Altruism, opportunism or both: What pushed South Africa to ICJ over Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza
Cape Town, South Africa – Last week, South Africa began the unprecedented step of asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to…
‘They’re going to kill us’: Sudan’s army targets civilians on ethnic basis | Features
In December, Osman Arbab*, 24, and his younger brother were on a bus just outside Atbara, Sudan, when military intelligence stopped it and asked which…
With controversial temple launch, Modi to start 2024 India re-election bid | Politics
Ayodhya, India – For hundreds of years, a journey to Ayodhya for many Hindu pilgrims meant a walk down narrow lanes to the Hanuman Garhi…
‘A new spring’: Guatemala’s Arevalo becomes president after Congress delays | Politics News
Guatemala City, Guatemala – Growing up, Joaquina Perez says her mother always told her that Juan Jose Arevalo was the country’s best president, as he…
Israel’s 100 days of relentless war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza
Today marks 100 days since Israel started its assault on Gaza. In that time, the death toll among Palestinians living in Gaza has risen to…
Week in pictures: From the war in Gaza to a royal wedding in Brunei
A photo roundup of some of last week’s events, including a national state of emergency in Ecuador. Source link
The dark underbelly of Pakistan’s male body image revolution | Arts and Culture
Karachi, Pakistan – In a small room in his modest family home, Asad Naqib Khan threads a sewing machine needle. As the rhythmic hum of…
Time to shine: Ivory Coast counts wins but not costs as AFCON 2023 begins | Football
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Cocktails being named after popular African footballers. Street merchants draped in samples of the orange-white-and-green Ivorian flags stacked for sale on…
‘More mainstream’: In the UK, push for slavery reparations gains momentum | Slavery
Bristol, United Kingdom – Malik Al Nasir’s research into a slave trading family for his doctorate was not only an academic project – it was deeply…
No money for meat, so we eat rats: The Indian snake catcher | Features
What's your money worth? A series from the front lines of the cost of living crisis, in which people who have been hit hard share…
Putin waged a trade war long before bombing Ukraine. Which side is winning? | Russia-Ukraine war News
Last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced he was shutting down the Black Sea to Ukrainian agricultural exports. The reason, ostensibly, was Ukraine’s second attempt…
AFC Asian Cup 2023: Will India, the ‘sleeping giant’ of football, wake up? | AFC Asian Cup
Mumbai, India – For decades, India has lived with the label of being the “sleeping giant” of football. With a population of 1.4 billion, highest…
Photos: The female marines Japan is training for war | Women
Japan’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), the country’s first marine unit since World War II, is tasked to lead assaults from the sea in a…
‘Hold Israel accountable’: South Africans rally behind Gaza amid ICJ case | Features
Johannesburg, South Africa – Fatima Seedat has been campaigning for Palestine for two decades. She joined the Palestinian Solidarity Committee in her first year at…
Who is Israeli MP Ofer Cassif, why is he backing South Africa at the ICJ? | News
A firebrand Israeli parliamentarian provoked a political and social media storm earlier this week when he signed a petition supporting South Africa’s case of genocide…
Some companies want to bet on US elections. Not everyone agrees. | Business and Economy
Tarek Mansour spent several years working in finance at firms like Goldman Sachs and Citadel before launching the groundbreaking fintech startup Kalshi. Using his background…
‘Threatened with rape’: Lama Khater recalls horrors while in Israeli jails | Israel War on Gaza
Hebron, occupied West Bank – Lama Khater sits quietly, ready to talk but seemingly exhausted. The mother of five’s face is pale and her lips…
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey demands people resign when they’ve done wrong – so now HE should quit over Post Office scandal
AS an object lesson in how powerful people evade responsibility, Ed Davey’s letter to Post Office campaigner Alan Bates could hardly be bettered. At the…
Remembering Issa al-Souri, a little boy killed when Israel bombed a church | Gaza News
A sweet, smiling boy who was his parents’ whole world is now gone along with them. Gaza Strip – No child likes the sounds of…
I spent $3k a MONTH on crippling Fentanyl addiction… mum saved me from the ‘Elvis curse’, says Priscilla Presley’s son
FEW families have been as cursed by drugs as the Presleys — with Elvis, his daughter Lisa Marie and grandson Benjamin all consumed by addictions.…