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Why the US and Israel are pushing to privatize aid to Gaza
The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will start distributing aid in Gaza, despite UN concerns.
Namibia marks inaugural Genocide Remembrance Day with call for reparations
Germany has acknowledged early 1900s genocide of Herero and Nama people, but reparations remain elusive.
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years for sex abuse of nearly 300 people
Joel Le Scouarnec tells court he committed 'despicable act' in another mass rape case that shocks France.
‘Tidal wave’: How 75 nations face Chinese debt crisis in 2025
Developing countries to pay a record $22bn this year, mostly linked to loans from China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
A timeline of Israel’s starvation of Gaza in 2025
Dozens of Palestinians have starved to death in Gaza due to Israel’s total blockade on the enclave since.
What are Germany’s Taurus missiles that Ukraine wants?
German Chancellor Merz's recent comments cause speculation Berlin will finally send the weapons to Ukraine.
UEFA Champions League: Luis Enrique – The manager behind PSG’s run to final
Manager Luis Enrique will try to make 'treble' history as he leads PSG out against Inter in the Champions League final.
Boat capsizes on arrival at Spain’s Canary Islands; seven women, girls die
Local media reports say the small vessel appeared to be packed with more than 100 people.
Cultural Appreciation or Cultural Appropriation?
Today on The Stream: We dive into the space between cultural appropriation and appreciation.
Inquiry into deadly chemical plant explosion in China
Investigators in China are working to find the cause of a powerful explosion at a chemical plant that killed 5 people.
Preserving Oualata’s fragile manuscript legacy amid desert threats
Centuries-old manuscripts in Oualata libraries face destruction as desert sands encroach on ancient Mauritanian town.
New US plan for Gaza aid is “not just nonsensical, it’s cruel”
Rami Khouri of the American University of Beirut says Gazans are choosing being starving and being shot
Gaza aid chaos condemned by humanitarian leaders
At least 3 people died when thousands of starving Palestinians rushed to an aid distribution point.
Why millions of people don’t have enough to eat
On World Hunger Day, AJLabs examines how war, weather and wealth gaps drive starvation.
The cost of conscience: I lost friends for defending Palestinians
Bearing witness to injustice has a price. I paid it - and I would, again, because silence is complicity.
Gaza’s aid system isn’t broken. It’s working exactly as designed
What unfolded in Rafah on Tuesday was not a tragedy - it was the grim success of colonial humanitarianism.
Video: Paris protesters dye fountain red to signify Gaza bloodbath
Activists in Paris dyed a fountain red to symbolise what they called “the bloodbath” taking place in Gaza.
US pauses new student visas: What it means and who it will affect
The Trump administration has paused new visa interviews for international students set to attend US universities.
‘US, China, India can all fit into Africa’: On a quest to fix the world map
Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.
Harvard students protest Trump’s university crackdown
Harvard students protested Donald Trump’s decision to cut all remaining federal contracts with the university.