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Advocates launch legal push for Argentina, Chile to arrest Israeli soldier

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 21:19
Hind Rajab Foundation has been pursuing legal cases against Israeli soldiers across the globe, citing war crimes.

Retraction of US-backed Gaza famine report draws anger, scrutiny

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 21:10
Report by USAID-funded network said 'highly likely' the threshold for famine has been surpassed in northern Gaza.

Is Israel using starvation as a war tactic in Gaza?

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 20:03
Food supplies are dwindling as Israeli forces continue relentless attacks.

Bangladesh to investigate 2009 paramilitary mutiny massacre

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 19:37
Dhaka says it will probe the botched mutiny, including the role of alleged 'foreign' backers.

Israel kills five Palestinian journalists in attack on media van

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 19:19
The Israeli genocide has killed at least 38 more Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours, including five journalists.

India’s former PM Manmohan Singh dies aged 92

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 18:06
Singh, 92, governed as India's 14th Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014.

Sudan’s war came to represent the worst of humanity

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 17:44
The AU has a responsibility to intervene to protect civilians.

Record number of migrants died in attempt to reach Spain this year

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 17:35
More than 10,000 migrants perished - average of 30 a day - in 2024 while trying to reach Spain, NGO says in new report.

Pakistan military court sentences 60 more civilians over pro-Khan protests

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 17:04
Former PM Imran Khan's nephew, two retired army officers among those sentenced over attacks on military sites in 2023.

Two-thirds of US adults tuning out political news, poll finds

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 16:37
After months of presidential election coverage, new poll highlights years-long trend of political fatigue in US.

Israel strikes Yemen’s Sanaa airport, Hodeidah power plant

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 15:41
Israeli military attacks several sites, including airport in Yemen's capital as the WHO chief boards a flight.

‘Surge of weapons’: How much Ukraine aid did Biden approve after Trump win?

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 15:35
Fearing new US president will cut help to Kyiv, Biden administration scrambles to send military aid for war with Russia.

As Trump’s tariff threat looms, what would a US-Canada ‘trade war’ mean?

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 15:23
Experts say 25-percent US tariffs along with retaliatory measures by Canada would hurt economies of both countries.

Memorials held across Asia to mark 20 years since the Tsunami tragedy

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 14:14
Memorials were held in several countries across Asia for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Returning to my destroyed house in Homs, Sarah in Syria

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 13:50
“They stole the life from this house.” Sarah Kassim returns to what is left of her childhood home in Syria.

Video: Hundreds break out from Mozambique prison amid civil unrest

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 13:27
More than 1,500 prisoners have escaped in Maputo as Mozambique experiences escalating civil unrest.

Musk’s rise is symptomatic of our neo-feudal capitalist times

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 13:15
Trump’s 'billionaire boys club' has parallels in other supposedly liberal democracies around the world.

Parliament blaze and a deadlock: Why is Liberia in a political crisis?

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 12:45
Are there links between the fire that gutted parts of parliament and a legislative impasse involving Speaker Koffa?

Azerbaijan observes day of mourning for air crash victims

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 12:43
An investigation is under way into the cause of the crash that killed 38 of 67 people on board the Embraer 190 aircraft.

Protests in Syria as ‘old’ video showing attack on shrine surfaces

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 12:24
Thousands of people in Syria have taken to the streets to protest a video showing an attack on an Alawite shrine.

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