The Globe Post • Daily News From the US and Around the World
WEBAugust 31, 2020. 0. The Globe Post spoke with Gregory C. Brown about racism in policing, accountability, and his experiences as Leesburg Virginia's first Black police chief. Breaking and daily news from the US and the world, including opinion, features, interviews, book reviews, in-depth investigations, and videos.
Biden Warns Against ‘Full-Scale War’ After Israel’s Lebanon Strikes
WEB4 days ago · US President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned against “full-scale war” in the Middle East, urging leaders to find diplomatic solutions in both Lebanon and Gaza. “Full-scale war is not in anyone’s interest,” Biden told the UN General Assembly after Israeli strikes in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah killed more than 550 people. “Even though the situation has escalated, a diplomatic solution ...
Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict: Six Months On and No End in Sight
WEBApr 30, 2021 · Abiy said earlier this month that Ethiopia’s military is fighting “on eight fronts” in hotspots including Tigray, where pro-TPLF fighters have adopted “guerrilla” tactics. The UN’s latest humanitarian update for Tigray, published Tuesday, describes “active hostilities reported in the central, eastern and northwestern parts of the ...
Globe Post Turkey -- Daily News, Analysis and Opinion from Turkey
WEBMar 19, 2020 · Turkey's civil society swung from hope to despair Tuesday after a new arrest warrant was issued for leading rights defender Osman Kavala just hours after a court ordered his release from jail. Globe Post Turkey is news website covering daily news, features and opinion from Turkey. It's part of Globe Post Media, a …
Middle East Archives • The Globe Post
WEBMiddle East • The Globe Post. Protests by students demanding universities sever ties with Israel over the Gaza war spread across western Europe, sparking clashes and...
Turkish Artist Goes Viral with Stark Misery/Comfort Images
WEBJun 13, 2019 · A Starbucks cup merging with a crowd around a dried-up well, or a yacht spliced with a boat full of refugees: powerful collages by a Turkish artist have taken the internet by storm. With over half a million followers on Instagram and thousands more on Facebook and Twitter, 29-year-old Ugur Gallenkus has stirred a …
Euthanasia: Where It’s Legal in Europe - The Globe Post
WEBApr 7, 2021 · As France’s parliament prepares to debate a controversial law which would allow euthanasia for those with terminal illnesses, here is a round-up of the situation in Europe.. Fully legal . The Netherlands legalized active and direct euthanasia in 2002.Lethal doses of drugs are authorized if patients request them while lucid. They must also be experiencing unbearable suffering from a condition ...
Berbers: North Africa’s Marginalized Indigenous People - The …
WEBDec 2, 2020 · Photo: Fadel Senna/AFP. The Berbers are descendants of pre-Arab populations across North Africa, from the extreme west of Egypt to the countries of the Maghreb. The Berbers, who refer to themselves as the Amazigh meaning “free man”, have long fought for greater recognition for their ancient ethnic group, their culture and language.
Greenhouse Gas Levels Reach New Record High: UN
WEBOct 25, 2021 · Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record levels last year, the United Nations said Monday in a stark warning ahead of the COP26 summit about worsening global warming.. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization said that continued rising greenhouse gas emissions would result in more extreme weather and wide-ranging impacts on the environment, the economy and humanity.
Bolsonarism, Necropolitics, and the Spores of Wickedness
WEBJun 25, 2021 · Bolsonarism is an undesirable trait that has always existed in the Brazilian character. Today’s fascists are the products of a proslavery, patriarchal, conservative, moralistic, sexist, prejudiced, and racist society. That is no exaggeration. There is a part of Brazil (fortunately, a minority) which, in either a veiled or ostentatious way ...