Former royal estate with incredible features becomes UK's poshest holiday let
Bixley Manor in Norfolk was the former home of Lady Mary Colman, who was an extra lady-in-waiting to Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, and…
‘Someone’s listening’: Fear and longing in Syria’s al-Hol detention camp | ISIL/ISIS News
Many of the camp’s detainees had opted to stay home that dusty day, but Asma decided to brave the elements and take advantage of a…
‘Somalia is dangerous’: Former US deportees struggle with fear, uncertainty | Migration News
Mogadishu, Somalia – Mukhtar Abdiwhab Ahmed sits in a plastic chair outside his house in Mogadishu. Nearby, children play, soldiers congregate, and rickshaws speed by…
Michael Jackson’s mob of enablers looked away as he abused me at 7…fans send bomb threats but I WILL get my day in court
HE was dubbed the Peter Pan of Pop because he never wanted to grow up and Michael Jackson cemented that image by naming his sprawling…
A ‘dangerous’ moment: Advocates denounce arrest of activist Mahmoud Khalil | Donald Trump News
Free speech groups point out that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused Khalil of leading "activities aligned with Hamas, a designated terrorist organization". But…
Beauty in Gaza: Noor’s tent salon in the rubble | Israel-Palestine conflict
Gaza City – Amani Dweima has come to the salon with her 16-year-old daughter, Aya. The 39-year-old wants her eyebrows shaped, and Aya wants a…
Searching for Africa’s lost World War soldiers, a name and grave at a time | The World Wars
Nakuru and Kisumu, Kenya – Ogoyi Ogunde belonged to a proud family. His father had carved a home for their clan out of the earth…
‘My childhood just slipped away’: Pakistan’s ‘monsoon brides’ | Women
Khan Mohammad Mallah, Sindh, Pakistan – Asifa* was sitting on the cool earthen floor of her family’s home when her parents entered the room. The…
Sudanese starve as soup kitchens close down and warring parties block aid | Sudan war News
The United States’ decision to suspend foreign aid is exacerbating a catastrophic hunger crisis in Sudan, where millions risk dying from malnutrition-related illnesses. Since assuming…
‘Public execution’: The Israeli checkpoint terrorising a Palestinian town | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Deir Sharaf, occupied West Bank – An Israeli military checkpoint dominates the lives of the villagers of Deir Sharaf, who already live in the shadow…
‘Gotham but no Batman’: Crime wave grips Dhaka 6 months after Hasina fled | Crime
When Maydul Hassan was first mugged, he thought he had hit rock bottom. But within a week, the 21-year-old student was battered and robbed again…
In post-war Lebanon, Hezbollah grapples with new relationship to the state | Israel attacks Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon – Hezbollah rallied thousands of its supporters for the funeral of its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli air…
How South Korea raised its birthrate: Love bingo, parental support and more | Demographics News
For the first time in nine years, South Korea’s birthrate has risen, reversing a long-term trend which has seen it decline to record lows. The…
Syria’s White Helmets continue to help people in devastated Aleppo | Syria’s War
Aleppo, Syria – Abu Ahmad flashes his phone’s torch onto an explosive he found in the basement of a building that used to be a…
Inside the Ramallah hotel housing Gaza’s cancer patients | Israel-Palestine conflict
Ramallah, occupied West Bank — For more than 16 months, loss and grief have stalked the granite-floored corridors of the Retno Hotel. On the evening…
How Jada Smith is STILL pulling strings in bizarre marriage to Will as they refuse to let $400m empire go ‘up in smoke’
"IT was not a divorce on paper. But it was a divorce."That is how Jada Pinkett described her unconventional split from superstar husband Will Smith.14Will…
‘Versions of Hell’: Squid Game and S Korea’s historical homeless centres | Investigation News
Seon-gam Island, South Korea – Two men stand at the entrance to a forest surrounded by tall pine trees on an island south of the…
How the film I’m Still Here forces Brazil to face a dictatorship’s legacy | Arts and Culture News
But the film has found resonance in the present as well as the past, as Brazil grapples with the fallout of a modern-day coup attempt.…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: A ‘dictator’, or a ‘Ukrainian Churchill’? | Russia-Ukraine war
Kyiv, Ukraine – It’s next to impossible to imagine Volodymyr Zelenskyy clean-shaven, clad in casual clothes and cracking jokes right next to the Kremlin. “I’m…
Vietnam’s floating markets face uncertain future as life moves onshore | Business and Economy
Can Tho, Vietnam – As dawn breaks over Can Tho, the city’s river is filled with the roaring engines of tour boats. In the distance,…