Russia's Foreign Ministry claims the West is politicizing indigenous rights issues to question Russia's Arctic territorial claims. A new report highlights alleged violations in North America, Australia, and Japan, while promoting division over cooperation.
Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Council of Indigenous Peoples launched the "Indigenous Health Train" initiative, offering tailored health checks, cancer screenings, and pneumococcal vaccines. A key request is prioritizing Indigenous elders aged 65+ for a future public shingles vaccine program, with cost-effectiveness assessments expected by year-end.
Libya's Amazigh, Tebu, and Tuareg peoples express deep concern and rejection of the "4+4" committee formed by the UN mission, citing political exclusion and a dangerous "exclusionary path" in discussions about Libya's future. They demand immediate cessation of unilateral agreements and threaten to boycott elections if their rights are not guaranteed.
The US government's shift from funding only practical science to basic science began after World War II, influenced by the impact of theoretical physics on the war effort.
A study published in Nature reveals that some Indigenous South American populations carry genetic ancestry remarkably similar to Indigenous populations in Australia and Pacific Islands. Researchers concluded this ancestry did not come from the Americas' earliest settlers, pointing to an ancient "ghost population" that contributed genes to Amazonian groups. The findings challenge the decades-old theory that the Americas were populated through two major migration waves beginning roughly 15,000 years ago via the Bering Strait land bridge.
Hundreds of delegates are arriving at the United Nations for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples
