San Francisco Asian Americans feel mixed on Biden-Xi meeting
SAN FRANCISCO — Along the lantern-lined streets of Chinatown, lion dancers, food vendors and thousands of people celebrated Asian culture ahead of the arrival of…
House censures Rep. Rashida Tlaib over Israel-Hamas rhetoric
WASHINGTON — The House voted late Tuesday to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan — the only Palestinian American in Congress — in an extraordinary…
Israel-Gaza: Genocidal rhetoric and the fog of war | Israel-Palestine conflict
We’ve seen the language of extermination, incessant bombardment and hellish scenes on TV. And as the war intensifies, the chaos of misinformation deepens. Two weeks…
Sam Smith sends a powerful message to their LGBTQ+ fans amid the rise of anti-trans rhetoric
Sam Smith has sent an inspiring message to their LGBTQIA+ fans amid the rise of anti-trans hate in the UK. Over the last few days,…
Russian media rhetoric could be ‘incitement to genocide in Ukraine’: UN | Russia-Ukraine war News
Some rhetoric disseminated by Russian media could amount to incitement to genocide, the Human Rights Council probe says. UN investigators probing violations in Ukraine since…
Why is anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric on the rise in the Middle East?
From Lebanon to Iraq, politicians in the Middle East have stepped up their anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric, raising concerns about an increase in homophobic violence and even…
Despite anti-coup rhetoric, can the West exit Niger, its latest Sahel hub? | Features News
At 57 years old, Afhagad, a driver from northern Niger, has lived through five coups in his life. “Our first coup d’etat was Kountche, Colonel…
Contrasting Rhetoric – Modi’s US Congress Address vs. India’s Democratic Reality
During his address at the Congress, Prime Minister Modi sought to portray himself as the representative of the vast population of India, which numbers 1.4…
Hiroshima G7 summit: rhetoric and reality
G7, however powerful it still is in the global system, is no longer in the same dominant position as before, recognised years ago with the…
Trans rights gain ground despite rising European rhetoric
Europeans are moving ever closer to embracing equal rights for all despite a rise in anti-transgender rhetoric by many of their politicians, two studies found…
Texas school voucher program fight tests the ‘woke’ rhetoric
MEADOW, TX — Dozens of public school students spend their lunchtime with a guitar-playing Baptist minister, bowing their heads in prayer under a tree by the…
GOP responds to Nashville shooting with anti-trans rhetoric
WASHINGTON — Around 10 a.m. Monday, Nashville police were notified of a school shooting. You already know what happened next: Police responded to the scene to…
NATO condemns Putin for ‘dangerous’ nuclear rhetoric | Russia-Ukraine war News
NATO has criticised Vladimir Putin for what it called his “dangerous and irresponsible” nuclear rhetoric after the Russian president announced his country would station tactical…
Pulse survivor warns Florida’s anti-LGBTQ+ bills fuelling “harmful rhetoric”
Florida’s anti-LGBTQ+ bills are fuelling “harmful rhetoric” about the community, a survivor of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando has warned. The state’s infamous…