French town breaks world record for largest gathering of ‘Smurfs’ | In Pictures News
A small town in western France has set a new world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Smurfs, organisers say, with more…
Tens of thousands march in the Netherlands to protest against Gaza genocide | Gaza News
Tens of thousands of red-clad protesters have marched through The Hague to call on the Netherlands government to do more to halt Israel’s onslaught in…
Pro-Palestinian protesters rally around the world to mark ‘Nakba Day’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Tens of thousands of people have rallied across the world in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s brutal war on Gaza and to mark the 1948…
Week in Pictures: From deadly storms in US to forced displacement in Gaza
A roundup of some of last week’s events. Source link
Demetri Martin brings comedy to art world with ‘Acute Angles’ show
I wasn’t expecting a painting of a naked clown to greet me when I FaceTimed Demetri Martin on a Monday afternoon in May. After the…
Thousands of Palestinians flee north Gaza amid intensified Israeli attacks | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Thousands of Palestinians have been ordered by the Israeli forces to flee parts of northern Gaza as indiscriminate air strikes have killed at least 115…
Nakba commemorated, and yet repeated (redux)
May 15 marks Nakba Day when millions of Palestinians commemorate the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948. Source link
‘One long Nakba’: Palestinians mark 77 years since mass expulsion by Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Palestinians held marches in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah to commemorate the Nakba, or “catastrophe”, of their mass dispossession during the creation of…
Syrians celebrate US announcement on lifting sanctions | Syria’s War News
Celebrations broke out across Syria after President Donald Trump said the United States would lift sanctions on the country. The Syrian foreign ministry on Tuesday…
India, Pakistan and the fight for Kashmir
Attack on Hindu tourists in Kashmir had India and Pakistan on the brink of an all-out war before a ceasefire took hold. Source link
Heavy rains cause flooding in Somali capital, killing seven | Floods News
At least seven people have died, and main roads were cut off after heavy rains led to flooding in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. The regional administration…
Week in Pictures: From India-Pakistan fighting to V-E Day anniversary
A roundup of some of last week’s events. Source link
Resistance and extractivism: Inside Carrara, Italy’s home of white marble | Arts and Culture
Carrara’s connection to anarchism began nearly 150 years ago, when anarchist ideals found fertile ground among the downtrodden workers in the marble quarries. Led by…
Russian military parade marks 80 years since victory over Nazis | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russia has marked the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II with a massive military parade on Red Square in…
Pope Francis and the clash of the conclaves
As cardinals gather to elect the next pope, they would do well to avoid some of the many failings of previous conclaves. Source link
Key images as India launches military attack and Pakistan hits back | India-Pakistan Partition News
India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in several locations, killing at least 26 people, including a child, in what Pakistan’s leader called an act of…
US, China to hold talks in Switzerland amid Trump’s trade war | Donald Trump
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington does not wish to decouple from China but wants ‘fair trade’.The United States and China will hold trade…
Week in Pictures: From drone strikes in Ukraine to Australian elections
A roundup of some of last week’s events. Source link
Nearly 290,000 Gaza children on ‘the brink of death’ amid Israeli blockade | Israel-Palestine conflict News
More than 3,500 children below the age of five years “face imminent death by starvation”, Gaza’s Government Media Office (GMO) has said, adding that some…
The US war on migrants
Man unjustly sent to El Salvador mega-prison is only latest case in long line of US deportations of unwanted migrants. Source link