By John J. Metzler -  Cuba’s ongoing political and social upheaval has shocked many observers as a sudden and intense summer storm.  Across the island in small towns and provincial centers protests erupted like a squall line until reaching the capital Havana.  Tropical storm “Liberdad” was lashing the Island of Cuba while its winds…

By Thalif Deen – UNITED NATIONS  - As a wisecracking cynic once remarked: “The sun would never set on the British empire because God wouldn’t trust an Englishman in the dark“. Perhaps it was an uncharitable remark because most of the British colonies have long gone. But when i quoted this…

WebPublicaPress (New York) - Chinese officials said Washington was not qualified to level criticism on human rights during a rare face-to-face meeting in Tianjin, DW (Deutsche Welle) reported quoting other news agencies. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is the highest ranking US official under the Biden administration to visit China. China accused…

By Thalif Deen* NEW YORK (IDN) — The widely-televised Tokyo Olympics, which was inaugurated in the Japanese capital on July 23, wasn’t the only game in town. Coinciding with the opening ceremony, a coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), anti-nuclear activists and youth leaders launched “Nuclear Games,” an innovative film and online platform…

  By Predrag Zvijerac (RFE) – The outgoing international high representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina has imposed amendments to Bosnia’s Criminal Code that prohibit and punish the denial of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, drawing an angry reaction from Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik who again called for the dissolution of the Balkan…

By Manasi Gopalakrishnan (DW) - Nations need to wake up to the reality that climate change will affect everyone — and not in some far-off fictional future, says the New York-based Indian author. For Amitav Ghosh, nature is an intricate part of storytelling. The Indian author with Bangladeshi heritage who has made New York his home often…

WebPublicaPress (New York/Berlin) – As Germany comes to grips with the vast devastation and loss of life caused by the worst floods in decades, the government has offered more than €300 million in aid including help for infrastructure and small businesses; DW (Deutsche Welle) reported. Speaking to newspaper Bild am Sonntag, German…