US emergency responders, forecasters facing threats in wake of hurricanes | Weather News

US emergency responders, forecasters facing threats in wake of hurricanes | Weather News

Hurricane disinformation is causing such confusion after recent storms hit parts of the United States that federal emergency workers and meteorologists are having to take precautions after coming under threat from the public. Forestry workers clearing tree damage were directed to stop working at the weekend in one area of…

Kenya relocates 50 elephants to a larger park as population thrives | Wildlife News

Kenya relocates 50 elephants to a larger park as population thrives | Wildlife News

Kenya is suffering from a problem, albeit a good one: the elephant population in the 42-square-kilometre (16-square-mile) Mwea National Reserve, east of the capital Nairobi, has flourished from its maximum capacity of 50 to a whopping 156, overwhelming the ecosystem and requiring the relocation of about 100 of the largest…

Kamala Harris promises ‘opportunity’ for Black men amid waning support | US Election 2024 News

Kamala Harris promises ‘opportunity’ for Black men amid waning support | US Election 2024 News

United States Vice President Kamala Harris has tried to stem waning support from Black men in an increasingly tight presidential race by unveiling a series of economic proposals aimed at empowering them and driving them to the polls. Harris introduced an “opportunity agenda for Black men” on Monday that is…

France’s Marine Le Pen questioned in court at EU embezzlement trial | European Union News

France’s Marine Le Pen questioned in court at EU embezzlement trial | European Union News

Marine Le Pen and her RN party have been accused of using European Parliament money to pay staff in France between 2004 and 2016. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has strongly denied committing any wrongdoing at a Paris court as she and her National Rally (RN) party stand trial…

Acting US labour secretary to meet with Boeing and union to end impasse | Workers’ Rights News

Acting US labour secretary to meet with Boeing and union to end impasse | Workers’ Rights News

Julie Su’s intervention comes days after Boeing unveiled plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce as labour negotiations came to a halt. United States Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su has flown to Seattle to meet with Boeing and the union representing about 33,000 striking workers to nudge both sides…

In shadow of Israel’s war on Gaza, Palestinian diaspora fights to be heard | Israel-Palestine conflict News

In shadow of Israel’s war on Gaza, Palestinian diaspora fights to be heard | Israel-Palestine conflict News

As Palestinian Canadians fought to get their families out of Gaza, the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau happened to be in the process of updating its anti-racism strategy. The federal initiative sets out policy priorities to address systemic racism and discrimination in Canada, including in the public service. And…

Nigeria boycotts AFCON 2025 qualifier in Libya over ‘inhumane treatment’ | Football News

Nigeria boycotts AFCON 2025 qualifier in Libya over ‘inhumane treatment’ | Football News

Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong says his team have been left at an abandoned airport in Libya for more than 17 hours without food or drink. Nigeria’s football team will be flown back from Libya without playing their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match following their alleged “inhumane treatment” in…

Scottish MP defiant after party sacks him over ‘abhorrent’ Gaza remark | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Scottish MP defiant after party sacks him over ‘abhorrent’ Gaza remark | Israel-Palestine conflict News

John Mason says he would be ‘happy’ to repeat comment that if Israel wanted to commit Gaza genocide, it would have killed 10 times more. The ruling political party in Scotland has expelled an outspoken member and lawmaker over “utterly abhorrent”, “flippant” and “completely unacceptable” comments about Israel’s genocide against…