(2025-01-22). 'Decolonise' aid urgent call from Fiji's Prasad to face Pacific climate crisis. asiapacificreport.nz By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Fiji's Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad has told an international conference in Bangkok that some of the most severely debt-stressed countries are the island states of the Pacific. Dr Prasad, who is also a former economic professor, said the harshest impacts of global economic re-engineering are being felt…
(2025-01-22). Trump rescinds guidance protecting 'sensitive areas' from immigration raids. aljazeera.com For more than a decade, agencies like ICE and CBP avoided raids on places that provide vital services, like hospitals.
(2025-01-21). Met Police Accused of Lying About Gaza Protest at the BBC. bylinetimes.com 
A London Assembly member has written to the Home Secretary amid claims the Met Police "lied" about Gaza protests at the weekend. | On Saturday, thousands of protesters in central London gathered to demand a lasting ceasefire and an end to what they have called a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The march had been hit with strict conditions by police over where they could go, and for how long, under the Public Order Act. | It came amid pressure from the Board of Deputies of British Jews that the planned destination — BBC headquarters — was close to a synogogue, and its attendees on the Sabba…
(2025-01-21). Headlines for January 21, 2025. democracynow.org Tech Billionaires Share Stage as Donald Trump Takes Oath of Office as 47th U.S. President, Trump Declares Emergency at Southern Border, Promising "Millions and Millions" of Deportations, Trump Pardons 1,500 Capitol Rioters Including Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, Biden Grants Clemency to Indigenous Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier, Trump Withdraws U.S. from Paris Climate Agreement , Trump Withdraws from WHO, Rolls Back LGBTQ Rights and Puts Cuba Back on Terrorism List, Senate Votes 99-0 to Confirm Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Senate Armed Services Committee Advances Pete Hegseth's Nominati…