With Hyundai raid, US strikes at South Korean forced investments

More than 300 South Korean workers were arrested at a Savannah, Georgia electric battery plant. While President Donald Trump called them “illegal immigrants”, they are in fact engineers needed in a plant owned by South Korean company that has...

Attorney says Korean workers detained at Georgia Hyundai factory had special skills for short-term jobs

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer for several workers detained at a Hyundai factory in Georgia says many of the South Koreans rounded up in the immigration raid are engineers and equipment installers brought in for the highly specialized work of...

Attorney: Detained Korean Hyundai Workers Had Special Skills

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] SAVANNAH, Ga. — A lawyer for several workers detained at a Hyundai factory in Georgia says many of the South Koreans rounded up in the immigration raid are engineers and equipment...

A green Mexico under a gray United States

In my country of origin, the United States, environmentalism and concern for the climate have had a long and strange political journey. For a long time, the health of the environment and climate was something that concerned most people,...

Top Wins for Indigenous Peoples in 2024-2025

In celebration of the 18th anniversary of the adoption of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Cultural Survival is taking a look back at the top wins for Indigenous Peoples over the past year. From historic land back cases to...

South Koreans feel betrayed after Trump’s immigration strike detains hundreds of workers at a Georgia plant

A lawyer for several workers detained at a Hyundai factory in Georgia says many of the South Koreans rounded up in the immigration raid are engineers and equipment installers brought in for the highly specialized work of getting an electric...

Donald Trump is losing

As I travel around the country flogging my new book “Coming Up Short” (which, please remember, you can order at bookshop.org, and the audiobook at libro.fm), I’m seeing a groundswell of revulsion against Trump. His economy is a disaster. He...

Detained workers said here on visas

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- A lawyer for several workers detained at a Hyundai factory in Georgia says many of the South Koreans rounded up in the immigration raid are engineers and equipment installers brought in for the highly specialized work of getting...

Countries shorten tuna fishing closure at Pacific summit with few conservation ‘wins’

The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), a multilateral body that manages tuna and other fish stocks in the Eastern Pacific, held its annual meeting Sept. 1-5 in Panama. Commission members agreed to shorten an annual fishing closure...

Is Wales vs Canada on TV? Kick-off, channel and how to watch international friendly

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

[UN: Sept. 12] Resounding Vote on Palestine, US-UN Still Rudderless & More

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Sept. 12 condemning Hamas and its attacks on Israel on Oct. 7 and calling for the militia’s surrender and disarmament of weapons to the Palestinian Authority. Foreign Minister Jean-Noël of France...

5 Prophetic Signs That Prove the End Times Are Here

The world is changing in ways that humanity has never experienced before. From global upheaval to moral collapse, every headline points toward a reality Scripture has long warned about. These are not normal times. They are signs that we are living...

Detained Hyundai workers had skills for US short-term jobs, attorney says

A lawyer for several workers detained at a Hyundai factory in Georgia says many of the South Koreans rounded up in the immigration raid are engineers and equipment installers brought in for the highly specialised work of getting an electric...

California bill that would mostly prohibit local, federal officers from concealing faces heads to governor’s desk

Despite significant pushback from major law enforcement organizations and questions raised about its constitutionality, a California bill that would prohibit local and federal officers from concealing their faces under most circumstances is headed...

DHS launches ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ unveiling plans for mass deportation arrests in Chicago

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Families Lose Billions in Remittance Fees Every Year, Stablecoins Could Change That

If you’ve ever sent money abroad, you probably know how time-consuming and expensive it can be. After you send the money, you might have to wait days or even over a week for it to reach the recipient. Not only that, but some of the money you sent...

Bocci and Anna Carnick join forces on a showcase of evocative design practices in Berlin

It’s an incontrovertible fact that Berlin is an art town. It’s the unofficial artist capital of Europe, backed by a network of edgy contemporary art galleries and world-class institutions exhibiting the history and range of human creativity. But...

Meet Etelle Higonnet, the Woman Fighting Coffee’s Hidden Crisis

The coffee industry is currently one of the world’s leading drivers of deforestation. It often depends on poverty wages, child labor, and environmentally destructive practices to keep prices low, allowing widespread human rights abuses and...

Recently Appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Burkina Faso to Extend Diplomatic Role in Niger

Niamey, 12 September, 2025 / 4:56 pm (ACI Africa). The representative of the Holy Father appointed on August 15 for Burkina Faso is to extend his diplomatic role in the West African nation of Niger. The appointment of Mons. Eric Soviguidi as the...

Oakland University celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

It is a long-standing tradition at Oakland University to recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month during the month of September with a series of events celebrating the history, politics and culture of Hispanic people, locally and globally. This...