Category: Global News
Photos: Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Rio de Janeiro
Reading is city's highest in a decade. Heat index measures what a temperature feels like, taking into account humidity.
Watching the watchdogs: Piers, airdrops, and mediagenic spectacles in Gaza
The US ‘humanitarian’ strategy in Gaza offers false salvation for real starvation.
Putin wins again but what happened in Russia’s election protests?
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin claimed a record landslide victory in an election without serious opposition.
Cubans stage rare protests amid persisting economic crisis
President points finger at US after hundreds of people demonstrate against food shortages and blackouts.
Lebanese displaced by Israeli strikes shelter in abandoned hotel
This abandoned hotel in south Lebanon is now home to dozens of families displaced by Israeli attacks against Hezbollah.
Israeli forces launch new attack on Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital
The Israeli army has launched a new attack on al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, raiding and opening fire on the facility.
Oxfam accuses Israel of ‘deliberately’ blocking aid to famine-stalked Gaza
Aid trucks are waiting an average of 20 days to access the enclave, the NGO says, as warnings of impending famine rise.
The pain and gain in the Afghan game of buzkashi
The heart of Afghan identity, the sport has evolved from rough rural pastime to a professionalised phenomenon.
Ukraine debates mobilising more men to fight Russia after two years of war
Russia seems ready to increase its attacking army after Vladimir Putin was re-elected, leaving Kyiv little choice.
Why are Black voters backing Donald Trump in record numbers?
Latest polls show 17 percent of Black voters would vote for former president today - more than twice the number in 2016.