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Why the US and Israel are pushing to privatize aid to Gaza

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 17:21
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

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 17:17
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

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 16:16
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

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 16:00
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

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 15:54
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?

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 15:45
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

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 15:04
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

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 14:58
Local media reports say the small vessel appeared to be packed with more than 100 people.

Cultural Appreciation or Cultural Appropriation?

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 14:30
Today on The Stream: We dive into the space between cultural appropriation and appreciation.

Inquiry into deadly chemical plant explosion in China

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 14:23
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

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 14:23
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”

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 14:15
Rami Khouri of the American University of Beirut says Gazans are choosing being starving and being shot

Gaza aid chaos condemned by humanitarian leaders

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 13:40
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

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 13:31
On World Hunger Day, AJLabs examines how war, weather and wealth gaps drive starvation.

The cost of conscience: I lost friends for defending Palestinians

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 13:13
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

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 13:06
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

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 12:57
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

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 12:52
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

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 12:40
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

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 12:29
Harvard students protested Donald Trump’s decision to cut all remaining federal contracts with the university.

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