New York City, USA – Last week, the fashion world descended on New York City for New York Fashion Week (NYFW). The bi-annual event celebrated the best in the industry and showcased the hottest trends for the season. NYFW is a massive money maker for the city and the fashion…
What does Black History Month mean for those on the front lines of activism and organising? From the struggles of the civil rights movement to the present day, African Americans have been pivotal in advocating for justice and equality in the face of systemic racism. Throughout history, they have confronted…
US reiterates support for Ukraine with largest package of economic restrictions as Republicans block military aid. The United States is set to impose sanctions on more than 500 Russian-linked targets in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine two years ago and the death in prison of opposition leader Alexey Navalny….
Thousands of demonstrators have marched in support of Palestine to the New York office of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a powerful pro-Israel advocacy group, to protest its role in obstructing a ceasefire resolution in the Gaza war. Protesters held banners on Thursday declaring “AIPAC funds genocide”, while…
Taipei, Twain – As Google finds itself embroiled in an anti-“woke” backlash over AI model Gemini’s reluctance to depict white people, the tech giant is facing further criticism over the chatbot’s handling of sensitive topics in China. Gemini users reported this week that the update to Google Bard failed to…
Tech giant says model is ‘missing the mark’ after controversy over failure to depict white people. Google has temporarily stopped its Gemini AI model from generating images of people following a backlash over its failure to depict white people. The search engine giant made the announcement on Thursday after Gemini…
Support of top NATO powers makes Rutte favourite to succeed current Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in October. The United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany have all thrown their weight behind outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become NATO’s next secretary general, at a crucial time for the alliance…
In June 2022, when Russia’s foreign ministry announced that it was considering “stringent measures” against United States media outlets in response to US restrictions on Russian media, the US Department of State huffily complained that the Kremlin was “engaged in a full assault on media freedom, access to information, and…
Move will forgive debts of people who borrowed $12,000 or less and have been repaying the money for at least 10 years. US President Joe Biden has said that his administration was cancelling $1.2bn worth of student loans for almost 153,000 people. Biden, who is undertaking a three-day campaign swing…
Muslims, Democrats and social media users expressed their displeasure on Wednesday with remarks made by Republican Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee, who responded to an activist’s question about the deaths of Palestinian children in Gaza by asserting that “we should kill ‘em all”. In a statement released Wednesday, the American…
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