Friday, March 29, 2024

World

Video: Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad reads her poem ‘Only in Gaza’

Palestinian journalist and writer Plestia Alaqad shares a poem with Middle East Eye's Mohamed Hassan during a conversation about the power of storytelling, leaving Gaza and what the world is still missing in the way it sees Palestine.

ICJ orders Israel to stop preventing ‘delivery of urgently needed’ aid

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ordered Israel to provide immediate, unhindered delivery of aid to...

Gaza war surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah elected rector at University of Glasgow

Gaza war surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah elected rector at University of Glasgow.

In a week, Israeli army executes 13 children in and near Al-Shifa Hospital: Euro-Med Monitor

The Israeli army has executed 13 children by direct shooting in Al-Shifa Medical Complex and its Gaza City...

Gangs, kidnappings, murders: Why thousands of Rohingya are desperately trying to escape refugee camps by boats

Ruth Wells, UNSW Sydney and Max William Loomes, UNSW Sydney Late last week, a boat crammed with Rohingya refugees...

Al Jazeera extends support to journalist attacked by Hindu nationalist groups

Al Jazeera Media Network on Sunday condemned the online harassment and death threats endured by Kashmiri freelance journalist Raqib Hameed Naik for his investigative report on COVID-19 relief funding...

Netanyahu out, Bennett to mark new era in Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu's record 12-year run as Israel prime minister ended on Sunday with parliament approving a new "government of change" led by ultra-nationalist Naftali Bennett. Bennett was sworn in as...
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Lack of patent waiver would add over $70 billion to vaccinate world: Oxfam

Oxfam International on Saturday warned that the failure of the world's richest nations to lift intellectual property protections for life-saving vaccines could ultimately raise the cost of administering shots...

Palestinian woman shot dead by Israeli police

Israeli police on Saturday shot dead a woman at a West Bank checkpoint, claiming she approached them with a knife. The killing comes a day after a Palestinian teenager...
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Hajj 2021: Saudi Arabia again bars foreign pilgrims due to COVID

Saudi Arabia on Saturday announced that no foreign pilgrims will be allowed to perform the Hajj, Muslims' annual pilgrimage, once again this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Only...

Teenager who recorded video of George Floyd’s death, wins Pulitzer nod

Darnella Frazier, the teenager who pulled out her cellphone and began recording when she saw George Floyd being pinned to the ground by a US police officer was given a special citation by the Pulitzer Prizes on Friday for her video that helped to launch a global movement to protest racial injustice.
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COVID vaccines should be considered global public goods: UN chief

Lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines should be considered “global public goods”, the UN chief told journalists on Friday, covering the G7 Summit of leading industrialized nations taking place in the United Kingdom.

No one can ever use Islamophobia for a political gain: Jagmeet Singh speaks out after Muslim family killed in Canada

No one can ever use Islamophobia for a political gain, Jagmeet Singh, Member of the Canadian House of Commons and the leader of the New Democratic Party, speaks out after Muslim family killed, injured in London, Ontario attack.
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New WHO guidance aims to stamp out rights violations in mental health services

New guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO), published on Thursday, calls for providing mental health care that respects human rights and focuses on recovery.

Child labour figure rises to 160 million, as COVID-19 puts many more at risk

For the first time in two decades, the number of children being put to work has risen – to 160 million worldwide, representing an increase of 8.4 million over four years – while millions of other are at risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UN report launched on Thursday.
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UN says Covid-19 pandemic hampered action to end AIDS

The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a declaration calling for urgent action to end AIDS by 2030, noting “with alarm” that the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities and pushed access to AIDS medicines, treatments and diagnosis further off track.

UN court upholds life sentence for Ratko Mladic over Bosnian genocide, war crimes

A UN court in The Hague on Tuesday upheld a 2017 life sentence for former Serb commander Ratko Mladic for his role in the genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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