JFK airport’s $9.5 billion international terminal is taking shape. See what’s inside
JFK’s new fully-international-travel dedicated terminal opens in mid-2026.
Day: August 2, 2025
Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’
In western Gaza City, displaced people live crammed into cramped tents, and a human tragedy is unfolding across a landscape of hunger.Read the full story, “Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’”, on globalissues.org →
Opinion: A little league heartbreak
The State Department denied one Venezuelan Little League team entry into the U.S., but allowed another. NPR’s Scott Simon questions how the sports exemption to Trump’s travel ban is being applied.
SCO Members in Talks to Establish Comprehensive Centre to Address Security Threats: China
By R Anil Kumar The Tianjin SCO summit from 31 August – 1 September, is anticipated to be a pivotal event, with the participation of leaders from all member states, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and heads of ten international organisati…
South Africa in ‘negotiations’ with US over tariffs as deadline pushed back by a week
South Africa is among the countries facing President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on exports, that are due to come into force on August 7, rather than August 1st as previously announced. President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will use the week-long delay to …
Civilians in Darfur suffer the most from the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis
The humanitarian situation in El Fasher, one of the regional capitals of Darfur, is dire, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces laying siege to the city for the past 15 months.
‘She must leave country’: France to deport woman over anti-semitic posts; suspends evacuations from Gaza
A Gaza student faces deportation from France and expulsion from Sciences Po Lille due to alleged anti-Semitic social media posts, sparking a national controversy. The French government has suspended Gaza evacuations pending investigation, despite previ…
Eight people seeking food among at least 18 killed by Israeli fire in Gaza
Food distribution contractor Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denied anyone had been killed near their sites.
Man who attempted to kidnap Princess Anne in 1974 claims innocence
Ian Ball now says kidnap was always supposed to have failed and was plot to garner publicity to sell autobiographyThe gunman who shot police officers during a botched attempt to kidnap Princess Anne has claimed he is innocent, six years after being rel…
Kristi Noem’s DHS is posting 1800s-style ‘fascist propaganda’ art to encourage Americans to ‘Protect the Homeland’
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has embraced new tactics — and bizarre memes and historical references — as it carries out its mass deportation campaign, writes Josh Marcus