Boom time for Myanmar opium farmers amid coup chaos | Drugs News
In a remote corner of Myanmar, a line of farmers moves through a field of nodding poppies, making small cuts in the greenish-purple pods to…
Putin, polls and politics
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hold on power attributed to questionable elections and sweeping police powers. Source link
Uneasy quiet in Haiti capital after prime minister pledges to step down | In Pictures News
Uncertainty hangs over Haiti as it waits for a new government following the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. The move has been welcomed by…
A sad Ramadan for Gaza as Israel continues attacks | Israel War on Gaza News
Deir el-Balah, Gaza – Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims, with people decorating their homes, buying things for special Ramadan dishes, and planning gatherings…
Week in pictures: From a sinking ship off Yemen to Polish farmers’ protest
A roundup of some of last week’s events. Source link
Israel hits landmark residential tower in Rafah as Gaza truce talks stall | Israel War on Gaza News
Israeli forces have struck one of the largest residential towers in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, residents said, stepping up pressure on the last…
What happens to the coins tossed into Rome’s Trevi Fountain? | In Pictures
As visitors’ coins splash into Rome’s majestic Trevi Fountain carrying wishes for love, good health or a return to the Eternal City, they provide practical…
Indigenous Bolivian women take up taekwondo against gender-based violence | Women
A violent attack by would-be robbers steered Bolivian Lidia Mayta towards the martial art of taekwondo. Three years later, she helps train other Indigenous women…
Haitian gangs try to seize airport | In Pictures News
Heavily armed gangs have tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers. The Toussaint Louverture International Airport was…
Norway gives Arctic foxes a helping hand amid climate woes | Climate
One by one, the crate doors swing open and five Arctic foxes bound off into the snowy landscape. But in the wilds of southern Norway, the newly freed…
Gaza faces starvation as Israel continues to block aid | Israel War on Gaza News
Two human rights groups have accused Israel of further limiting humanitarian aid to Gaza despite an order from the United Nations’ top court. Exactly one…
With lives shattered by war, Ukrainian teens build new dreams | Russia-Ukraine war
Two years ago, Ukrainian teenagers were busy with friendships, falling in love and trying out new things, just like their peers in other countries. But…
Week in pictures: Ukraine war anniversary to farmers’ protest in India
A roundup of some of last week’s events. Source link
Europeans rally for Ukraine to mark two years of Russia’s war | Russia-Ukraine war News
Several thousand people gathered in cities across Europe to commemorate two years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. More than 3,000 people…
Palestinians cling to life in Rafah as Israel threatens Gaza’s last refuge | Israel War on Gaza News
In the narrow crevices between the tents that crowd nearly every inch of the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, Palestinians cling to life amid the…
Julian Assange’s last stand?
WikiLeaks founder fights extradition to US in what’s been called ‘the most important press freedom case in the world’. Source link
Police fire tear gas at protesting Indian farmers marching to New Delhi | Protests News
Police have fired tear gas at thousands of Indian farmers who resumed their protest march to the capital, New Delhi, after talks with the government…
Sudanese refugees face gruelling wait in overcrowded South Sudan camps | Conflict News
A new truck arrives in the South Sudanese town of Renk, packed with dozens of elderly men, women and children, their exhausted faces betraying the…
‘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…
Week in pictures: From elections in Indonesia to a film festival in Germany
A roundup of some of last week’s events. Source link