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Why has the PKK ended its armed struggle?

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 19:35
Members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party lay down their arms after decades of war with Turkiye.

Lebanon says Israeli strike kills one as Beirut rules out normalisation

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 18:49
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun says his country seeks peace with Israel, but is not ready to normalise ties.

US public support for immigration rises amid Trump’s crackdown

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 18:38
A record high of 79 percent of US respondents in a Gallup survey say immigration is a 'good thing' for the country.

Kenya mourns vendor killed in protests, as calls grow for Ruto to quit

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 18:33
Police shooting of Boniface Kariuki last month sparks mass grief and anger over state-sanctioned police brutality.

Haiti death toll hits nearly 5,000 in nine months as gang violence spreads

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 18:32
A United Nations report warns that gang violence is intensifying in regions with routes to Haiti's capital.

‘Just a few bones’: 30 years on, Srebrenica still buries its dead

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 18:05
Seven more victims of the 1995 massacre by Bosnian Serb forces were buried during Friday's sombre 30-year anniversary.

PKK fighters cast weapons into fire to mark start of disarmament

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 17:47
PKK fighters gathered in northern Iraq to symbolically cast their weapons into a fire, marking the start of disarmament.

Canary Mission: How US uses a ‘hate group’ to target Palestine advocates

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 17:03
The Trump administration confirms it is relying on the shadowy website to identify student protesters for deportation.

Russia closing Polish consulate in Kaliningrad in tit-for-tat move

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 16:12
Poland ordered Russian consulate in Krakow to shut after accusations Moscow orchestrated fire at Warsaw shopping centre.

Rohingya refugees in peril in Bangladesh as support wanes: UN

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 15:19
The US and other Western countries have been reducing their funding, prioritising their defence spending instead.

Why are mass murderers from the Srebrenica genocide still free?

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 14:52
Thousands of Bosnian Serbs participated in the Srebrenica genocide in July 1995, killing more than 8,000 men and boys.

UN expert Albanese says US sanctions won’t stop her

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 14:39
Francesca Albanese says sanctions by the US aim to silence her for exposing genocide and calling out those complicit.

Satellite images show Israel’s Gaza ‘concentration camp’ preparations

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 14:26
Satellite images appear to show Israel has begun preparing the rubble in Rafah for its 'concentration camp' plan.

Why has Trump hit Canada with a 35 percent trade tariff?

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 14:22
New levies, which come on top of tariffs on auto parts and industrial metals, will come into effect on August 1.

Russia-Ukraine war: What are ‘frustrated’ Trump’s next options with Putin?

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 14:03
Trump spoke about an agreement with NATO to arm Ukraine. A sanctions bill with bipartisan support also sits in Congress.

Trump’s African summit was a masterclass in modern colonial theatre

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 12:56
To dodge Trump’s tariffs and wrath, five African presidents played colonial subject, and left their dignity behind.

Lithuania to save Baltic seals as ice sheets recede due to climate change

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 12:54
The seal population has increased from about 4,000, considered nearly extinct, in the late 1980s to about 50,000.

Trump’s tariff threat to Brazil is a gift to Lula

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 12:31
By attacking Brazil’s sovereignty, Trump may have handed the leftist president a political and diplomatic opportunity.

‘Beyond horrific’: Several killed in Israeli attack on north Gaza school

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 11:43
'Panic, fear, and terror that swept through the school overwhelming' says survivor of strike in Jabalia an-Nazla.

‘We belong to this land’: Syrians navigate landmines to battle wildfires

Around The Globe - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 10:42
Syria's wildfires are the first major natural disaster since the country overthrew the al-Assad regime in December.

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