David Blunkett joins fight to help special education kids in emotional video
BRIMMING with confidence, nine-year-old Blake grins at the camera and declares, "If I could go to school... I could discover some hidden talents." But the…
Sikandar Raza: The Pakistan-born cricketer who rules Zimbabwean hearts | Cricket
Harare, Zimbabwe – Sikandar Raza, Zimbabwe’s Pakistan-born cricketer, has been on a fairytale run since 2022. The 37-year-old has been nominated twice in succession for…
‘If UNRWA goes, so do our dreams of returning home’, Palestinians fear | Occupied West Bank News
Aida, Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – Among the children playing on the street in the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank…
The two-faced cookie that called out a lying politician in South Africa | History
Stopping at the Wembley Bakery in Belgravia – a Cape Town suburb designated for “Coloured” people only during apartheid – is best done on an…
Week in pictures: From firefighter protests in Seoul to prayers in Gaza
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Saving Baboo the baby tiger: Inside Pakistan’s zoo-turned-rescue centre | Wildlife
Islamabad, Pakistan – From the outside, one might assume that the former premises of Marghazar Zoo are now deserted. A dilapidated ticket office and overgrown…
Hero to homeless: House of Muslim man behind India tunnel rescue demolished | Government News
New Delhi, India – Wakeel Hasan had to climb his neighbour’s 1.8-metre (six-foot) wall to enter the rubble-filled plot of land where his house stood…
Kids should be encouraged to savour every single minute of their childhood instead of spending hours in a beauty salon
THE fluttering of fake eyelashes is now commonplace – and if I had time to keep up with the maintenance, I would get some. As…
Norway gives Arctic foxes a helping hand amid climate woes | Climate
One by one, the crate doors swing open and five Arctic foxes bound off into the snowy landscape. But in the wilds of southern Norway, the newly freed…
‘No identity’: Why is Kenyan music failing to break through globally? | Arts and Culture
Nairobi, Kenya – In November 2023 when the Grammy Awards announced five inaugural nominees for the Best African Music Performance category, only South Africa and…
Romania’s geeks are mapping earthquake risk in EU’s highest-risk capital | Business and Economy
Bucharest, Romania – Under the catchy name “One Love Central Studio”, a renovated apartment with an open kitchen on Doamnei Street in Bucharest is advertised…
A woman has to be ‘stronger than a lion’ to cross the Mediterranean | Migration
Mediterranean Sea - On the open sea, thousands of kilometres from land, on a flimsy blue wooden boat, 21-year-old Linda* from Daraa, Syria, didn’t care…
‘In Gaza, football is the only escape’: Palestine star Mahmoud Wadi on war | Football
On October 7, Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Wadi was recovering from an injury in Egypt when Israel launched its war on Gaza, following the Hamas attacks…
An Indian kitchen fights prejudice with love from violence-hit Manipur | Food
New Delhi, India – Bidotama, 26, is in the kitchen stirring peanuts in a pan. Every few minutes, she turns to her best friend, Mardza,…
In New York, Israeli conscientious objectors find community after ostracism | Israel War on Gaza News
New York, United States – He feared being called a “mishtamet”. A draft dodger. Someone who shrinks from their responsibility. But at age 17, Jewish…
Money, power and the peril of courting Chinese nationalism | Politics News
In January, a Chinese ultranationalist vlogger – video blogger – came across red circular stickers on the glass doors of a shopping mall in Nanjing…
After Macron touted troops to Ukraine, Putin warns West of nuclear war risk | Russia-Ukraine war News
President Vladimir Putin has threatened to use nuclear weapons if Western powers send soldiers to within striking distance of Russia. His comments on Thursday, in a…
Ukraine’s strategic goal in 2024 is to make Russia’s war felt in Moscow | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukraine appears to have few resources with which to mount another counteroffensive. The European Union is upping its military aid from 28 billion euros ($30bn)…
India’s Urban Company revolutionised gig work for women. Then it bled them | Business and Economy
Bengaluru, India — After years of working at a salon in Bengaluru, Shakeela Banu made a major life change in 2018 and joined Urban Company…
I tested all the supermarket versions of Jelly Babies against brand leader Maynards and the winner was 20p cheaper
WE can’t get enough of childhood confectionery. Nostalgic sweets are back on trend with Jelly Babies being the most popular.9Laura Stott tried and compared supermarket…