‘Everything is legitimate’: Israeli leaders defend soldiers accused of rape | Human Rights News
Video has emerged of a gang rape of a Palestinian prisoner by guards at the Sde Teiman detention facility in the Negev desert, southern Israel.…
Mali’s spat with Kyiv: Is the Russia-Ukraine war spilling over into Africa? | Russia-Ukraine war News
A row between unlikely sparring partners. This week, Mali announced it was severing ties with Ukraine, after accusing Kyiv of having a hand in a…
‘My children cry all day from the heat’: Life in Gaza’s tent camps | Israel-Palestine conflict
Deir el-Balah, Gaza – It is around 7:30pm and the sun is setting when Nimah Elyan and her four youngest children return home – a…
Big challenges ahead for Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s new interim leader | Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been asked to head the interim government in the wake of the political crisis that saw Prime Minister Sheikh…
I’m a Strictly expert – here’s why Tasha Ghouri & Pete Wicks are perfect celebs to save show after bullying scandal
DESPITE a football legend, an Olympian and a beloved actress in the pack, it is to be expected that some celebrities on this year’s Strictly…
Tim Walz: How does Harris’s VP pick view Israel, Palestine and China? | US Election 2024
Kamala Harris’s choice of Tim Walz as running mate has been met with acclaim from US Democrats across the party spectrum. The little-known governor of…
Young Nigerians find pawns of purpose after local chess prodigy’s success | Poverty and Development
Lagos, Nigeria – There was a glint in Tunde Onakoya’s eyes that concealed the chess prodigy’s exhaustion as he made it to the 60-hour mark…
Iran’s response to Israel looms. What are the possible scenarios? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, along with the killing of leading Hezbollah figure Fuad Shukr in Beirut, has sent shockwaves…
Lebanese grapple with fear and tough choices as regional war looms | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Beirut, Lebanon – On July 27, Loubna El-Amine was waiting to board a connecting flight from Romania to Lebanon’s capital Beirut, having travelled from her…
Tanzania wants to evict Maasai for wildlife – but they’re fighting back | Human Rights
Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania – Joseph Oleshangay’s theory is that government officials in his country, Tanzania, see people from his community as less than human. The 36-year-old…
Afghanistan’s first female Olympic breakdancer: ‘I want my big dream’ | Paris Olympics 2024 News
When Manizha Talash saw a video of an Afghan breakdancer on social media in 2020, she didn’t believe it at first. But that moment ended…
‘I’m scared, but I’ll carry on’: Venezuelans caught between hope and fear | Protests News
Caracas, Venezuela – As dark clouds hung above an unusually empty street in the neighbourhood of Petare, Eglle Camacho started to hear a dull, rhythmic…
How might the ‘axis of resistance’ respond to Israel’s escalation? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Iran and regional armed groups aligned with the country are preparing to respond to Israel over the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and…
‘People are tense’: In Israel, fear amid likely Hezbollah, Tehran response | Israel-Palestine conflict
Israelis are bracing for a response to the assassinations this week of Hamas’s political chief and a commander with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, Israel-based…
Pro-Palestine student protesters say lawsuits, crackdowns won’t deter them | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Toronto, Canada – When University of Waterloo student Nicholas Sarweh received an email from the school informing him he was being sued for 1.5 million Canadian…
Before Gershkovich: Big prisoner swaps between enemies | Russia-Ukraine war
This week’s prisoner exchange between Russia and the West was a historic moment, the largest swap in post-Soviet times, involving 24 prisoners. Behind-the-scenes negotiations had…
‘Nigerians are tired’: Protesters fed up with bad governance, soaring costs | Protests News
Lagos, Nigeria – Armed with a protest sign, 20-year-old Samuel Adeleke joined a crowd of angry Nigerians gathered in Ikeja, the heart of Nigeria’s commercial…
‘Trapped in the past:’ How some US states restrict voting after felonies | US Election 2024 News
For Mason, the trouble started in 2016. A mother of three, she had recently been released from custody after serving a sentence for felony tax…
‘Opening horizons’: Why Indonesian star Dian Sastrowardoyo champions women | Arts and Culture
Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesian actor and filmmaker Dian Sastrowardoyo started her career as a model when she was just a teenager, hoping to save up…
Dear Ismail al-Ghoul: The world has forgotten us. We won’t forget you | Israel-Palestine conflict
Deir el-Balah, Gaza, Palestine – I sat on my knees, heartbroken and trembling. We were on the cusp of marking 300 days of the Gaza…