US prosecutors investigating Meta for role in illicit drug sales, WSJ says | Social Media News

US prosecutors investigating Meta for role in illicit drug sales, WSJ says | Social Media News

The Wall Street Journal report also says the Food and Drug Administration is helping to investigate the Facebook owner. US prosecutors in Virginia are probing whether Facebook-parent Meta’s social media platforms facilitated and profited from the illegal sale of drugs, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Citing documents and…

Surviving the white gold rush – life in South America’s ‘lithium triangle’ | Environment

Surviving the white gold rush – life in South America’s ‘lithium triangle’ | Environment

Calcha K, Bolivia – Teófila Cayo Calcina, 56, stands among her rows of quinoa plants, pointing towards the horizon. “The lithium plant is 50km in that direction. We are worried that the mining could leave us with not enough water to survive,” she says, clearly disheartened. Calcina lives with her…

Play in Israel, just don’t pretend you didn’t know | Opinions

Play in Israel, just don’t pretend you didn’t know | Opinions

Since October 7, scores of writers have authored scores of columns pleading – to no avail – with prominent politicians who wield transformative power to stop the genocide unfolding with such obscene lethality in the apocalyptic remnants of occupied Gaza. The same dynamic applies to a gallery of preening artists…

Attack on Pakistan army post near Afghan border kills seven, military says | Conflict News

Attack on Pakistan army post near Afghan border kills seven, military says | Conflict News

Assailants used vehicle packed with explosives as well as suicide vests in attack that also involved a shootout. An armed group attacked a military post in northwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan using a vehicle laden with explosives as well as suicide bombs, killing seven security force members, Pakistan’s…

UN warns five million could suffer ‘catastrophic’ hunger in Sudan amid war | Conflict News

UN warns five million could suffer ‘catastrophic’ hunger in Sudan amid war | Conflict News

UN aid chief says 730,000 Sudanese children are thought to suffer from ‘severe’ malnutrition. Nearly five million people in Sudan are at risk of “catastrophic” hunger in the coming months, the United Nations has warned, calling for the country’s warring parties to allow aid deliveries. In a note to the…

Just how big is India’s 2024 election? Find out in seven numbers | India Election 2024 News

Just how big is India’s 2024 election? Find out in seven numbers | India Election 2024 News

New Delhi, India – India, the world’s largest democracy, has kicked off its two and a half month long parliamentary election to decide who will rule the South Asian nation. On Saturday, the Election Commission of India – the country’s independent poll-conducting body – announced the dates for a democratic…

Israel approves plan to attack Gaza’s Rafah but keeps truce talks alive | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel approves plan to attack Gaza’s Rafah but keeps truce talks alive | Israel War on Gaza News

Nod for long-threatened invasion of Rafah, home to 1.4 million displaced people, comes as Israel to send team to Qatar. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved plans for an attack on Rafah, where 1.4 million displaced Palestinians have sought shelter, while planning to send a team to further truce…

‘Overthrow the system’: Haiti gang leader Cherizier seeks revolution | Conflict News

‘Overthrow the system’: Haiti gang leader Cherizier seeks revolution | Conflict News

A powerful Haitian gang leader has rejected attempts by foreign nations for an electoral road map and a path to peace as the country plunges deeper into violent chaos and armed groups control most of the capital following the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Regional leaders of the Caribbean…