Self-defence classes empower women amid UK’s far-right violence | Islamophobia
At a London sports ground, Maya Hassan looks on with pride as about 30 women, nearly all Muslims and from ethnic minorities, join a self-defence…
‘A dream’: How the Americas’ first free town took its independence back | Arts and Culture News
San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia – Overlooking the usually sleepy, languid town of San Basilio de Palenque is a statue of Benkos Bioho, runaway slave,…
‘Leve Palestina’: The 1970s song that became an antiwar anthem in Sweden | Music
Gothenburg, Sweden – George Totari’s understated apartment is full of noise and life even in his retirement, as he sits surrounded by his daughter and…
The Gaza Man: A Palestinian’s quest to make it to the Olympics | Paris Olympics 2024
Before every weightlifting competition, Mohammed Hamada thinks of Gaza. He thinks of the destruction of his home and people, or of the mass grave he…
Who is Pavel Rubtsov, the journalist released in Russia-West prisoner swap? | Prison
A bald, bearded man carrying two backpacks walked down the stairs of a plane before he extended his right hand in a greeting. His black…
Migrant workers sent $650bn overseas last year – what it means | Migration
Mina Hamid*, who hails from Kabul, Afghanistan, and moved to the Netherlands at the age of 11, says she will never forget the first time…
Sonic booms – the psychological warfare Israel uses to sow fear in Lebanon | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Beirut, Lebanon – The first time Eliah Kaylough, 26, heard the thunderous blast, he was so terrified, he instinctively ran for cover. On Tuesday this…
‘They rape us before we can cross’: Women, girls fleeing violence in Mali | Armed Groups
Ayourou, Niger – It was just a few minutes before 7 o’clock on a Friday evening in early June when Kani* and 10 others fleeing…
Will abortion be a draw for US voters in 2024? This doctor thinks so | US Election 2024 News
Republican politician Reid Ribble, who preceded Gallagher in Congress, said he believes a Democrat can indeed flip the 8th District. But Ribble cautions against focusing…
What Ukraine’s assault on Russia could mean for EU gas supplies | Energy
A Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region – the largest since the war began with about 1,000 soldiers and more than two dozen tanks and…
‘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…