Archaeologists Discover Ancient Human Settlement in Tajikistan Dating Back 150,000 Years
Recent excavations in Tajikistan’s Zeravshan Valley uncovered an archaeological site dating back as far as 150,000 years, offering new insights into early human settlements and migrations in Central Asia. A team of archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan has discovered a multi-layered archaeological site in the…
Anwar condemns western bias in Gaza discourse, calls for consistency on human rights issues
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has criticised what he views as Western media bias in their coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling for a consistent global stance on human rights.In an interview with CNN’s Richard Quest recently, Anwar stressed the need for a more balanced narrative that reflects the long-standing struggles…
UN condemns ‘acts reminiscent of the gravest international crimes’ in Gaza
A top UN official on Tuesday condemned “daily cruelty” in Gaza, describing “acts reminiscent of the gravest international crimes” as Israel continues its daily bombardment of the Palestinian territory. Speaking to the Security Council, Joyce Msuya, interim chief of the UN humanitarian agency (OCHA), described civilians driven from their homes and “forced to witness their…
Trump”s Day One: Deportations, border wall, scrapping Biden humanitarian programs
Donald Trump is expected to take a slew of executive actions on his first day as president to ramp up immigration enforcement and roll back signature Biden legal entry programs, a sweeping effort that will be led by incoming “border czar” Tom Homan and other Republican immigration hardliners…
Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first presumptive human case of bird flu
A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children’s hospital, sick with Canada’s first presumptive human case of avian influenza…
Trump’s day 1: Deportations, border wall, scrapping Biden humanitarian programs
Sources say Trump’s planned executive actions would give federal immigration officers more latitude to arrest people with no criminal records, surge troops to the US-Mexico border and restart construction of the border wall…
Gaza’s humanitarian catastrophe: What difference will Trump make?
Gaza’s humanitarian crisis is worsening. With a US ultimatum pressing Israel to restore aid access, we focus on the escalating disaster within the Palestinian territory. We’re joined by a humanitarian who has witnessed the devastation firsthand, navigating the ruins of Gaza’s cities and seeing up close how lives have been torn apart by more than…
‘Systemic issues affect construction safety’
A workers’ rights representative on Tuesday said systemic issues in the construction industry were to blame for a drop in workplace safety. Siu Sin-man from the Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims told a press conference that more than 100 workers, 11 of them from the construction industry…