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Far Right
N. Zealand Attack “Shows Blind Spot on White Nationalism”

N. Zealand Attack “Shows Blind Spot on White Nationalism”

AFP

I think it’s a small group of people that have very, very serious problems, I guess,” Trump said

al-Qaeda
New Zealand Attack plays into hands of Muslim Extremists

New Zealand Attack plays into hands of Muslim Extremists

AFP

“IS had tried to radicalise the situation “by turning Western Muslims against the societies in which they live”

Climate Change
Icebergs Hiving off Chile’s Giant Grey Glacier at Alarming Rate

Icebergs Hiving off Chile’s Giant Grey Glacier at Alarming Rate

AFP

A United Nations study in 2018 found that 95 percent of Chile’s 24,100 glaciers had receded

Islamophobia
New Zealand Mosque Survivor says Koran Bookshelf Saved Him

New Zealand Mosque Survivor says Koran Bookshelf Saved Him

AFP

Soon the Australian was inside the prayer hall, pumping round after round into the defenceless worshippers.

Climate Change
Millions of Children Globally Skipped School to Protest Elders’ Climate Denialism, Destruction of their Future

Millions of Children Globally Skipped School to Protest Elders’ Climate Denialism, Destruction of their Future

AFP

By AFP bureaux | – Montreal (AFP) – Classrooms in capitals from Bangkok to Berlin and Lagos to London emptied as organizers of the student strike called demonstrations in more than 100 countries. Students flooded into the streets across Europe, North and South America, and Asia carrying placards reading: “There is no planet B”, “You’re […]

Donald Trump
Trump Dismisses White Nationalism Threat after N. Zealand Killings

Trump Dismisses White Nationalism Threat after N. Zealand Killings

AFP

Brian Levin, director at the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, said that the problem could not be more real

Islamophobia
White Supremacist Gang Massacres Innocent Muslims in N. Zealand; PM: The Muslim Victims "are us"

White Supremacist Gang Massacres Innocent Muslims in N. Zealand; PM: The Muslim Victims “are us”

AFP

Christchurch (AFP) – The mosques were packed with worshippers gathering for Friday afternoon prayers, and members of the Bangladesh cricket team were arriving when the shooter opened fire. Local media reported at least nine people were dead and the South Island city was placed in lockdown as police hunted for an “active shooter.” “This is […]

Plutocracy
Jared Kushner is Poster Boy for Elite Universities' Pay to Play Scandal

Jared Kushner is Poster Boy for Elite Universities’ Pay to Play Scandal

AFP

Kushner gained admission to Harvard University in 1998 after his father made a legal $2.5 million donation to the school

CIA
In Blow to Democracy, Trump ends Requirement that CIA report Drone Strike Casualties

In Blow to Democracy, Trump ends Requirement that CIA report Drone Strike Casualties

AFP

Trump increasingly relies on the CIA, rather than the military, for lethal drone operations

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