‘We will celebrate amidst destruction’: Young couple marries in Gaza camp | Israel War on Gaza
Deir el-Balah, Gaza – In the middle of a makeshift camp for the displaced in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, the air was…
Disappearing eels and the fight for a centuries-old livelihood | Features
On the boarding and the signposts‘Lough Neagh Fishermen’s Co-operative’.But ever on our lips and at the weir‘The eelworks’. — “Eelworks” by Seamus Heaney Gerard McCourt…
Displaced, bombed by Israel, Rafah’s kids seek warmth in hospital coveralls | Israel War on Gaza
Rafah, Gaze Strip – Running out of options and solutions, parents in Gaza have resorted to putting their children in the white medical coveralls that…
Parallel seasons: How Lebanon hides from reality | Poverty and Development
Beirut, Lebanon - As Israel bombed southern Lebanon, no one was in the mood for a full-scale celebration of Christmas despite the religious, emotional and…
The trial of Kwoyelo: Fate of LRA rebel commander divides northern Uganda | Armed Groups
Gulu, Uganda – At a market in Gulu, northern Uganda, women spread tropical fruit on plastic sheets, calling out to passing customers. The sun is blinding,…
How the songbirds of Rafah help Palestinians cope with the terror of war | Israel War on Gaza News
Rafah, Gaza Strip – In downtown Rafah, near Al-Awda Mosque, a small bird flutters in a cage hanging on the outer wall of a school which…
‘The tourists have gone’: Jerusalem restaurateur struggles amid Gaza war | Israel War on Gaza
What's your money worth? A series from the front lines of the cost of living crisis, where people who have been hit hard share their…
Butter chicken battle: How the dish brought two Indian restaurants to court | Food News
Butter chicken has long been a national and global crowd-pleaser. Golden, succulent pieces of chicken cooked in a bright, tangy and silky tomato and cream…
What’s behind Israel’s threat to attack Rafah? | Benjamin Netanyahu News
On February 12, Saleh Abou Ghanem heard Israeli warplanes buzzing in the sky from night until dawn. They were bombing Rafah, the southern Gaza town…
Old ways survive in Bali despite mass tourism, but for how long? | Arts and Culture News
Bali, Indonesia – At dawn, as the first shards of light dance over the rice fields in the seaside village of Seseh on Bali’s west…
My daughter was murdered by Lockerbie bombers – thank god new Colin Firth drama is trying to get to the truth
RETIRED GP Jim Swire is a force of nature – a man with balls of steel. His search for justice after his daughter was murdered…
At Rio’s Carnival parades, Yanomami activists fight ‘genocide’ with samba | Indigenous Rights News
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Yellow and green feathers radiating from his headdress, Davi Kopenawa strode onto the parade route with a mission in mind.…
The beekeepers of Sine Saloum: How all-women team tends to Senegal mangrove | Environment
Joal-Fadiouth, Senegal – Clutching a purse and clad head-to-toe in white protective gear, Bintou Sonko removes a small metal kettle from her purse and releases smoke…
Addis summit raises questions about AU’s muted stance on Ethiopia rifts | African Union
From Thursday, African leaders will gather in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, home of the African Union (AU), for the continental body’s annual summit. According…
In Kenya, women hold ‘Dark Valentine’ vigils to press for end to femicides | Women
Nairobi, Kenya – As people around the world mark Valentine’s Day with flowers and chocolate, Kenyan women are mourning. Hundreds of them donned black outfits…
Exploited, abused, trapped: The lives of Italy’s South Asian rose sellers | Workers’ Rights
Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. After a night of selling roses in Tuscany, Mohammed* was cycling along a seaside…
In Gaziantep, love bloomed in the midst of earthquake rubble | Turkey-Syria Earthquake
Gaziantep, Turkey – A few hours after the first massive earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria last year, Ahmad Nached decided to marry…
Nigerian star Iwobi faces cyberbullying after AFCON loss to Ivory Coast | Football
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – In the aftermath of Nigeria’s defeat on Sunday at the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria midfielder Alexander Iwobi archived…
Ukraine’s new army chief is known as the ‘butcher’. Can he beat Russia? | Russia-Ukraine war News
The new commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi has built a fearsome reputation as a military commander in the war…
‘Killed by police bullets’: Deadly clash scars Muslims in India’s Haldwani | Politics
Haldwani, India – At about 6:45pm on February 8, Mohammad Arif called his brother Zahid. A mosque and an Islamic school had been razed by…