Countries such as Jamaica and Barbados commemorate 200 years since the end of slavery with calls for action and healing.Barbados, Jamaica and other countries are marking 200 years since the end of slavery in the British Empire, using this year’s Emancipation Day to renew calls…

Nearly 250,000 people have risked their lives crossing a perilous stretch of jungle between Colombia and Panama.The number of migrants and asylum seekers who have crossed an inhospitable stretch of Central American jungle known as the Darien Gap so far this year has surpassed the…

There are usually three to four supermoons in a year; Al Jazeera explains the phenomenon.A supermoon is an astronomical phenomenon where a full moon looks larger and brighter than usual. It happens when the full moon occurs at the same time that its orbit is…

State Department says US will provide resources to the force after Kenya expresses willingness to lead Haiti mission.Washington, DC – The United States has said it plans to introduce a resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to authorise a “multinational force” in Haiti,…

As climate change and rising sea levels threaten the island of Gardi Sugdub, leaders in the local Indigenous community are increasingly worried that the Panamanian government will fail to follow through on promises to help with relocation. In a 52-page report on Monday, Human Rights…

Inflation, a growing wealth divide and the killing of dozens of demonstrators by troops are driving instability.Protesters have taken to the streets of Peru this week as demonstrators demand President Dina Boluarte’s government step down. Rising prices, the killing of dozens of demonstrators by troops…