Thousands prevented from returning home to southern Lebanon
As months of conflict continue to devastate communities across Lebanon, families are being left without shelter, healthcare and other essential services.
World News in Brief: Aid for Ukraine, drone attacks in Sudan, DR Congo deaths, neurological disorders in the Americas
UN partners launched the Winter Response Plan to help 2.1 million people in Ukraine survive another cold season as the country grapples with the on-going Russian invasion.
Deadly Afghanistan floods kill at least 26 as aid agencies race to reach survivors
Flash floods have killed at least 26 people across eastern Afghanistan, including 23 in the mountainous province of Nuristan, where homes, markets and roads were swept away and search teams…
Nicaragua continues to weaken political freedoms, UN warns
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Wednesday condemned new threats from Nicaragua’s co-president Daniel Ortega to hinder civil rights and prevent dissenting individuals and groups from participating in…
Vanishing Culture Episode #4: Keeping African Folktales Alive with Helen Nde & Laura Gibbs
Folktales are more than stories—they are living records of culture, identity, and collective memory. In the fourth episode of our special six-part series on Vanishing Culture, host Vida Vojić speaks…
Theorizing Discrimination for the Bad Jobs Economy
Employment discrimination law is primarily concerned with exclusion from good jobs. Yet this leaves unaddressed a corresponding problem: employers seeking out marginalized workers in order to reduce worker pay, degrade…
Theorizing Discrimination for the Bad Jobs Economy
Employment discrimination law is primarily concerned with exclusion from good jobs. Yet this leaves unaddressed a corresponding problem: employers seeking out marginalized workers in order to reduce worker pay, degrade…
Pluralistic: Trump’s America can’t even win a rigged game (22 Jul 2026)
Today’s links Trump’s America can’t even win a rigged game: America has created a post-American world. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: “Fagin”; Scott McCloud on comics’…
New EU Court of Justice Ruling on Platform Liability Could Cause Collateral Damage to Freedom of Expression
Intermediary liability laws around the world recognize that social media platforms, search engines, and other online service providers have become an integral part of our lives: they shape how we access information, communicate with others and participate in public debate, and foster innovation…
DNS Bypass Tweets Keep Uptobox Employee’s €197K Frozen in Disney Piracy Case
Sharing instructions on how to bypass court-ordered ISP blocks can be enough to freeze someone’s personal savings in a piracy case, a French appeals court has ruled. The order is…