The long and winding road to bringing the ISIS ‘Beatles’ to justice
In 2013, four young British men from West London travelled to Syria to join ISIS. Dubbed ‘The Beatles’ by their hostages, and subsequently the global media, this British ISIS cell…
Message from ICCT on the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
Today marks the third observation of the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, a day “intended to honour and support the victims and survivors…
Complex security, environmental crises worsen conditions for over 360,000 in western Chad
More than 360,000 internally displaced persons in Chad’s Lake province are facing a “double” crisis, exposed to security and environmental risks, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported,…
How Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering
In the 1930s, federal officials redlined these neighborhoods in Richmond, Va., marking them as risky investments because residents were Black. Today, they are some of the hottest parts of town in the summer, with…
U.S. Disaster Relief at Home and Abroad
Introduction The U.S. government is often a rapid responder when disasters—such as disease outbreaks, hurricanes, tsunamis, and terrorist attacks—strike at home or abroad. In the United States, the president declares…
California Is a Preview of Climate Change’s Devastation for the Entire World
California prides itself on being a national and global trendsetter. Unfortunately, the state is also setting the pace for climate change disasters, with searing heat and intense wildfires now regular features of its endless…
Worldwide, 463 million children can’t access virtual schooling: UN
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and widespread school closures, at least one-third of students affected around the world lack access to virtual education, according to a UN study released Wednesday. In…
Oil companies accused of wanting to dump plastics in Africa
NAIROBI – The oil industry has asked the United States to pressure Kenya to change its world-leading stance against the plastic waste that litters Africa, according to environmentalists who fear the…
Film Crew Spent 3 Years in Remote Balkan Hamlet. Will They Ever Leave?
BEKIRLIJA, North Macedonia — When the producer and two administrators of “Honeyland” returned to the setting of their documentary in North Macedonia for the primary time because it earned two Oscar…
Trump to wade into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is diving head-first into the latest eruption in the nation’s reckoning over racial injustice with a trip Tuesday to Kenosha, Wisconsin, over the objections…