Tributes pour in after US civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84
World leaders share memories of Jackson, a leader of the US civil rights movement who passed away on Tuesday.
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CAIR sues Texas governor over ‘unconstitutional’ terror designation
US Muslim civil rights group says Greg Abbott’s designation of its Texas chapter is ‘unconstitutional and defamatory’.
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Trump’s 7,500 refugee cap; echoing restrictive US immigration history
The US has historically passed laws denying entry or citizenship to people of specific ethnicities or nationalities.
Trump announces lowest refugee admission cap in US history at 7,500
President says US will prioritise white South Africans in move decried by refugee advocates as blatantly political.
French massacre of WWII African riflemen ‘premeditated’, covered up: Report
New findings reveal the Thiaroye massacre death toll was far higher than reported, with up to 400 victims.
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‘Gas them’: How a leaked pro-Nazi young Republicans chat sparked GOP storm
The chat history, seen by Politico, included messages containing slurs, racism and rape jokes.
Elon, me and 20 million views: A conversation with Grok
Musk’s post about my Global News Insight column on whiteness drew millions of views—and an unlikely conversation with his AI.
‘Hate crime’: UK police probe suspected arson attack on mosque
The attack in East Sussex comes as Britain sees a wave of protests demonising Muslims and asylum seekers.
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What are Trump’s new rules for universities to qualify for federal funding?
The White House sent the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’ to nine US universities.
Assata Shakur, US Black liberation activist exiled in Cuba, dies at 78
The fugitive revolutionary spent decades in exile after escaping from a US jail in 1979.
Starmer says UK will ‘never surrender’ flag to far-right protesters
Antifascist campaign group Hope Not Hate condemns speeches at Saturday’s rally in London as ‘extremely disturbing’.
