‘In the days of old, the world was safe’: West Bank family’s enduring unity
Resistant and resilient, the Masallam family fight to stay on their land in Palestine's occupied West Bank.
Category Archives: Features
Kenya cancer cluster sparks ‘environmental genocide’ claims over oil waste
Rising cancer cases are linked to toxic waste left behind during oil exploration in the 1980s.
What would prolonged war mean for Sudan?
War in Sudan has triggered one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with fears protracted fighting could worsen it.
‘What comes next?’: Fear grips Pakistani families of Somali piracy victims
As piracy resurges off Somalia, families of hijacked tanker crew in Pakistan search for answers and help.
‘Hegemonic power’: How Modi’s BJP won India’s Bengal for the first time
Walking the path of religious polarisation and leveraging underlying anti-incumbency, Modi's party sweeps key state.
‘I have to protect them’: The man guarding Mauritania’s rare Islamic books
Chinguetti was once a popular desert library town attracting scholars from the Muslim world to its precious collections.
Iranian FM Araghchi to visit Pakistan in step towards US talks resumption
As Pakistan hosts US-Iran talks, twin-city residents face road closures, halted courts and growing economic strain.
Russian troops, warships in India soon? Why their new military pact matters
In a significant pact, India and Russia agree to the deployment of soldiers and warships on each other's soil during peace and wartime.
As fentanyl crisis evolves, experts say US is still ‘behind the eight ball’
The Trump administration's militarised approach and cuts to health programmes threaten progress against fentanyl.
Australia scrambles to secure energy as war on Iran fuels uncertainty
Heavily dependent on imported oil, Australia looks for quick fixes from regional diplomacy to free train rides.
Australia scrambles to secure energy as war on Iran fuels uncertainty
Heavily dependent on imported oil, Australia looks for quick fixes from regional diplomacy to free train rides.
‘Food is unifying’: How Lebanon’s migrants are feeding the war-displaced
Often overlooked in Lebanon's society, the migrant community is filling the gaps of the state by feeding their own.
‘They want to create a rift’: Israeli attacks deepen Lebanon fissures
Lebanon grows increasingly divided as escalating Israeli bombardment and ground invasion worsen displacement crisis.
In maps and photos: Five Iranian civilian bridges at risk of US strikes
A look at the multimillion-dollar mega structures that could be threatened by Trump's 'Bridge Day' ultimatum.
‘Refuse to celebrate’: Christians in Gaza mark sombre Easter amid genocide
Christians pray in quiet gatherings to mark the resurrection of Christ while holding on to hope for survival and peace.
‘Nothing prepares you’: The invisible lives of carers in the UK
Thrust into the isolated world of caring, a daughter learns how other sole carers cope, some under immense strain.
‘She left her body’: A mother’s fight against her daughter’s anorexia
When her daughter developed anorexia nervosa, Rita Orza faced a solitary struggle to help her child survive and recover.
Now in power, Nepal’s rapper-politician Balen Shah faces new challenge
Shah was a rebel - crude and different from the politicians who previously led Nepal. How will he be in office?
Sri Lanka braces for new economic crisis as war on Iran continues
For many Sri Lankans, the fuel shortage triggered by the war carries echoes of the 2022 economic crisis - with a twist.
Deaths and debts: Missiles in Gulf shake millions of South Asian families
Most people killed in Iran's Gulf attacks have been from South Asia. And entire economies back home are on edge.