Who is Dhruv Rathee? From Modi fan to Indian PM’s most formidable critic | India Election 2024
New Delhi, India — An ominous soundtrack serves as his backdrop as YouTuber Dhruv Rathee appears on the screen. His trademark collarless shirt – red…
Cape Town’s poor ‘neglected’ in South Africa’s only opposition-run province | Elections News
Cape Town, South Africa – In the leafy, picturesque southern suburbs of Cape Town, Dee Lackay, 38, is making a new start after leaving Johannesburg…
Coleen Nolan’s ‘hellish’ divorce & Linda Robson’s celibacy… Curse of Loose Women as Ruth Langsford & Eamonn Holmes split
WE'RE all familiar with the Strictly curse but it seems that Loose Women could be under the same unlucky in love spell. Ruth Langsford is…
‘Russia needs China more’: Are Putin and Xi in a marriage of convenience? | Business and Economy News
After China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin pledged a “new era” of partnership, experts are questioning the depth of the relationship between the two…
‘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…
Palestinian children draw memories of bombed historical buildings | Israel-Palestine conflict
In a bid to keep Palestinian culture alive, children sheltering in Rafah, southern Gaza, have created stunning pictures of historical buildings destroyed in the seven-month…
‘Audacious, outrageous’: Gaza protesters slam Greek deportation order | Protests News
Nine people from the United Kingdom and the European Union member states are facing deportation from Greece days after they took part in a protest…
South Africa universities face Israel scanner as government backs Palestine | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Johannesburg, South Africa – On May 13, 10 tents were pitched on the pristine lawns of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) in Johannesburg.…
Scarred by war children in Myanmar ‘cannot have the life they used to have’ | Conflict News
Ever since she witnessed a Myanmar military air strike on her school in February, kindergarten teacher Mi Hser has been haunted by the memory. The…
To understand my dad, I needed to learn about the day he was shot | Israel-Palestine conflict
“Shoulders!” I begged. “Shoulders! Shoulders!” As a child, I loved to ride on my father’s shoulders. Sitting up there, I rubbed the bald spot on…
I lost my sister to sinister 7M TikTok ‘cult’ that lures in viral stars & vows to ‘cure’ sins…but hides sickening abuse
HUGGING sister Miranda for the first time in over a year, Melanie Wilking was shocked by her cold response and the “glazed” eyes she got…
Casa Skate – a new generation of skateboarders in Morocco | Arts and Culture
Casablanca, Morocco – It is 5:30pm and the huge Rachidi skate park – commonly known as “Nevada Park” – in Arab League Park, central Casablanca,…
Punched, choked, kicked: German police crack down on student protests | Israel-Palestine conflict News
“We are witnessing a great endangerment of academic freedom – and this has started since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza,” says Cecilia, an…
Fearing war with China, civilians in Taiwan prepare for disaster | Conflict News
Taipei, Taiwan - A missile has struck Taiwan's capital and wreaked devastation on an otherwise peaceful park. Moments earlier, pedestrians were strolling along paved streets…
Ivorian cocoa farmers ‘barely survive’ while chocolate company profits soar | Agriculture
Aboude, Ivory Coast – It’s 11am in Aboude, a village in southern Ivory Coast, and Magne Akoua has already been working on his cacao farm…
Maggot infestations and wounds that never heal for Gaza’s malnourished | Israel-Palestine conflict
Dr Mohammed Harara, 28, had barely begun working as a general practitioner when he was thrust to the front lines of a warzone, forced to…
UK ruling on Assange extradition ‘resets the game’. What happens next? | Julian Assange News
Legal experts are voicing hope and caution after London’s High Court ruling this week allowed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appeal his extradition to the…
Britain's 'greatest beach' features sandy dunes and stretches on for half a mile
Travel experts have announced the beaches they think are the greatest in the UK, with Par Beach on the Isles of Scilly coming out on…
Why Zuma being barred from South Africa election won’t derail his support | Elections News
Johannesburg, South Africa – After weeks of legal disputes and rulings from the country’s electoral commission and court, South Africa’s highest court on Monday barred…
Belarusians who fought against Russia with Ukraine face new battle | Russia-Ukraine war News
Kyiv, Ukraine – Ivan Tamashevich has battled alongside Kyiv’s forces against Russia on various fronts. But at 39, two years after enlisting, he gave up…