‘We lost a great supporter’: Palestinians in Gaza mourn Hassan Nasrallah
Displaced families in Deir el-Balah share feelings of heartbreak and numbness over the killing of the Hezbollah leader.
Category Archives: Features
The Indigenous ‘watchmen’ safeguarding Peru’s isolated tribes
Protection agents risk their lives to prevent deadly contact between remote tribes and settled communities
Growing mushroom houses on the moon? NASA’s fungus-filled plan
The space agency has out-of-this-world aims to grow 'hotels' and other structures using mushrooms and lunar dust.
Sombre mood after a Kolkata rape and murder dampens Durga Puja celebrations
Losses mount for businesses as residents are in no mood to celebrate after the brutal rape and murder of a doctor.
As Israel attacks, displaced Lebanese people come together in Hamra
As Israel's bombs rain down on the south, Lebanese people are fleeing northwards, trying to find safety.
Voices of Lebanon: People fleeing for their lives as Israel attacks
People around the country speak of their fear, their tension and their yearning for home.
The surfer and tribal chief fighting to save a 550km South African coast
A motley crew of surfers, academics and fishers fight back against mining companies pillaging the country's West Coast.
Refugee chronicles: The long and lonely road from Sudan to northern France
Crossing desert and sea, facing pushbacks, racist attacks and homelessness; Sudanese refugees have endured them all.
Recognising domestic violence as a cause of death: One mother’s long fight
It has taken six years for the grieving mother of a suicide victim to be listened to by the UK authorities.
As Russia’s war escalates, will Ukraine down the Kerch Bridge in Crimea?
Top US general predicts Ukraine will destroy the bridge, a move that would strengthen its hand in any negotiations.
From Marxist upbringing to ‘soft Hindutva’: The rise of new Delhi CM Atishi
A rare woman chief minister in India, Atishi has her task cut out, in rebuilding a party devastated by arrests.
What housing plans do US presidential candidates Trump and Harris offer?
Since 2020, average US home prices are up 50% while wages have risen 23%, making home purchases out of reach for many.
Ukraine’s ‘Bucha witches’ volunteer to shoot down Russian drones
About 100 women train to target Russian weaponry in the Kyiv suburb that captured the world's attention at start of war.
Kashmir election: Are separatist candidates change agents or Trojan horses?
For decades, the Jamaat-e-Islami boycotted elections. Now, the banned group has upended its position—and the campaign.
‘Kings of the world’: The last of the horseback shrimp fishers
The centuries-old tradition is now only practised in one Belgian coastal village. Can it last amid climate change?
The Indian poet who scared white South Africa – and changed it
With her stirring speech 100 years ago, Sarojini Naidu inspired united opposition to empire and white minority rule.
SpaceX Polaris Dawn spacewalk: Is the US breaking a 50-year-old space law?
It will be the first-ever spacewalk on a private mission. But does the US bear no responsibility for SpaceX's ambitions?
First-person account of surviving Israel’s bombing of al-Mawasi in Gaza
Most people were asleep when Israel's bombs made a three-storey-deep crater and started a large fire.
Hasina’s gone, but fate of Bangladesh’s forcibly disappeared uncertain
Only three of more than 150 persons who went missing during Sheikh Hasina's long rule have been reunited with families.
Koreans in Uzbekistan: K-pop and a brewing cultural clash
The ‘Korean Wave’ has breathed new life into Korean communities first exiled to central Asia by Stalin - but at a cost.