‘Massacres await’: Palestinians in Nablus warn of deadly settler attacks | Israel-Palestine conflict
Nablus, occupied West Bank – No matter how hard he tries, Abdulatheem Wadi is unable to hide the devastating pain written all over his face.…
Ukraine’s war effort could sputter out, as US, EU delay funds | Russia-Ukraine war News
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, expressed three wishes last month: he sought $61.4bn in funding from Washington for Ukraine’s war effort next year, $20.5bn from the European…
I worked 60 hours a week & made six figures – now I live off grid in an old school bus full of genius features
A MAN who worked 60 hours a week and made six figures now lives off grid in a old school bus full of genius features.…
Amid Israel’s onslaught of Gaza, Spain’s leader shows empathy for Palestine | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Madrid, Spain – On Friday, a survivor of the 1937 Guernica massacre and a Palestinian protester will sound an alarm in the Spanish marketplace bombed by…
Working at a giant snail’s pace a boon for Ivorian farmers | Business and Economy
They may weigh a maximum of 500 grammes (one pound) and only grow to 10 centimetres (four inches), but the farming of giant snails is…
A way of saying ‘we shall overcome’: Playing football on Robben Island | Football
Cape Town, South Africa – One morning in December 1967, prison warders strode into Robben Island’s Cell Block 4 with a football and randomly chose…
All WhatsApp users receive huge upgrade with four new features – and one gives photos a big boost
WHATSAPP has just announced a huge new upgrade with four exciting new features and one will revolutionise photo sharing. The upgrade is being rolled out…
Malta welcomes foreign workers to fill labour shortage, but repels refugees | Migration
Names marked with an asterisk* have been changed to protect identities. Valleta, Malta – Amit* cruised through the lanes of Marsaxlokk, a colourful Maltese fishing…
Near Sfax, refugees scramble after violent clashes with Tunisia police | Features
Sfax, Tunisia – On the outskirts of Tunisia’s second-largest city and the destination point for thousands of sub-Saharan African refugees hoping to get to Europe,…
‘Death corridor’: The al-Samounis recall terror of ‘safe passage’ in Gaza | Gaza News
Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip – It’s been two weeks, and the al-Samounis still have no idea what happened to their sons and brothers. They are…
Taken by the Mediterranean: A mother’s search for her lost son | Syria’s War
At her home in the Syrian town of Daraa al-Balad, Rania Abu Aoun spends her days waiting anxiously for news about her son, Ramy. It…
Reparations fund ‘historic’, but real fight begins now: Climate campaigners | Climate Crisis
The launch of a ‘loss and damage’ fund on Thursday at the start of the United Nations COP28 summit marks a landmark moment but is…
Israel, Palestine and Canada’s ‘schizophrenic foreign policy’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Montreal, Canada - More than a month into its bombardment of Gaza, the Israeli military issued a warning: Ground troops had surrounded the largest hospital…
‘I miss my routine’: A displaced Gaza mother recalls life before the war | Israel-Palestine conflict
Maghazi refugee camp, Gaza Strip – As Imtithal, a mother of six, stokes the wood fire she has built up to bake bread for her…
‘Diamonds are in my blood’: The Jain jewellery traders of Antwerp | Business and Economy
Antwerp, Belgium — The streets of Antwerp’s Diamond Quarter are lined with jewellers, pawn shops and restaurants. Balls of gefilte fish glisten invitingly in the window…
‘We will never forget’: Reliving the pain of the Nakba amid Israel’s war | Israel-Palestine conflict
Baqaa, Jordan – Rain pours down in torrents on Jordan’s Baqa’a camp, turning the streets into rivers. The November storm’s harsh winds rattle the tin…
Q&A: UN expert on Australia citizenship-stripping plan and ‘legal fiction’ | Human Rights News
The Australian Senate is currently considering legislation that would allow government ministers to ask judges to consider removing a person’s citizenship as punishment in certain…
The South Korean woman who adopted her best friend | Arts and Culture
Seoul, South Korea – Most mornings, Eun Seo-Ran begins her day at around 7am by brewing tea for herself and her adopted daughter Lee Eo-Rie*.…
Apprehension in Malawi as government sends workers to Israel amid Gaza war | Business and Economy
Blantyre, Malawi – The departure of hundreds of Malawians to Israel to work as farm labourers has sparked a debate within the Southern African country,…
Is Modi’s India cosying up to the Taliban? | Taliban
On November 24, more than two years after Taliban fighters drove into Kabul to reclaim control over Afghanistan, a key, lasting outpost of the government…