Unspoken bonds: Gaza’s forcibly displaced and the homes they yearn for | Israel-Palestine conflict
Deir el-Balah, Gaza – An insight I gained over the past two decades is that trauma is not only experienced, it is encoded in our…
Kicked out at 18 to live on the streets – a teenage migrant in Spain | Migration
Barcelona, Spain – The morning he turned 18, the Spanish children’s centre that Ilyas* had been sheltering in for two years since he arrived across…
‘Why was my child killed?’ Parents grieve a month after Bangladesh clashes | Protests
Dhaka, Bangladesh – In the early afternoon of July 19, four-year-old Abdul Ahad was on the balcony of his family’s toy-strewn, rented apartment in Rayerbag…
Brazil moves to block access to Musk’s X amid disinformation row | Social Media News
The decision comes after a months-long feud between a judge and X’s owner Musk over censorship and disinformation.Telecommunications regulators in Brazil have begun the process…
Russia jails journalist for spreading ‘fake news’ about army in Ukraine war | Freedom of the Press News
Sergei Mikhailov was arrested in 2022 after publishing reports about civilian deaths in Bucha and Mariupol.A court in Russia has sentenced journalist Sergei Mikhailov to…
WFP suspends staff movements in Gaza after Israeli forces attack its team | Israel-Palestine conflict News
UN food agency says it’s the first time in the 10-month-long war that one of its vehicles has been directly shot at near a checkpoint.The…
Creating hope for Gaza’s student doctors amid Israeli bombardment | Israel-Palestine conflict
Gaza City – Before October 2023, Ezzeddin Lulu, or just “Ezz”, enjoyed sketching people he saw on the streets. With his charcoal pencil and drawing…
Hong Kong prepares for Stand News verdict in latest media freedom test | Courts News
Two Hong Kong journalists will learn the outcome this week of their landmark sedition trial, whose verdict could set the tone for the future of…
At least 9 killed as Israel launches major raid on occupied West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel deploys hundreds of soldiers and air force in attack that its media described as biggest since 2002.At least nine people have been killed, according…
‘I wish I was listened to’: NSW to respond to landmark birth trauma inquiry | Women News
Sydney, Australia – Sam Hall, an Aboriginal woman from Ormiston in southeast Queensland, was 40 weeks pregnant when she felt her baby’s movements slow. She…
Former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin charged with sedition over monarchy comments | Courts News
The now opposition leader is accused of insulting the previous king during an election campaign rally earlier this month.Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who…
Reuters safety adviser killed in Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk hotel | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ryan Evans was staying at the hotel in Ukraine with a six-strong Reuters team. Two journalists were injured, one of them seriously.Ryan Evans, a safety…
‘Enough is enough’: Rohingya demand end to violence in Myanmar | Human Rights News
Rohingya seeking refuge in Bangladesh hold rallies marking the seventh anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar.Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have held…
Indonesian court orders cash payments to toxic cough syrup families | Courts News
Companies told to compensate families of the hundreds of children who were killed or badly injured after taking the medicine.An Indonesian court has ordered two…
‘I’ve never felt so worthless’: The pain of Deir el-Balah’s obliteration | Israel-Palestine conflict
Deir el-Balah, Gaza – Like a scene from an endless horror movie, new orders for evacuations were issued on Wednesday morning for residential areas in…
Sudan: Thousands of civilians trapped in fighting have nowhere safe to go
Thousands of civilians remain trapped by heavy fighting in Al Fasher, Sudan, where Al Saudi, the only remaining hospital, has suffered repeated attacks, and the…
Putin inspects troops with Kadyrov on first Chechnya visit since 2011 | Vladimir Putin News
The Russian president heaps praise on Chechen fighters due to head to Ukraine to support the full-scale invasion.Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen leader Ramzan…
Canada refuses to comment on US sale of Canadian-made weapons to Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Montreal, Canada – Canada has refused to comment on a planned United States sale of Canadian-made weapons to Israel, after news of the deal drew…
Nicaragua bans 1,500 NGOs in latest crackdown against civil society | Human Rights News
The move is part of a crackdown against groups viewed as hostile to President Daniel Ortega.Nicaragua’s government has outlawed 1,500 non-governmental organisations, part of a…
‘Pure terrorism’: World reacts to Israeli settler attack in West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are reeling after Israeli settlers ravaged a village overnight, killing a 23-year-old man and injuring several others in the…