Global press freedom suffers sharpest fall in 50 years, report finds | Press freedom

Press freedom around the world has suffered its sharpest fall in 50 years as global democracy weakens dramatically, a landmark report has found. According to the Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and... Read more »

1,400 University of Minnesota workers strike against wage-cutting offer, as Teamsters union signals readiness to impose sellout contract

Striking University of Minnesota workers. More than 1,400 custodians, food service workers, mechanics, gardeners, maintenance and sanitation workers across the University of Minnesota began to strike Monday and Tuesday, reportedly the first... Read more »

Obesity now main form of malnutrition afflicting youth: UNICEF | Health News

Published On 10 Sep 202510 Sep 2025 Obesity has outpaced undernourishment to become the leading form of malnutrition worldwide for the first time among children and teenagers, according to UNICEF. The United... Read more »

Junk food leads to more children being obese than underweight for first time | Global health

More children around the world are obese than underweight for the first time, according to a UN report that warns ultra-processed junk food is overwhelming childhood diets. There are 188 million teenagers... Read more »

Australia: Queensland Teachers Union “pauses” strike threat

Less than a month after 50,000 public school teachers took strike action in the northern Australian state of Queensland—the first such stoppage called by the Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) in 16 years—the... Read more »

Global Sumud Flotilla reports drone attack on Gaza-bound ship in Tunisia | Gaza News

The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), bound for the Gaza Strip, says a drone struck its main ship in the Tunisian port of Sidi Bou Said, causing a fire, but that all its... Read more »

London Underground workers launch powerful strikes: “Our safety is not up for grabs any further”

London Underground services were brought to a standstill Monday as thousands of tube workers—including fleet engineering, drivers and station staff—walked off the job. It is part of a week of rolling strike... Read more »

French no-confidence vote: What’s next if the government collapses? | Emmanuel Macron News

The French government looks set to collapse in a vote of no confidence and tip the eurozone’s second biggest economy into a political crisis. Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is expected to be ousted,... Read more »

Trump tariffs bring job destruction

Thomas, a mechanic, works at University Bicycles in Boulder, Colorado. [AP Photo/Thomas Peipert] The bogus claims by US President Trump that his economic agenda, based on a tariff war against the rest... Read more »

Israel intensifies Gaza City destruction, bombs another high-rise tower | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Published On 7 Sep 20257 Sep 2025 Israel has destroyed another high-rise in Gaza City, bringing the number of buildings razed during its campaign to seize the area to at least 50,... Read more »