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How AIPAC shapes unconditional US support for Israel

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 14:52
We explore how the pro-Israel lobby works to maintain the US's unconditional, multibillion-dollar support for Israel.

Behind the scenes at the UN

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 14:29
The UN General Assembly is the World Cup of global diplomacy.

Lebanon indefinitely postpones all football matches amid Israel’s attacks

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 14:16
Football matches in all tournaments have been postponed due to Israeli attacks, the Lebanese Football Association said.

Why is Israel attacking Lebanon?

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 14:10
Israel has tried to justify its widescale attacks against Lebanese towns that displaced thousands of people.

Switzerland opens probe into use of suicide booth

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 14:01
Police have detained several people over the death of a woman in Sarco suicide capsule.

Who is Pakistan’s new spy chief Asim Malik?

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 13:48
A decorated officer, Malik takes charge of an agency that is often caught in controversy.

Israel attacks Lebanon in maps and charts: Live tracker

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 13:13
Israel killed at least 558 people, including 50 children and 94 women, across Lebanon on September 23.

Displaced civilians shelter in Lebanese schools as they flee Israeli bombs

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 12:53
The Lebanese government has cancelled classes in the country’s south and opened schools to shelter people fleeing bombs.

Zelenskyy seeks US investments in Ukraine’s battered energy sector

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 12:31
President proposes special incentives to US companies to rebuild Ukraine's energy system damaged by Russian attacks.

Tens of thousands flee Israeli bombardment of Lebanon

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 12:22
Israel is continuing its massive campaign of air strikes against Lebanon, which is the deadliest since the 2006 war.

Elon Musk’s wars: Brazil to Australia, UK to US, the X owner’s many battles

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 11:55
The billionaire has taken on many governments, claiming he's fighting for free speech. But often, there's more to it.

Big Brother without borders: Israel’s psychopathic warfare in Lebanon

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 11:47
A week of attacks on Lebanon has revealed Israel’s Orwellian surveillance terror tactics.

Israel and Hezbollah trade fire as thousands flee south Lebanon

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 11:44
Schools are turned into shelters for displaced people fleeing the attacks as new strikes create humanitarian crisis.

Maths classes of 60 pupils amid teacher shortage

Education - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 10:55
A councillor says one school is teaching Years 7 to 9 in classes twice as large as usual.

‘Unimaginable consequences’: World reacts to Israel’s strikes on Lebanon

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 10:48
Israel launches more attacks as Lebanon reels from air strikes that killed close to 500 people, including children.

Sweden accuses Iran of hack inciting revenge for Quran burnings

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 10:37
Intelligence services say Iran sought to portray Sweden as 'Islamophobic' and divide society.

Highways gridlocked as thousands flee south Lebanon

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 10:13
Highways in southern Lebanon have been packed with people fleeing a barrage of Israeli attacks.

New Zealand scientists discover new ‘ghost shark’ species

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 09:03
The fish with beak-like mouth, now named Harriotta avia, prowls exclusively in deep waters of Australia and New Zealand.

What’s the UN’s new ‘Pact for the Future’, and why did Russia oppose it?

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:38
Like many UN documents, it's packed with big goals but is short on specifics about how to achieve them.

Rights groups warn Myanmar military executing more anti-coup activists

Around The Globe - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:19
A married couple reportedly executed on Monday with five more people facing the death penalty on Tuesday.

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