From Paris to Beirut: Israel’s long record of assassinating Palestinians
Ismail Haniyeh is the latest in a list of Palestinian leaders believed to have been assassinated by Israel.
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‘It’s evil’: Breast ironing leaves long-term scars for women in Nigeria
Rights groups say the traditional practice that seeks to protect girls from sexual predators is a form of mutilation.
After Golan Heights attack, will the Israel-Hezbollah conflict escalate?
Israel will be looking to retaliate, but it will want to avoid a major escalation, experts say.
Surging demand, soaring price tags lead to fake Ozempic doses
A rise in counterfeit versions of sought-after weight loss drug has led to a series of hospitalisations.
Shot in the eyes, victims of Bangladesh protest violence face dark future
Hundreds of protesters and bystanders were hit in the eyes by pellets fired by security forces, and might lose vision.
‘My baby girl was born on the street’: A traumatic birth in Gaza
On a cold night, Alaa gave birth on a dark road. Afterwards, she and her baby had to find a way to get to the hospital.
‘We try to find life from death’: The volunteer lifesavers of Jenin
A group of 23 young men and women risk their lives each day to bring first aid to victims of Israeli raids.
Targeting of Indian Muslims alleged in row over naming eateries by religion
Anger over police orders to display the owners' names outside restaurants during Hindu festival in BJP-governed states.
What could a new Trump presidency mean for Netanyahu?
The Israeli premier and allies view a second Trump presidency as allowing them 'to fulfil their agenda', analysts say.
A letter to my son: As you turn one today in Gaza, I feel joy and sorrow
You are growing up without toys, a safe home, and the energy of your parents but your presence brings us hope.
Who are Israel’s ultra-Orthodox and will conscripting them sow discord?
Israel is set to draft a previously exempted community for the first time. Why are they so opposed to this?
From Somalia to south Oregon – how basketball reunites civil war survivors
In 1991, the Somalia national basketball team found themselves in exile. Decades later, they reunite annually.
‘The sea has taken everything’: How rising salt is destroying Italian coast
Farmers and residents of the Po River delta are struggling as landmarks are lost and crops are poisoned by saltwater.
In July came the evacuation orders. We had one option – a bombed Gaza flat
My family and I now live among debris in a burnt apartment in the refugee camp we fled to many times when I was a child.
In DRC’s Ituri, women coffee farmers wrestle with an uncertain future
Local cooperatives are stepping in to support vulnerable farmers, mostly women, struggling in conflict-ridden east DRC.
How Israeli settlements are taking over the West Bank as Gaza war rages
Ahead of key ICJ ruling on settlements, here's a look at how much West Bank land Israel has grabbed since October 7.
Israel keeps bombing Gaza schools. Why do people still shelter there?
Displaced Palestinians hope for protection and access to limited supplies in UN-run schools, but trauma is mounting.
In Kyrgyzstan, an ‘unprecedented crackdown’ on free press raises alarm
As several laws threaten to criminalise their work, investigative reporters are fleeing the Central Asian nation.
Why does Israel step up its attacks when Gaza ceasefire talks advance?
Israel has a history of deploying this tactic to apply pressure on its opponents and act with impunity, experts say.
‘My brothers, my brothers!’: Survivors recall chaos after al-Mawasi attacks
Palestinians displaced to al-Mawasi and Nuseirat recall scrambling to find their family members after Israeli strikes.