Category: News
Aid airdrop kills five people in Gaza after parachute fails
As famine stalks enclave, aid workarounds criticised as a distraction from Israel’s blocking of aid through land routes.
‘Incendiary and wrong’: Biden spurs anger for calling migrant ‘an illegal’
Biden used the divisive term in his 2024 State of the Union address, responding to Republican pressure in the audience.
Environmental worries after ship hit in Red Sea sinks
Environmental concerns are growing after the Rubymar, a UK-owned vessel, sunk in the Red Sea.
Fatal aid-drop over Gaza as parachutes fail
Several people have reportedly been injured and at least 5 killed after parachutes dropping aid over Gaza failed to open
Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals
As handfuls gather on International Women's Day, UN rights rapporteur calls for release of detained rights activists.
France makes abortion a constitutional right on International Women’s Day
Country becomes first in world to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right as Macron seals amendment.
UK students call on university to suspend rabbi who served in Israeli army
Dozens at the University of Leeds step up protests as Zecharia Deutsch continues his role as chaplain.
Biden criticised over Gaza aid port plan
President Biden faced criticism as he outlined plans for delivering aid into Gaza during his State of the Union address.
Healthcare in Gaza is in a state of acute trauma
The global medical community has a duty to speak up against the attacks on hospitals and healthcare workers in Gaza.
Israeli official faces corruption allegations in Honduras president’s trial
A witness in the trial accused unnamed members of the Israeli embassy in Colombia of participating in a cocaine ring.