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Super Bowl halftime performer detained for Palestine & Sudan flag protest

Around The Globe - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 09:25
A performer in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained for raising the Palestinian and Sudanese flags.

‘I was running out of money’: After quitting wartime Russia, some return

Around The Globe - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 09:16
Russia's war saw many flee due to the fear of persecution or being drafted, but some life abroad fraught with challenge.

Donald Trump’s hypocritical land grab remarks

Around The Globe - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 09:16
We compare and contrast Donald Trump’s claim that South Africa is conducting a land grab vs. his plan for the US to own.

Ecuador set for run-off in presidential election dominated by security

Around The Globe - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 08:26
Surge in support sees left-wing challenger Luisa Gonzalez neck and neck with incumbent President Daniel Noboa.

Protester with Palestinian flag interrupts Lamar’s Super Bowl show

Around The Globe - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 07:48
Demonstrator detained after unfurling flag with the words 'Gaza' and 'Sudan' at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

Pre-school children's screen time at 'crisis point'

Education - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 07:30
Early years teachers say they have seen decline in speech and language skills linked to device use.

Sylvia Wynter: Beyond man

Around The Globe - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 06:15
Radical philosopher, Sylvia Wynter calls on us to rethink the very notion of what it is to be human.

‘Our lifeline’: Kashmiris fear losing orchards, land to mega Modi projects

Around The Globe - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 06:06
Residents fear losing vast tracts of agricultural land as New Delhi pushes a slew of roads, railways and other projects.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,082

Around The Globe - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 05:34
Here are the key developments on the 1,082nd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Super Bowl: Eagles deny Chiefs historic three-peat in thumping win

Around The Globe - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 05:15
Philadelphia Eagles beat Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to lift Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

Trump to escalate trade war with retaliatory tariffs

Around The Globe - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 05:07
US president announces latest tariffs following trade measures directed at Canada, Mexico and China.

US committed to ‘buying and owning’ Gaza, Trump says

Around The Globe - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 03:32
US president says other countries in the Middle East could be tasked with rebuilding parts of the war-ravaged enclave.

'It's seen as the naughty school but it's turned our lives around'

Education - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 02:52
Park House School is making a difference to pupils who have struggled in mainstream education.

'I miss my school': BBC launches programme for children in war zones

Education - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 02:26
The BBC World Service has launched an Arabic edition of its award-winning educational programme Dars.

‘No thanks’: White South Africans turn down Trump’s US immigration offer

Around The Globe - Sun, 02/09/2025 - 21:03
US president's executive order provides resettlement for Afrikaners 'who are victims of unjust racial discrimination'.

Trump says Musk to uncover billions in ‘fraud and abuse’ at US Pentagon

Around The Globe - Sun, 02/09/2025 - 19:50
Billionaire Elon Musk is presiding over a purge of US government jobs that critics call an 'evisceration of democracy'.

Here’s how Israel is repeatedly violating the Lebanon ceasefire

Around The Globe - Sun, 02/09/2025 - 17:25
A November 27 ceasefire was supposed to end violent attacks, but Israel has continued sporadic strikes on Lebanon.

Libya finds two mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants, refugees

Around The Globe - Sun, 02/09/2025 - 17:24
Rights groups and UN agencies have documented systematic abuse in Libya including torture, rape and extortion.

Saudi Arabia slams Netanyahu’s suggestion it should host Palestinian state

Around The Globe - Sun, 02/09/2025 - 15:07
The kingdom reiterated that 'the Palestinian people have a right to their land' and cannot be 'expelled'.

Health concerns and outrage mark fifth Gaza ceasefire prisoner swap

Around The Globe - Sun, 02/09/2025 - 15:06
At least eight Palestinians were taken to hospital upon their release from Israeli jails during the fifth prisoner swap.

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