‘It’s very scary now’: Fear grips Haiti’s Port-au-Prince amid gang violence | Protests News
Gang members in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince have raided a key community that is home to numerous police officers and has been under siege for four…
Senegal’s Hann Bay, a tourist paradise turned industrial sewer | Environment
On Dakar’s long Hann Bay beach, a lone figure with a shovel and wheelbarrow tirelessly picks up mounds of rubbish in such quantities that the…
The turbulent journey of the Boeing 737
Max 9 jets combed for door flaws at a time when global industry debates safety of passenger planes with only one pilot. Source link
Photos: Lava destroys homes in Iceland’s Grindavik | Volcanoes News
Iceland’s president said the country is battling “tremendous forces of nature” after molten lava from a volcano in the island’s southwest consumed several houses in…
Protests as UN top court hears genocide case against Israel over Gaza war | Israel War on Gaza News
Dutch police kept rival demonstrations apart in The Hague as South Africa opened a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Israel of…
Farmers stage tractor blockades across Germany | Protests News
Furious farmers, opposed to Berlin’s plans to cut tax breaks for agriculture, used tractors to block roads across Germany on Monday, kicking off a series…
Week in pictures: Iowa shooting to Bangladesh elections
From a US high school shooting to rescue operations after an earthquake in Japan, here is the week in photos. Source link
Bangladesh holds election to keep PM Sheikh Hasina in power | Elections News
Polls have closed and counting is under way in Bangladesh’s general election, marked by a low voter turnout and a boycott by the opposition and…
Thousands protest in Israel demanding captive release, government to resign | Israel War on Gaza News
Mass protests have taken place around Israel, with demonstrators calling for the return of Israeli captives held in Gaza, the removal of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s…
Bangladesh to vote in general elections boycotted by opposition | Elections News
Bangladesh is holding general elections on Sunday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set to win a fourth straight term and the fifth overall for her…
School in Thailand offers safe space for harassed environment activists | Environment
On a sun-dappled spot of sandy land along Thailand’s east coast, class is in session, as a group of environmental defenders listens to local activists…
Hunger hits displaced Palestinians and animals in Gaza zoo | Israel War on Gaza News
At a zoo in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, dozens of destitute Palestinians are sheltering between cages that hold starving monkeys, parrots and lions,…
Photos: Ruin and desperation in Gaza as Israeli onslaught continues to rage | Israel War on Gaza News
The Israeli military has hit Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis yet again, with relentless artillery shelling and air strikes on residential areas. The Palestinian…
Photos: Aftermath of devastating earthquake in Japan | Earthquakes News
Japanese rescuers battled the clock and powerful aftershocks on Tuesday as they searched for survivors of a New Year’s Day earthquake that killed dozens and…
Photos: In Colombia, illegally felled timber repurposed to help bees | Climate
In northeast Colombia, police guard warehouses stacked high with confiscated timber with a noble new destiny: transformation into homes for bees beleaguered by pesticides and…
Photos: Powerful earthquake hits Japan, residents flee some coastal areas | Earthquakes News
A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, triggering warnings for residents to evacuate some areas on its west coast, destroying buildings, knocking out power…
Photos: New Year 2024 celebrations around the world | In Pictures News
Revellers across the world are celebrating the countdown to a New Year with fireworks and brightly lit signs – offering a hopeful start to 2024…
The displaced Afghans making gruelling journeys to survive | In Pictures
The barren desert plain among the mountains of eastern Afghanistan is filled with hundreds of thousands of people. Some live in tents. Others live out…
Photos: Romania’s annual Dancing Bears Festival to ‘ward off evil spirits’ | In Pictures
Centuries ago, people in what is now northeastern Romania donned bear skins and danced to fend off evil spirits. That custom is today known as the Dancing…
What went right in 2023? Here’s some good news | In Pictures
The past year was dominated by global conflicts that continue to cause devastation, death and despair, deep political divisions and extreme climate events, but it…