The face of Bangladesh’s founding father, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will soon be erased from the country’s currency. Credit: Kumkum Chadha/IPS by Kumkum Chadha (delhi) Tuesday, January 07, 2025 Inter Press Service DELHI, Jan 07 (IPS) – History seems to be chasing Bangladesh even while the interim government is grappling with real issues of administering a country thrown into chaos. In …
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Genocidal President, Genocidal Politics — Global Issues
Opinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Tuesday, January 07, 2025 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Jan 07 (IPS) – When news broke over the weekend that President Biden just approved an $8 billion deal for shipping weapons to Israel, a nameless official vowed that “we will continue to provide the capabilities necessary for Israel’s defense.” Following the reports last …
Read More »Why Russia’s Ban on Child-Free ‘Propaganda’ Impacts Human Rights — Global Issues
Big families are promoted on billboards in Russia. Credit: Sky News screengrab by Ed Holt (bratislava) Monday, January 06, 2025 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Jan 06 (IPS) – “A lot of people are very scared,” says Zalina Marshenkulova. “This is obviously another tool of repression. The state is waging war on the remnants of free-thinking people in Russia and trying to …
Read More »Aubrey Plaza Issues First Statement After Husband Jeff Baena’s Passing | Aubrey Plaza, Jeff Baena | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Aubrey Plaza is speaking out for the first time. The 40-year-old Agatha All Along actress, along with the family of the late director and writer who tragically passed away at the age of 47 due to suicide, issued a statement provided to Just Jared on Monday (January 6). “This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who …
Read More »The most Secret Memory of Men and the Disgraceful Condemnation of Two African Authors — Global Issues
Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm, sweden) Monday, January 06, 2025 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan 06 (IPS) – In 2021, the Senegalese novelist Mohamed Mbougar Sarr became the first writer from sub-Saharan Africa to be awarded the Prix Goncourt, France’s oldest and most prestigious literary prize. Literature His novel, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes, The most Secret Memory of …
Read More »‘Shogun’ Actor’s Health Issues Explained
The highly anticipated FX limited series Shogun on a ton of Golden Globes on Sunday night. But for some fans, the joy of discovering an epic new series was undermined by reports about actor Cosmo Jarvis’ illness. Questions about Jarvis’ health have been circulating on social media, but as is so often the case on Twitter/X and elsewhere, the truth …
Read More »Gaza’s health system on brink of collapse — Global Issues
In a Security Councilmeeting on Friday, Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) representative for the West Bank and Gaza, painted a grim picture of the situation, emphasising that over 25 per cent of the 105,000 injured civilians now face life-changing injuries. “At the current rate, it would take five to 10 years to evacuate all these critically ill patients,” …
Read More »‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Star The Vivienne Dies at 32, Her Publicist Issues Statement | RIP, RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, The Vivienne | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
The Vivienne, who won the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in 2019 and competed on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars in 2022, has sadly passed away at the age of 32. Her publicist Simon Jones confirmed the sad news on social media on Sunday (January 5). They issued a statement on the matter and provided some information. Keep …
Read More »UN continues to call for timely Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon — Global Issues
This includes movements further north reported in Sector East, while a redeployment by the Lebanese Armed Forces was conducted this week in Shama, in Sector West. Both Israel and Lebanon have recommitted to full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said during the daily media briefing from New York on Friday. Resolve outstanding issues Adopted …
Read More »Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals — Global Issues
William O’Neill, who reports to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted an attack on the Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince on 17 December and the killing of several journalists and a police officer at the General Hospital on 24 December. The victims were attending the hospital’s official reopening. “Criminal gangs have murdered and kidnapped physicians, nurses and healthcare …
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