Youth lead efforts to heal South Sudan’s war-torn communities | Conflict
“The past is already the past. We need to open a new chapter,” says Lunia Okuch, a youth peace ambassador in Malakal, South Sudan, whose…
DRC fights to end trade in ‘blood minerals’
Rwanda denies link to M23 rebels as trade in smuggled DRC minerals is said to hit $1bn a year. Source link
Thousands flee northern Gaza after Israel issues evacuation orders | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Thousands of Palestinians have fled the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoon following Israeli evacuation orders amid deadly air strikes on the war-torn territory. Civilians…
Hundreds killed as Israel launches air strikes across Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel has launched a wave of air attacks across the Gaza Strip, shattering the agreed ceasefire, which, although shaky, had been in place since January.…
Storms weave a trail of destruction across the US | Weather News
A powerful storm system that unleashed devastating tornadoes, dust storms, and wildfires across the central and southern United States over the weekend has left at…
Photos of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations | In Pictures News
March brings the vibrant greens of spring, and with them, a global celebration rooted in Irish tradition: St. Patrick’s Day. Despite his prominence in Irish…
‘Unimaginable loss’: North Macedonia reels from deadly nightclub fire | In Pictures News
A fire tore through a nightclub in the eastern town of Kocani in North Macedonia, killing 59 people, according to the country’s interior minister. More…
An estimated 100,000 join antigovernment rally in Serbia’s Belgrade | Protests News
At least 100,000 people descended on Belgrade for a mass rally seen as a culmination of months-long protests against Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic and his…
Boatless in Gaza: Using old fridge doors to catch fish | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Balanced calmly on top of what was once a refrigerator door, fisherman Khaled Habib uses a makeshift paddle to propel himself through the waters of…
Protests erupt as Romania bars pro-Russian presidential candidate | Politics News
A ruling by Romania’s central election authority to disqualify pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election rerun has prompted protests. In a…
Gaza families break Ramadan fast amid ruins | Religion News
A red-covered table stretching several hundred metres carved a path through mounds of rubble in southern Gaza, as families gathered to break their fast during…
South Sudan farmers pin hopes on rare climate-resistant coffee | In Pictures News
Catherine Bashiama runs her fingers along the branches of the coffee tree she has nurtured from a seedling, anxiously searching for its first fruit buds…
Syria’s White Helmets continue to help people in devastated Aleppo | Syria’s War
Aleppo, Syria – Abu Ahmad flashes his phone’s torch onto an explosive he found in the basement of a building that used to be a…
Saudi Arabia, other Muslim countries welcome start of Ramadan | Religion News
Many of the more than 1.8 billion Muslims across the world have begun fasting for the holy month of Ramadan. Saudi Arabia and most other…
Gaza war survivors mark another sombre Ramadan far from home | Gaza News
Doha, Qatar – Haya al-Barai is preparing for another quiet Ramadan in Qatar. She will mark the Muslim holy month with her grandmother far from…
The Gallery, L.A.’s new immersive restaurant, feels like a theme park
To set foot inside the Gallery, a new restaurant and bar in downtown, is to be whisked into a world fit for a theme park.Walk…
Returning to the front line in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war
As Ukraine enters its fourth year of the war, vulnerable displaced Ukrainians are forced to make agonising decisions – either stay far from home with…
Getty-led L.A. Arts Community Fire Relief Fund gives first grants
Seven weeks after fires laid waste to neighborhoods in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena, the L.A. Arts Community Fire Relief Fund has given $14.3 million…
Israeli tanks enter occupied West Bank for first time in decades | Human Rights News
Israeli forces have deployed their tanks in the occupied West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years as part of an intensified…
Mourners attend former Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s funeral in Lebanon | Hezbollah News
Tens of thousands of people packed into a stadium in Beirut to attend the funeral of Hezbollah’s former leader, nearly five months after he was…