Category: Global News
What lies behind the Biden administration’s changing ‘ceasefire’ language
The US president is showing no sign of altering his actual policy of unconditional support for Israel.
In Texas’s Super Tuesday races, a litmus test for Trump’s Republican Party
Seen as a conservative bulwark, Texas is hosting races that pit moderates against the Donald Trump-influenced far right.
Low turnout as conservatives dominate Iran parliamentery vote
Elections were the first since nationwide protests broke out in 2022 over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.
Denmark’s tough laws on begging hit Roma women with few other options
Members of the Roma minority face discrimination in Denmark. Those who turn to begging are criminalised.
Shehbaz Sharif sworn in as Pakistan’s PM for second time
Shehbaz Sharif has been sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister.
US Supreme Court rules Trump can remain on 2024 primary ballots
US top court unanimously reverses Colorado decision to kick Trump off primary ballot over January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Sudanese democracy should not be US-made
Sudan needs a democratic transformation, but one based on its unique needs, not those of the US.
UN rights chief says ‘powder keg’ Gaza could ignite wider war
Volker Turk says world must avoid conflagration of conflict, which could have repercussions for region and beyond.
Father describes young daughter’s killing by Israel in Gaza
Four-year-old Salma was shot in the neck and died in her father's arms, leaving her family only with memories, photos.
Thousands of inmates escape after gang-led jailbreak attack in Haiti
Thousands of inmates have escaped two of Haiti’s biggest prisons after they were stormed by armed gangs.