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Nigeria abduction: At least 275 pupils missing after gunmen storm school

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 11:27
Search and rescue team deployed to find the missing children, mostly aged between eight and 15.

Parents protest after 280 children are abducted from Nigeria school

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 11:10
Parents from a village in northern Nigeria have been protesting after gunmen abducted more than 280 children.

Why are refugee deaths at an all-time high?

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 11:02
Last year was the deadliest for people fleeing violence, war and persecution, according to the UN's migration agency.

Ireland votes in ‘women in the home’, ‘makeup of family’ referendums

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 10:38
PM Leo Varadkar says proposed constitutional changes a chance to delete 'very old-fashioned, very sexist language'.

Six months after the earthquake, Morocco’s Atlas villagers still in tents

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 10:34
Villagers are still huddled in their flimsy tents, waiting for assistance payments to rebuild their lives.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by mass coral bleaching

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 10:11
Warming seas are threatening the home of thousands of marine species, but some corals can recover if temperatures cool.

Indonesian single mother makes ends meet as autorickshaw driver

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 09:45
'I must be strong because I make a living on and from the street,' says Ekawati, who plies Jakarta's notorious traffic.

US port plan to step up aid delivery to Gaza criticised as ‘distraction’

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 09:10
Plan criticised as attempt to 'divert attention' from widening famine in Gaza as Israel obstructs aid operations.

On 40th anniversary of UK miners’ strike, can Labour win back the north?

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 09:09
What caused the miners’ strike 40 years ago and why did 'Red Wall' communities turn against Labour in the last election?

Why Afghan women are leaving Afghanistan

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 08:57
As the world celebrates women’s rights, Afghan women are losing hope they will regain theirs.

Biden’s Gaza port plan and other key State of Union moments

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 08:12
Here are some of the key moments from US President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union speech.

Student, volunteer, shopowner: NW Syria’s Shaima defies limitations

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 07:59
She was born with a missing limb, but Shaima has never let that even slow her down.

Preview: Qatar MotoGP – three key talking points for the 2024 season

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 07:30
Can Yamaha catch up with Ducati and can anyone stop Francesco Bagnaia from winning his third successive world title?

Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 154

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 06:49
Gaza’s Health Ministry provided an update on the challenges facing women in the Gaza Strip.

US econ­o­my ‘envy of the world’: Biden takes on Trump’s big ad­van­tage

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 06:41
Biden is struggling to convince Americans of his economic credentials despite strong growth and low unemployment.

‘State of the Union is genocide’: Gaza protesters challenge Biden speech

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 06:33
Demonstrators in the capital say they represent the ideals Biden claims, as they call for full ceasefire in Gaza.

Biden says US will set up Gaza aid port

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 06:06
US President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address that the American military will set up a “temporary pier”.

Five key takeaways from Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 05:35
US president touts economic record, slams Donald Trump and calls on Israel to allow more aid into Gaza in heated speech.

‘Inflexion point’: AI meme wars hit India election, test social platforms

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 05:18
Political parties are pushing the limits of AI’s use to both ridicule opponents and boost their own popularity.

Hong Kong prepares tough new national security punishments

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 04:36
New bill includes lengthy prison terms for offences such as treason and longer sentences for acts deemed to be sedition.

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