Tag: Afghanistan
VP Harris Praises Cadets’ Sacrifice in West Point’s 1st Commencement Speech by a Woman
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point,...
UN: 50 million people lived in ‘modern slavery’ last year
By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press
The U.N. labor agency estimates that some 50 million people worldwide were living in “modern slavery” - either in forced...
Slavery and war are tightly connected – but we had no idea just how...
By Monti Datta,University of Richmond; Angharad Smith, United Nations University, and Kevin Bales, University of Nottingham
Some 40 million people are enslaved around the world...
Marine general takes over Africa Command, sees challenges
By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
Marine Gen. Michael Langley took over as the top U.S. commander for Africa on Tuesday, heading U.S. military operations...
Why declaring monkeypox a global health emergency is a preventative step – not a...
By Kathryn H. Jacobsen, University of Richmond
Countries that are members of the United Nations are obligated to report cases of unusual diseases that have...