2024 was a year of anti-Palestinian censorship and active art rebellion

2024 was a year of anti-Palestinian censorship and active art rebellion

For artists, it is difficult to reflect on the past year without thinking about Israel’s genocide in Gaza that has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians per the official count or more than 220,000 per realistic estimates. While art is something to be enjoyed, as it enriches every aspect of our lives, identities, and culture, it…

Why has Russia rejected Trump’s Ukraine truce plan?

Why has Russia rejected Trump’s Ukraine truce plan?

Russia has trashed a plan pitched by US President-elect Donald Trump’s team to end the Russia-Ukraine war by deferring Kyiv’s NATO membership in exchange for a ceasefire, according to Russian state-owned media. Trump’s win in the November presidential election, his repeated criticism of Ukraine and United States funding for Kyiv, and his promise to end the…

Why are US Republicans debating the future of H-1B high-skill work visas?

Why are US Republicans debating the future of H-1B high-skill work visas?

A debate over what shape hardline immigration policies will take regarding high-skilled work visas has become the first major policy dispute among prominent supporters of United States President-elect Donald Trump – just weeks ahead of the Republican’s new presidential term. On one side are members of Trump’s so-called “Make America Great Again”, or MAGA movement,…

Jimmy Carter: Nobel-winning humanitarian and ex-US president dies aged 100

Jimmy Carter: Nobel-winning humanitarian and ex-US president dies aged 100

Among the maize, yam and peanut farms of Savelugu-Nanton, a remote district of northern Ghana, the legacy of Jimmy Carter is less complicated than it is back in the former US president’s homeland. Thanks to the work of his charity, The Carter Center, locals are nowadays spared the misery of Guinea worm disease – a…

Beyond the US election: Seven stories that shaped the Americas in 2024

Beyond the US election: Seven stories that shaped the Americas in 2024

The presidential election in the United States has dominated global headlines for much of the past year. From opinion polls to rallies and the barbs traded on the campaign trail, all eyes were turned to the showdown between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump on November 5. Since Trump’s decisive victory, much of the…