Category: Global News
Forced from home, these Colombians struggle to live in a basketball stadium
Colombia has one of the highest rates of internal displacement in the world with residents fleeing cartels and conflict.
European Parliament passes asylum and migration reforms
Non-governmental organisations (NGO) have criticised the package for undermining human rights.
Kremlin warns floods may worsen as Kazakhstan, Russia evacuate 100,000
Floods caused by rising water levels in the Ural River broke a dam in a city near Russia's border with Kazakhstan.
Congress cafeteria blocked by pro-Palestine activists
Christians for a Free Palestine protest at the Senate cafeteria in Washington over Israel’s war on Gaza.
China’s Xi says outside interference can’t stop reunion with Taiwan
In meeting with former Taiwanese president, Xi Jinping stresses 'historical trend of reunion of the country and family'.
Ex-Trump CFO Weisselberg gets 5 months in jail for perjury at fraud trial
Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty last month to charges he lied about former President Donald Trump's finances.
Lost Futures
Some of the 'prophets of doom' of the 60s whose warnings went unheeded assess the current environmental fragility.
Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics
In an Olympic first, gold medalists at the Paris 2024 Games will receive pay for play.
Israeli forces kill three children of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza
Haniyeh decries Israeli attack, says killings will not deter Palestinian leaders or force them to back down.
Rare phenomenon in skies over Italy’s Mount Etna
The skies above Mount Etna are sprinkled with perfectly shaped rings of smoke coming from Europe’s most active volcano.