Most Black Americans Want a More Active U.S. Role in Ending the War in Gaza and Protecting Palestinian Lives
A survey of Black Americans shows a majority want the United States to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire.
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Chuck Schumer lauds Senate’s ‘greatest achievement in years’ as foreign aid bill passes – video
The US Senate has voted resoundingly by 79 to 18 to approve $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as a bipartisan super-majority united to send the long-stalled package to Joe Biden’s desk for signature. The bill was approved after proceedings that were hailed by the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, as ‘one of…
‘Building an authoritarian axis’: the Trump ‘envoy’ courting the global far right
Richard Grenell’s shadow foreign policy campaign is unsettling diplomats and threatens to collapse US interests For Donald Trump, he is “my envoy”, the man apparently anointed as the former US president’s roving ambassador while he plots a return to the White House. To critics, he is seen as “an online pest” and “a national disgrace” –…
How African Immigrants Have Revived a Remote Corner of Quebec
Hundreds of newcomers from Africa have filled a shortage of workers in Rouyn-Noranda, creating a new community in a remote mining town.
Niger Orders American Troops to Leave Its Territory
The West African country’s military junta said the presence of U.S. forces was “illegal.” Increasingly, West Africans are questioning the motives of Western countries operating in Africa.
From Malcolm X to ‘reality rap’: Decoding hip-hop album art
Amid institutional racism in the US, album artwork sends pointed messages about Black culture and politics.
What Europe wants from Biden’s State of the Union
LONDON — Foreign policy never wins elections, as the old political maxim goes. So eight months out from polling day in America, it’s hardly surprising that domestic reaction to Thursday’s State of the Union speech will be dominated by arguments over the economy, drug prices and the frailty of U.S. President Joe Biden, 82 this November.…
US says no troops to Haiti as country reels from explosion of gang violence
Washington says no despite ‘frantic’ talks between diplomats, as bodies lie in street and army battles gun-toting gang members What led to the Haiti jailbreak – and can democracy be restored? The United States has said it will not send troops to Haiti after a stunning eruption of gang violence seemingly designed to bring down…
Macron: The grand master of grandstanding
Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.” There he goes again, another headline-grabbing statement from French President Emmanuel Macron. “Nothing should be ruled out,” he said last week , responding to a question about whether…
China Keeps Building Stadiums in Africa. But at What Cost?
This year’s Africa Cup of Nations, like several previous editions, played out in Chinese-built arenas. It will end with familiar questions about their legacy.