Trump calls it a ‘disgrace’ that South Africa is hosting the G20, reiterates debunked claims of a ‘genocide’ against white farmers. President Donald Trump has said no United States officials will attend this year’s Group of 20 (G20) summit in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers. Writing on his Truth Social platform…
The Motherhood Group is hosting this year’s Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK, running from 22–28 September 2025. The grassroots organisation is bringing together campaigners, health professionals, and mothers to confront one of the country’s starkest health inequalities. The theme is “Make Black Mothers Visible.” It calls for Black women to be counted, heard, and…
101 East investigates why Chinese nationalists have committed violent, sometimes deadly acts against Japanese civilians. September 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of China’s victory in the Second Sino-Japanese War. In the decades since, deep resentment towards Japan has remained among much of the Chinese population, with Beijing maintaining that Tokyo has never fully apologised for…
Tom Barrack’s remarks to journalists trigger calls for an apology and media boycott. Published On 27 Aug 202527 Aug 2025 A top US diplomat has triggered outrage and calls for an apology in Lebanon after telling a group of local journalists to “act civilised”. Tom Barrack, the United States ambassador to Turkiye and the special…
China has accused the United States of using human rights as a “bargaining chip” in its latest annual report on the issue. The report released on Sunday criticised what it called the hypocrisy of the US political system, its unequal social welfare, widespread racism, and the politicisation of immigration, where immigrants become “scapegoats for political…
At 42, Tameka Bostick decided she wanted to learn how to swim. Bostick said she tried to sign her teenager up for lessons, too, but her daughter said she wanted her mother to learn to swim first. “‘Ma, you do it first and see how it is, and then I’ll do it,’” Bostick recalled to…
The thing about every ridiculous or outrageous public statement coming from US President Donald Trump and his cronies is how the world responds with a token bit of collective pearl-clutching and then moves on like nothing has happened until the next shocker. That’s why it’s important to keep reminding everyone what kind of people are…