Forced to become British: How Brexit created a new European diaspora | Brexit
Kirsten Whitehouse was watching the news on TV in the early hours of the morning when the hard, cold fact that the United Kingdom had…
‘Alarming’: Palestinians accuse ICC prosecutor of bias after Israel visit | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Occupied West Bank — On December 2, Eman Nafii was one of dozens of Palestinians invited to meet Prosecutor Karim Khan of the International Criminal…
‘If I die, I die’: The allure of Pakistan’s death-trap route to Europe | Longform
On a warm May evening, Touqeer Pervez packed two pairs of trousers, three shirts, a toothbrush and toothpaste into a small black backpack. The lanky…
Brazil looks to digital currency to broaden financial inclusion | Economy
When Isabela Duque, a receptionist in the Brazilian city of Santos, decided to use all her savings to buy her first car, the process was…
Protesters in Arab countries rally in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
Protesters took to the streets on Friday in several Arab countries in a show of support for the Palestinians against a continuing Israeli military campaign…
Gaza artist going to Ireland ends up trapped in Rafah by Israeli bombs | Israel-Palestine conflict
If everything had gone to plan, Mohammed Almadhoun would have spent the last month painting landscapes in blues and greens and portraits in browns and…
‘An hour from hell’: Surviving six bullets in a Pakistan bus attack | Armed Groups
Islamabad, Pakistan — On a bitterly cold December morning at 10am, Shah Bulbul loaded his two suitcases on a bus, and, along with his wife,…
‘Choiceless elections’: Zimbabweans cry foul before bizarre by-elections | Elections
Harare, Zimbabwe – When Obert Manduna was elected member of parliament for Nketa constituency in Zimbabwe’s second biggest city of Bulawayo in August, the former…
Blinky, the Kenyan bandleader whose crew shaped ‘cool’ Nairobi music scene | Arts and Culture
Nairobi, Kenya – In April 2022, Kenyan alternative music collective Just A Band released a comeback single after a six-year hiatus and 12 years after…
The first Intifada against Israel
A years-long uprising by Palestinians would end with a deal that some considered an outright surrender. Source link
As war in Gaza rages, what’s behind Germany’s support of Israel? | News
On November 14, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made another argument in defence of Israel. “Israel is a democracy – this has to be said very…
Photos: Death and devastation in Gaza after two months of Israel-Hamas war | Israel-Palestine conflict
Gaza has been ravaged by more than two months of relentless Israeli bombardment that has levelled entire neighbourhoods and delivered death and destruction to the…
The fishermen of Jaffa: Harmony becomes fear amid Israel-Gaza war | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Jaffa, Israel - Johny Saba, an amiable 58-year-old fisherman, longs for life in the ancient Mediterranean port to return to how it was before the…
‘Where is our future’: Uganda declares war on used clothing | Business and Economy
For nearly three decades, the chaotic, overcrowded Owino secondhand market in Uganda’s capital has been the cornerstone of Hadija Nakimuli’s life, helping the widowed shopkeeper…
In a Toronto neighbourhood, renters go up against big owners | Business and Economy
Sonia Israel and her two daughters are among the more than 100 tenants of a housing complex in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood who have been…
Sexual violence still a major threat as Sudan’s conflict grinds on | Sexual Assault
Cairo, Egypt – While sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has increased notably in Sudan during the fighting that has torn the country apart since April,…
‘We are resilient’: Mauritius slowly consolidates ecotourism gains | Environment
Île d’Ambre, Mauritius – It is said to be the place where the last dodo was sighted. Yet, today, Île d’Ambre, an islet off the…
West Bank family sees no hope of justice in settler killings | Israel-Palestine conflict
Moussa is eight years old and really likes marbles. But for the past month, this Palestinian boy, living in the occupied West Bank, has a…
‘Gaza’s entrepreneurs are being killed by Israel’ | Gaza News
Gaza Strip – The entrepreneurs of Gaza, a close-knit group who worked hand in hand to improve new graduates’ prospects, are reeling from the relentless…
Unease, uncertainty for displaced people in DR Congo ahead of Dec 20 vote | Elections
Nearly seven million people are currently displaced in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where renewed conflict with rebels from the March 23rd Movement…