearly 20 years after invading. President Biden is expected to offer […]
Haiti gang leader declares ‘revolution’ as violence spreads
One of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders warned this week he was launching a revolution against the country’s business and political elites, signalling a likely further escalation of violence in the impoverished Caribbean nation. Violence has spiked in Haiti’s capital in recent weeks to what the United Nations has called […]
US may rethink Iran approach if no deal in ‘foreseeable future’
Washington may need to rethink its approach to Iran if the serious differences between the two countries on resuming compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal cannot be resolved “in the foreseeable future”, a senior US official said on Thursday. “We still have serious differences … […]
US may rethink Iran approach if no deal in ‘foreseeable future’
Washington may need to rethink its approach to Iran if the serious differences between the two countries on resuming compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal cannot be resolved “in the foreseeable future”, a senior US official said on Thursday. “We still have serious differences … […]
Canada: At least 600 graves found at Indigenous boarding school
Cowessess First Nation announced the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves on the grounds of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan, Canada and Indigenous leaders say they will find more at other sites. Chief Cadmus Delorme of the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan […]
Biden: ‘We have a deal’ on a bipartisan infrastructure plan
United States President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators announced they have struck a deal on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan, a rare breakthrough in a deeply divided Washington, and one that faces a complicated path to passage in Congress. “We have a […]