Week in pictures: From student protests in US to Indonesia’s new president
A roundup of some of the week’s key events. Source link
From LA to NY, pro-Palestine college campus protests grow strong in US | Israel War on Gaza News
Students at US universities protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza have pledged to continue occupying school grounds despite growing efforts by university leaders and police…
Korean-American artist Anna Park renders digital age in stark black and white at Art Gallery of WA exhibition
In large-scale charcoal drawings filled with movement, details and pop-art references, artist Anna Park explores what it is to live in an age consumed by…
Students block Paris’s Sciences Po to protest against Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News
Students blocked access to Paris’s prestigious Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) university over Israel’s war on Gaza, demanding the institution condemn Israel’s actions…
Photos: Pro-Palestinian protests spread at US universities | Israel War on Gaza News
Spiralling pro-Palestinian protests that are rocking universities across the United States have spread to more campuses, triggering suggestions from a senior Republican leader that the…
Photos: Argentina protesters march against Milei’s public university cuts | Protests News
Hundreds of thousands of Argentines have taken to the streets to voice outrage at cuts to higher public education under budget-slashing President Javier Milei, protest…
Athens turns orange under North Africa’s Sahara dust clouds | In Pictures News
Athens turned orange as winds deposited sand from North Africa on the Greek capital. Skies over southern Greece turned an orange hue on Tuesday as…
Photos: 200 days of Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News
Israel’s war on Gaza entered its 200th day on Tuesday with fears mounting of an Israeli ground assault in the overcrowded south of Gaza. The…
Highest-level rainstorm warning issued in south China’s Guangdong | Floods News
The Chinese government has issued its highest-level rainstorm warning and evacuated more than 100,000 people as rain continues to lash the south of the country.…
Photos: Columbia University moves classes online after Gaza protests | Israel War on Gaza News
Columbia University officials have ordered classes to be held virtually as they seek to de-escalate tensions on the New York City campus during pro-Palestinian demonstrations.…
Hundreds gather on Sydney’s Bondi Beach to mourn Westfield attack victims | In Pictures News
Hundreds gathered on Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday evening, lighting candles as the sun set, to mourn the six people killed in a knife attack in the area’s…
Week in pictures: From floods in Dubai to national elections in India
A roundup of some of the week’s key events. Source link
‘Children of the Ganges’ – The mallah community of India’s Varanasi | Workers’ Rights
Varanasi, India - “Hum paani ke jeev hain. We are creatures of water,” says 29-year-old Vishwakarma Sahni. Sahni belongs to Varanasi’s community of approximately 8,000…
In Serbian village, women fight to escape encroaching mine | Mining
Before dawn, 78-year-old Vukosava Radivojevic prepared breakfast for her husband and then walked to guard a barricade in her village in eastern Serbia to stop…
Gaza, genocide and the world’s most heinous crime
The words of the Jewish lawyer who coined the term 'genocide' still hold lessons for us today. Source link
No cheering warning to Commons gallery during Covid debate
The deputy Speaker has warned those in the public gallery to stop clapping during a debate on Covid and excess deaths.Dame Rosie Winterton said the…
Grief in Gaza: Image of mourning Palestinian wins World Press Photo award | In Pictures News
A haunting image of a grieving Palestinian woman embracing the body of her little niece, who was killed in an Israeli strike in the Gaza…
Photos: Iran shows military might as tensions with Israel soar | Gallery News
As regional tensions run high, Iran has paraded drones, missiles and soldiers to show it is ready for a response from Israel after launching an…
Dubai reels from flood chaos as record rains lash UAE | Floods News
A torrential downpour has left Dubai’s highways clogged by floodwaters and passengers were urged to stay away from the airport as the glitzy financial centre…
Thousands protest in Georgia over contentious ‘foreign agents’ bill | Protests News
Thousands of Georgians took to the streets in protest and politicians came to blows in parliament as governing party legislators gave the initial go-ahead for…