Top Christmas cracker jokes revealed – but the comedy winner won’t please the Labour Party
WANT to tickle your guests’ funny bones while tucking into your turkey this year?These Christmas cracker jokes will go down a treat.5We reveal the cracker…
‘Maya blue’: The mystery dye recreated two centuries after it was lost | Arts and Culture
Dzan, Mexico – Surrounded by dense jungle and beneath intertwining canopies of towering trees, Luis May Ku, 49, trudges ahead through shoulder-height bushes searching for…
‘Our seeds, our roots’: Sowing hope as Israeli bombs fell on Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon – A warm wind blows over the rocky, arid landscape of the Lebanon-Syria border, ruffling the silhouettes walking slowly through the mountain…
How junk food firms are dodging govt’s advertising ban by targeting young people on gaming sites and social media
JUNK food firms are dodging the Government’s ban on advertising by targeting kids on gaming sites and social media, The Sun on Sunday can reveal.Ultra-processed…
Analysis: Can the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire hold? | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Beirut, Lebanon – A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah continued to hold on Friday despite claims from both sides that the other has violated…
Robert Sobukwe, the South African leader once as revered as Mandela | History
On Monday, March 21, 1960, Robert Sobukwe, the 35-year-old leader of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), woke at 5am. His wife, Veronica, heated a kettle…
Muslim charities face discrimination as Palestinians are desperate for aid | Israel-Palestine conflict
As the people of Gaza face famine and the continued bombing of their homes by Israel, numerous Muslim charities and organisations are desperately trying to…
Lebanon’s displaced wrestle with grief and despair as they return home | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Beirut, Lebanon – When Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire on Wednesday, Adnan Zaid breathed a sigh of relief. He and his family had…
‘Death in the air’: How is life different in world’s most polluted city? | Health
New Delhi, India — As the toxic smog enshrouds India’s capital New Delhi, Gola Noor pushes the wooden cart loaded with waste with her bare…
Travelling doctor takes healthcare to Argentina’s remote areas | Health
A rural doctor travels miles of unforgiving terrain by donkey, enduring cold, rain, wind and exhaustion, to visit several dozen families scattered across the highest…
Luxury brands are betting big on India, and so are counterfeiters | Fashion Industry
New Delhi/Kolkata, India – A pair of black Dandy Pik Pik loafers covered in sharp, uneven spikes and shiny studs was part of the evidence…
Private contractors in US eye windfall from Trump’s push to deport migrants | Migration News
As a central part of its agenda, the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to round up, detain and deport millions of people…
Russia woos Namibia to mine uranium, sparking water safety fears | Mining
Windhoek and Leonardville, Namibia – Impo Gift Kapamba Musasa holds a hose pipe in one hand and gestures to a garden of cabbages, onions and…
‘A seismic shift’: How US President Joe Biden altered perceptions of age | Joe Biden News
Rumblings about Biden’s age began well before he was elected in 2020. When Biden, a former vice president, started to mull his candidacy for the…
Lost homes and rising seas: A Nigerian coastal community fears extinction | Climate Crisis News
Lagos, Nigeria – As a child growing up in Akodo-Ise, Kadiri Malik would pass a boulevard of coconut trees on his way down to the shore…
How India’s Chennai mints world-beating chess champions, one move at a time | Arts and Culture
Chennai, India — Giant banners of a smiling teen beamed down on hundreds of students gathered at the school campus of Velammal Nexus to receive…
Facing the fear of water: Refugees learn to swim in Lesbos | Refugees
YSR has its roots in swimming, explains Estelle Jean, the organisation’s founder and executive director. “In 2016, thousands of people were coming by the sea,…
‘Genocide-free’ cola makes a splash in the United Kingdom | Israel-Palestine conflict
London, UK – On a sunny autumn day, the Hiba Express – a fast food chain in Holborn, a bustling central London neighbourhood packed with…
Soldier students: Job training gives hope to Myanmar’s military defectors | Conflict
Myanmar-Thailand border – At a secret gathering above a cafe in a town on the Myanmar-Thailand border, Ko Aye examined the inside of an Android…
Romania sanctuary seeks to save bears as hunting resumes | Environment
At a bear sanctuary in the heart of Romania’s Carpathians, several cubs believed to have been orphaned have just arrived. There are fears that more will…