Italy holds referendum on citizenship and workers’ rights
Italians began two days of voting Sunday in a referendum on easing citizenship rules and strengthening labour laws, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government opposed to both and urging people to abstain…
How to Advocate for Trans Rights in Your Community
Want to push back against the bigoted attacks targeting trans and gender-nonconforming people? Here are specific ways you can help—with your time, money, and everyday actions…
China’s Hubei province establishes $690 million fund to boost humanoid robot industry
According to Chinese company registry database Tianyancha, the Hubei Humanoid Robot Industry Investment Fund was established last week with a registered capital of RMB 5 billion ($690 million). The fund is managed by Changjiang Growth Capital Investment and focuses on venture capital, private equity, and asset management…
World Insights: Rifts widen over U.S. “Big Beautiful Bill”
Protesters gather during a rally outside the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, April 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong) The bill is “a massive wealth transfer from those at the bottom of the economy to those at the top,” said Marc Morial, president and CEO of the civil rights organization National Urban League…
Prince William Delivers Ominous Speech About Human Impact On The World’s Oceans
In a speech at Monaco’s Blue Economy and Finance Forum, the future king spoke in English and French as he declared that ocean life is “diminishing before our eyes.”…
Israel Vows to Stop Aid Boat with Greta Thunberg Aboard
Israel on Sunday directed its military to stop a humanitarian ship carrying activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, from breaching the Gaza blockade. Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a statement ordering the military to prevent the Madleen flotilla from reaching Gaza. Katz accused Thunberg of antisemitism and labeled the activists as Hamas propaganda mouthpieces…
Freedom Flotilla Ship Nears Gaza, Sailing Through Egyptian Waters With Aid and Activists
A humanitarian ship carrying 12 international activists, including Swedish climate advocate Greta Thunberg, is sailing off Egypt’s northern coast in a renewed effort to break Israel’s longstanding blockade on Gaza. The vessel, named Madleen, is part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, a grassroots campaign challenging the blockade and calling attention to what rights groups have…
Israel says to block Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg
Israel on Sunday ordered the military to stop a humanitarian ship carrying activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, breaking the blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.”I have instructed the military to prevent the Madleen flotilla from reaching Gaza,” Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement from his office.”Turn back because you...
Gaza rescuers say Israeli fire kills 36, six near aid centre
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Saturday that Israeli forces had killed at least 36 Palestinians, six of them in a shooting near a US-backed aid distribution centre.The Israeli military told AFP that troops had fired “warning shots” at individuals it said were “advancing in a way that endangered the troops”.The shooting deaths were the latest…