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Sudan: A savage war and toxic information battle

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 10:43
Domestic rivalries and external players pollute the Sudanese information space.

‘Free at last’: When South Africa voted in democracy, kicked out apartheid

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 10:41
Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reflects on April 27, 1994 and the lessons from the transition from apartheid to democracy.

Is the crackdown on US university campuses a threat to free speech?

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 10:24
Hundreds of students and academics have been arrested during rallies opposing Israel's war on Gaza. 

Yemen’s Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 09:43
MV Andromeda Star suffers damage and MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down in latest escalation by the Houthis.

‘Legitimate to fight occupiers’: Meeting a ‘terrorist’ fighting the US

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 09:23
Abu Ala al-Walai, leader of Iraqi armed group KSS, tells our correspondent that the Islamic Resistance will prevail.

US to provide Patriot missiles to Ukraine as part of $6bn defence aid

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 09:18
New weapons seen as crucial as Kyiv faces dire battlefield conditions, ammunition shortage amid Russian military gains.

South Africa: 30 years after apartheid, what has changed?

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 08:00
Big socio-political gains have followed apartheid but the legacy of racism and segregation is still starkly visible.

Hamas receives latest Israeli proposal amid efforts to revive Gaza talks

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 06:57
Hamas says it is 'open to any ideas' but sticks to its demand that a deal must permanently end the Gaza war.

Columbia University’s Shafik rebuked over Gaza crackdown but avoids censure

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 06:07
University oversight panel says president undermined academic freedom by allowing New York police break up Gaza protest.

US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 04:43
New York district attorney accuses two prominent art dealers of the illegal trafficking of antiquities worth $3m.

Jobless engineers, MBAs: The hidden army of Indian election ‘consultants’

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 04:01
These ‘politically neutral problem solvers’ do short stints in political campaigns and are valued for their data skills.

Generation gap: What student protests say about US politics, Israel support

Around The Globe - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 22:35
Experts say growing protest movement on university campuses could help shift US policy on Israel in the long term.

Key takeaways from fourth day of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial

Around The Globe - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 21:52
Former National Enquirer publisher faces grilling from Trump defence team as first full week of US testimony wraps up.

Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March

Around The Globe - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 21:44
More than 120,000 people have been displaced, Kenyan government says, with 22 others injured and eight reported missing.

Baby girl rescued from mother’s womb dies

Around The Globe - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 21:25
The baby girl who was rescued from her dead mother’s womb after an Israeli air strike in Rafah has died.

Australian students join protests for Palestine

Around The Globe - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 19:26
Students from universities in Australia are joining their American peers in protests for Palestine

Arming genocide? New report documents use of US arms in Israeli war crimes

Around The Globe - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 18:37
This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill talks to the authors of a new scathing report on US arms sales to Israel.

Qatar pledges $3m to Ukrainian human rights body

Around The Globe - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 18:26
Funds aim to provide support for children, others affected by armed conflict in Ukraine, Qatari foreign ministry says.

UN warns of possible imminent attack on city in Sudan’s North Darfur

Around The Globe - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 17:47
Attack on al-Fashir would have 'devastating consequences' for civilians in area already on brink of famine, UN says.

‘Happened very fast’: At least 10 killed, 11 injured in Brazil fire

Around The Globe - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 17:07
Forensic experts in Porto Alegre are working to determine the cause of the blaze and identify the victims.

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