A ‘tribunal for Putin’ from a Nobel Prize-winning Ukrainian rights defender
Oleksandra Matviichuk spent years documenting alleged Russian war crimes but the events of 2022 still shocked her.
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Israeli attack on al-Mawasi kills at least 90 people: What we know so far
Some 300 people were also wounded in the attack on al-Mawasi camp, a designated ‘safe zone’.
Cultural treasure or painful reminder? Libya’s colonial architecture
Residents of Tripoli and Benghazi are divided about what should be done with their Italian colonial heritage.
As Israel inflicts starvation, I am fighting to feed my baby in Gaza
Amid the lack of food, I want to keep breastfeeding Lya, hoping to protect her from malnutrition.
Desperate Zimbabweans cross Zambia border for cheaper healthcare, medicines
With essential drugs and specialised care expensive or unavailable, poor Zimbabweans opt to travel long distances.
What does Project 2025 mean for the rest of the world?
Right-wing wish list for a Trump comeback sets stage for darker future at home … and abroad.
‘We now face guns’: Small-scale miners fear Wagner’s advances in CAR
Local miners in Central African Republic face eviction and violence as Russian group takes over gold and diamond mines.
How life goes on after an earthquake: The ‘Lego schools’ of Lombok
On the Indonesian island, school classrooms built from earthquake-proof, recycled plastic get kids back to school.
Gen Z, social media helping fuel spiritual tourism in India
Spiritual tourism is seeing a boom in India thanks to the wide reach of social media and better transport connectivity.
The long and ‘joyous’ road to revive Nepal’s ancient taboo scripts
A formerly banned Indigenous calligraphy is now being practised ‘joyfully’ in corners of Kathmandu and beyond.
Fighting for her land: My great-aunt Kamira, the Algerian revolutionary
Kamira, a key member of the resistance fighting to end French occupation, carried intelligence to mountainous hideouts.
‘We will not vanish’: How a Palestinian American pastor defies stereotypes
Pastor Khader Khalilia shares how he builds understanding about the Palestinian experience at his church in New York.
Can French centrist parties keep far right out in second round of voting?
Far-right National Rally’s hopes of absolute majority may be dashed by tactical manoeuvring, but threat still looms.
Remembering the ‘Stronismo’: How ghost of a brutal dictator haunts Paraguay
Seventy years since Alfredo Stroessner seized power, memories of his bloody legacy and a massacre in 2012 live on.
‘Not afraid to die’: Kenya tax protests inspire broader demand for change
President William Ruto has withdrawn a controversial tax bill, but protesters and their families say it's too late.
India exports rockets, explosives to Israel amid Gaza war, documents reveal
Documents seen by Al Jazeera and company statements suggest Israel is receiving Indian weapons as it wages war on Gaza.
In Beirut, the Yacoubian holds generations of Lebanese memories and dreams
Standing proud on the Caracas neighbourhood's Corniche, the Yacoubian is many layers more than a mere landmark.
Learning to live after my husband’s suicide
Four months after I left him, I got the call that changed my world. I had to rebuild myself from the inside out.
A Kenyan tribe’s search for its leader’s stolen skull
In 1905 a British colonial officer killed the Nandi's supreme leader, most likely taking his severed head as a prize.
Could therapy horses be the solution to Britain’s prison crisis?
A rehabilitation programme is using ‘equine therapy’ to break the cycle of crime and ease overcrowding in prisons.