Christopher Columbus Identified As A Portuguese Prince In New Investigation
Documents collated in a new book challenge five centuries of history by identifying Columbus as a prince born on the Portuguese island of Madeira.
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News and reports from North, Central and South America.
Naomi Whitehead, America’s Oldest Person, Celebrates 116th Birthday
Pennsylvania Great-Great-Great-Grandmother Enjoys Party Surrounded by Generations of Family
Ireland’s Protest Puts Sporting Boycotts in Focus as Gaza’s Athletes Are Killed and Stadiums Destroyed
Bowed heads and refused handshakes marked Ireland’s victory over Israel. Behind the protests lies the destruction of Palestinian sporting life: footballers killed, athletes losing limbs, and grounds reduced to rubble or turned into shelters.
‘These Crimes Are Ongoing’: NAZA Directors Defy Threats as Gaza Killing Systems Reach New York Screens
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor have brought Israeli military insiders’ accounts of mass civilian killing to an American audience, confronting citizenship threats, official denunciations and the responsibility of the country funding Israel’s armed forces.
‘It Will Shame the World’: Ireland’s Gaza Warning as New Google Earth Satellite Images Reveal Shattered Cities
Micheál Martin warns of a reckoning when Gaza’s full horrors are revealed. Satellite assessments document damage across more than four-fifths of its structures, while Israel’s restrictions on independent foreign reporting continue to obstruct scrutiny and families face another winter in tents and unsafe buildings.
A Home in a Truck, a Childhood at Work: Five Lives in Gaza’s Ruins
A mother preparing for another child after losing three, a boy working through his childhood, a displaced grandmother, a lecturer and a skateboarder reveal how war has transformed the most ordinary acts of living.
“Gaza Is the Most Inhumane and Most Shameful Concentration Camp of Our Time”
Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called Gaza a concentration camp as world leaders confronted Israel over genocide allegations, demanded protection for Palestinians and questioned whether international law could survive without enforcement.
Samson in the Rubble: The 1991 Book That Explains Israel's Most Dangerous Hour
Thirty-five years ago Seymour Hersh dragged Israel's secret bomb into daylight, along with the doctrine of last-resort annihilation built around it and the American officials who chose not to see either. Reread now – with Israel fighting on every front and the paymaster in Washington finally wavering – 'The Samson Option' is the most unsettling book on any shelf.
Netanyahu’s UN Gaza Genocide Denial Draws Walkout, Arrests and Rebukes from Three States
Iran called for Israel’s expulsion from the UN as Türkiye and Qatar rejected the Israeli prime minister’s attacks. Outside, police arrested protesters opposing his visit.
Leaders Face Stark Warning from Silicon Valley Veteran – The Old Way of Working Is Dead
Silicon Valley veteran and global transformation leader Jennifer Vessels warns that outdated leadership practices are leaving organisations ill-equipped for the age of AI, ahead of the publication of her new Wiley book, Emergence: How Leaders Break Free from Outdated Thinking, on 22 October.
20 Builders Will Build Five New Products on a Train From New York to San Francisco
Rocket Mixer’s Coast-to-Coast Startup Lab challenges builders to create working products during 72-hour train journey from NYC to SF Tech Week
WSG Employment & Labor Group Releases European Employer of Record Report Covering 26 Jurisdictions
Employers of Record (EoRs) have become an increasingly prominent feature of international workforce strategies, enabling organizations to engage talent in new markets without establishing a local legal entity.
United Exploration Partners V Announces Closing of Winding River Energy Services Acquisition
United Exploration Partners V, LLC (“UXPV” or “United”) today announced the successful closing of its acquisition of certain oil and natural gas assets from Winding River Energy Services, Inc. (“WRES”).
Gaza Mother Gives Birth After Israeli Airstrike Killed All Three of Her Children
Alaa Hessi named her newborn Waseem after the eldest son she lost. In the final weeks of her pregnancy, she was living in a tent above her destroyed home, struggling to find nourishment and a safe place for her baby.
PotentiaMetrics Appoints Healthcare Innovator Marcus Thygeson, MD, MPH, as Chief Medical Officer
Former Surest Chief Health Officer and Blue Shield of California senior executive brings a proven track record of healthcare innovation, person-centered benefit design, and clinical leadership as PotentiaMetrics enters its next phase of growth
US Sanctions Plan Threatens ICC as UN Findings on Gaza Grow
More than two years after Navi Pillay presented findings of extermination, forcible transfer and starvation, new UN reports have widened the record. Arrest warrants remain outstanding, while the ICJ’s written timetable runs to 2029.
Gaza’s Children Face Deafness After Israeli Bombardment, as Deaths and Injuries Mount
Hearing damage is adding to the lasting injuries suffered by Gaza’s children, while humanitarian organisations warn that restrictions on treatment and supplies are prolonging the harm.
World Services Group Elects 2026–2027 Board of Directors
World Services Group (WSG) is pleased to announce the election of the 2026–2027 Board of Directors.
Twenty Thousand Names on a Shroud: Gaza's Dead Children Brought Before the World
A vast memorial has carried the names of Palestinian children to the UN's doorstep, as research points to a much greater death toll and international arrest warrants address alleged crimes that include the starvation of children.
