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With Lockdowns Cutting Off Access, Global Charity Estimates 1.5 Million Women Will Have Unsafe Abortions Amid Pandemic

'Unprecedented' Border Clash Between China and India Leaves at Least 20 Dead as Dangerous Tensions Rise

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

"It is an extraordinary escalation. No shots fired for 45 years, and then at least 20 soldiers dead in one evening in rock-throwing and bludgeoning."

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Warnings of 'Catastrophic Consequences' as Locust Swarms Hit India and Pakistan in Midst of Coronavirus Crisis

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Swarms of locust attack in the residential areas of Jaipur, Rajasthan, Monday, May 25, 2020.

For India, the invasion comes alongside "eviscerating heat."

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'Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm' Amphan Barrels Towards India, Bangladesh

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

A Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) volunteer uses a megaphone to urge residents to evacuate to shelters ahead of the expected landfall of Cyclone Amphan in Khulna on May 19, 2020. India and Bangladesh began evacuating more than two million people May 18 as a cyclone barrelled towards their coasts, with officials racing to ready extra shelters amid fears of coronavirus contagion in cramped refuges.

Meteorologists say there's "catastrophic storm surge potential."

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Stirring Memories of Bhopal, At Least 11 Killed and Thousands Sickened as India Chemical Plant Leaks Toxic Gas

A Life of Heat 'Near Unlivable' for More Than 3 Billion People in Just Decades, Climate Report Warns

US servicemembers on a tank, with an American flag behind them

'Halt This Madness': US Drove Last Year's Over $1.9 Trillion in Global Military Spending

Police personnel and protestors seen during anti-Muslim attacks at Jaffrabad on February 24, 2020 in New Delhi, India.

'Red Alert': Anti-Muslim Violence in India Reaching Critical Levels as Homes and Businesses Burn and at Least 24 Dead

A shop set on fire during clashes between a group of anti-CAA protestors and supporters of the new citizenship act, near Maujpur and Jaffrabad metro station on February 24, 2020 in New Delhi, India.

In Shadow of Trump's India Visit, New Delhi Sees Worst Attacks on Muslims in Decades

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during 'Namaste Trump' rally at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, on February 24, 2020.

'The Worst Kind of Fascists': Trump Visits Modi's India and Announces $3 Billion Arms Deal

U.S. President Donald Trump with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two will meet in India on Monday.

'Meant to Hide the Poor': Trump Gets His Wall—In India—Ahead of Monday Visit

Bank employees shout slogans during a nationwide general strike called by trade unions aligned with opposition parties to protest against the Indian government's economic policies in Amritsar on January 8, 2020.

Millions Flood Streets Across India as General Strike Takes Aim at Modi Government

Protesters against the Indian government's anti-Muslim citizenship bill are wary of police use of facial recognition technology.

'An Act of Mass Surveillance': India Use of Facial Recognition Tech Against Protesters Angers Privacy Advocates

Digging for water in the Ewaso Ngiro river basin in central Kenya on April 4, 2017.

A Call to Action as Planet's Essential Groundwater is Being Rapidly Depleted

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), pictured here during impeachment hearings in the House Judiciary Committee, was the reason for Indian officials declining to meet with a delegation of lawmakers she was included in this week, according to The Washington Post.

'Deeply Disturbing': Indian Minister to Cancel Meeting With US Lawmakers Over Rep. Jayapal's Kashmir Criticism

University of Delhi English professor Ira Raja was detained by police Thursday during a protest against the Indian government's citizenship law.

'They Are Turning India Into Kashmir': Government Crackdown Intensifies as Protest Movement Grows Across Subcontinent

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Amnesty International - USA

Modi-Trump Meeting Highlights Anti-Muslim Sentiment in Both Government's Policies...

Earthrights International

Farmers and Fishermen to Challenge World Bank Group Immunity Ruling

Amnesty International

Statement from Amnesty International India on Government Raids

Physicians for Social Responsibility

Health Professionals Respond to New Groundbreaking Study by Leading Researchers: "Emphasizes the Urgent Need to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons Before They Eliminate Us"...

350.org

Stop the Coal Burglers

Public Citizen

Ivanka Trump’s Women Empowerment Speeches Ring Hollow During India Trip

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Paul Buchheit

Comparing Poverty in India and America May Surprise You

Basav Sen

Cyclone Amphan Is a Warning for the United States

Gurmukteshwar Singh

I’m an Immigrant Doctor Treating COVID-19 Patients. Death Isn’t My Only Fear Right Now.

Bilal Hussain

Fighting Covid-19—And Repression—in Kashmir

Lawrence Wittner

The World’s Major Military and Economic Powers Find Happiness Elusive

Christopher Brauchli

Sameena Mustafa, Arti Walker-Peddakotla

Hindu Fascism: An All-American Threat

Shrenik Rao

India Under Modi Is Becoming a Brutal Authoritarian State

Walden Bello

Good Riddance to the WTO

Chris Hedges

Hope Lies in the Streets