Wednesday 29 May Day of the Azores in Azores
The Azores is a region of Portugal composed of nine islands. The archipelago discovered by Portuguese explorers in the 15th century, became an Autonomous Region…
Ireland, Norway and Spain recognise Palestine as an independent state | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeedPalestine has been recognised as an independent state by Ireland, Norway and Spain. The European nations are now pushing for other countries to acknowledge pre-1967…
Israel’s Rafah assault could halt last functioning hospital, WHO warns | World Health Organization News
WHO says a ‘full incursion’ into the Gaza city will only leave ill-equipped field hospitals and additional mortality. A World Health Organization official said the…
US says Gaza pier being repaired as aid groups urge more consistent routes | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The US Department of Defense has said a recently installed pier to bring aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip will be temporarily removed for repairs,…
French Open 2024: Novak Djokovic starts Roland Garros with Pierre-Hugues Herbert win
Novak Djokovic began his French Open title defence with a solid if not spectacular victory over home hope Pierre-Hugues Herbert.Serbia's Djokovic, 37, upped his level…
After massacre in Gaza’s Rafah, advocates ask: Where is Biden’s red line? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Washington, DC – In early May, seven months into Israel’s devastating war on Gaza, United States President Joe Biden drew a rare red line for…
Climate crisis threatens 41 million across Caribbean and Latin America: UN | News
Nearly 1,450 hospitals across region are also in low-lying coastal areas vulnerable to extreme weather, UN report finds. Tens of millions of people living in…
Photos: Palestinians flee Tal as-Sultan area in Rafah amid Israeli assault | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Hundreds of people braved roads in Rafah in southern Gaza on Tuesday as they fled Israel’s expanding ground assault, with increased shelling, tanks in the…
UK’s tallest rollercoaster could remain shut for two weeks
The tallest rollercoaster in the UK could remain shut for two weeks following "unforeseen circumstances".Hyperia shut one day after it opened at Thorpe Park in…
Vatican issues apology after Pope Francis’s ‘homophobic’ slur | Religion News
Pope Francis ‘apologises to those who felt offended by the use of a term reported by others’, Vatican spokesman says. Pope Francis has issued an…
Big Pharma’s focus on profit is behind medicine shortages, superbug threat | Health
What happens when we run out of medicines? Medical authorities around the world are pondering this question as they struggle with shortages of a range…
Slovenia’s ‘moral duty’: What’s behind its push to recognise Palestine? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Slovenia is set to recognise Palestinian statehood in June, following in the footsteps of Ireland, Norway, and Spain. But Israel’s war on Gaza continues to…
UUP to vote against NI spending plan
9 minutes agoJohn Campbell,BBC News NI Economics and Business EditorPA MediaUUP leader Doug Beattie had called for the budget debate to be postponedThe Ulster Unionist…
EU pushing to boost military aid to Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
The push by some EU states to raise support comes as others, such as Hungary, have worked to block military aid. European Union defence ministers…
Disgraced Olympic swimmer Sun Yang eyes competitive return as drug ban ends | Paris Olympics 2024 News
Sun’s ban ends too late for him to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics but he says he will restart his swimming career. Disgraced three-time…
Palestinian state the ‘only route to peace’ says Spanish PM | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel accuses Pedro Sanchez of incitement to Jewish ‘genocide’ as Madrid seeks ‘viable’ state of Palestine. The establishment of a Palestinian state is “the only…
Royal Navy’s HMS Duncan leaves Portsmouth to protect trade routes
40 minutes agoCurtis Lancaster,BBC NewsLPhot Belinda AlkerHMS Duncan will replace HMS Diamond in the Middle EastA Royal Navy warship, HMS Duncan, has deployed on a…
Has Security Improved In Nigeria’s Capital City Under The New Minister?
What does the data say about the insecurity in Nigeria’s capital city under the new administration? In summary, examining incidents over a long period compels…
Papua New Guinea evacuating landslide villages as hopes for survivors fade | Climate Crisis News
Hopes are fading that an estimated 2,000 people buried by a landslide in Papua New Guinea’s Enga province will be found alive, a United Nations…
‘We were not allowed to serve food to our fathers when we had our period’ | Women’s Rights
"When I was young, a girl who got her first period was scared and frightened," Burkinabe grandmother Marie, 73, tells her daughter, Aminata, and teenage…