Alone In A War-Torn Village, Ukrainian Man Buried His Wife And Walked To Safety
Humanitarian workers in Ukraine’s Donetsk region continue risking their lives to evacuate civilians trapped near the front lines. Among them is Yevhen Tkachov, head of the Proliska Humanitarian Mission, who recently rescued an elderly man left alone after his wife was killed…
‘Question of life and death’: NGOs in Southeast Asia fear the worst for vulnerable groups amid sharp USAID cuts
Non-profits in the region advocating for migrant workers, wildlife, LGBT+ rights and other causes are scrambling to find new funding sources after the Donald Trump administration in the United States suspended most of its foreign aid…
Tiny Pacific nation sparks uproar by banning Facebook; here’s why the government stands firm amid major backlash
Papua New Guinea’s Facebook shutdown to combat misinformation sparks free speech debates. Learn how this impacts citizens, businesses, and global digital rights discussions.China achieves first pig-to-human liver transplant
PARIS: Chinese doctors said Wednesday that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for patients in the future. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd…
Tolentino wants human settlements in WPS
Senator Francis Tolentino on Wednesday expressed his intention to craft a measure that will establish human settlements in the West Philippine Sea to strengthen the country’s rights in the region. …
Anti-abortion group’s ‘baby box’ stirs Croatia row – eNCA
A “baby box” for abandoned newborns has sparked a row in staunchly Catholic Croatia with women’s rights groups calling for its removal, saying it is an illegal “Trojan horse” for anti-abortion campaigners. The modern form of the medieval “foundling wheel”, where unwanted babies were left at churches was built into a convent wall in February
DHS detains grad student who advocated for Palestine and the “humanity of all people”
Rumeysa Ozturk, a student at Tufts University, drew the attention of a pro-Israel group for co-auhtoring an op-ed…
POGOs: The problem that won’t go away
Scammers are reportedly using false promises of employment to lure Filipinos into illegal “POGO-like” operations outside the Philippines. In 2024, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr banned POGOs following reports of human trafficking, money laundering and other crimes…
‘Punished for making eye contact’: Report on experiences of Palestinians held in Israeli camps
‘What we’ve seen is the erosion of the basic standards for humane detention,’ one rights group said of the sprawling Ofer Camp…