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FEATURED IMAGE: Screenshot/PBS News Hour Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid  has won the inaugural Aspen Words Literary Prize for his novel Exit West, which portrays migrants as heroes amid ongoing anti-migrant rhetoric. The Aspen Institute’s award honors a...

Photo: VOA/Wikimedia  As Kashmiris protest Indian repression in the disputed territory, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced serious concern over killings of Kashmiri demonstrators, saying the bloodshed “needs to be investigated. “Civilians have to be...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an independent and transparent investigation into clashes at the Gaza fence on Friday between Palestinians participating in the ‘Great Return March’ and Israeli security forces which resulted in at least...

A frame-filling portrait of a male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) jumping in the pack ice. Svalbard, Norway. Photo: Arturo de Frias Marques/Wikimedia Commons It’s been more than two years since the international community reached the Paris Agreement to address...

Image: Albert Bierstadt, The Rocky Mountains, Lander’s Peak, 1863 via Wikipedia America’s lively art scene is not just a source of aesthetic enjoyment but it is contributing to the national economy in a massive way– more than agriculture,...

For 60 minutes landmarks from Australia to the United States went dark to accentuate the Earth Hour’s message of urgency to address the climate change issues. Sydney’s Opera House, the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, landmarks...

Photo: A team of volunteers from diverse communities come together at Gaithersburg’s acclaimed organization MCMF  Maryland boasts of four of the nation’s top ten most culturally diverse places, more than any other state including richly colorful...

A map of disputed Kashmir region Credit: Planemad/Wikimedia Commons A demonstration in New York’s Times Square called for freedom of Kashmir, drawing attention to Indian atrocities and asking the UN to honor its commitment to help...

President Donald Trump spoke of a “new American moment” in his State of the Union as he stuck to his call for a sweeping immigration reform with the construction of US-Mexican border wall, end to Diversity...

Amid Afghan chaos in the face of deadly militant attacks, President Donald Trump has ruled out holding talks with the Afghan Taliban. “When we see what they’re doing and the atrocities that they’re committing, and killing...