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...

Ramadan begins on Thursday in Gulf countries, Palestine

The holy month of Ramadan will start on Thursday, authorities in Gulf countries except Oman have announced, based on the expected sighting of the crescent moon.

Google begins opening access to its AI chatbox Bard

Google on Tuesday began the public release of its Artificial intelligence chatbot Bard in the US and the UK, in an attempt to catch up with Microsoft's ChatGPT. Consumers...
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Court rules climate activitsts can sue Sweden for ‘insufficient climate policy’

A Swedish court on Tuesday ruled that hundreds of youth climate activists including Greta Thunberg can collectively sue Sweden for the government's "insufficient climate policy." More than 600 people under age 26, including 20-year-old...

At least 11 dead in Afghanistan earthquake

At least nine people were dead and 44 injured in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday night, Reuters reported. A disaster agency official have...
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Powerful earthquake jolts Afghanistan, Pakistan, India

A powerful earthquake was felt in parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India on Tuesday night, alarming hundreds of people to evacuate their homes due to tremors. An earthquake of 6.6...

CAGE calls for prosecution of those responsible for Iraq war on its 20th anniversary

On the 20th anniversary of the Iraq war, CAGE, a London-based advocacy organisation that aims to empower communities impacted by the 'War on Terror', has called for the prosecution of all those responsible for the catastrophic invasion of Iraq, to ensure justice is delivered to those affected by the devastation brought on by the Iraq war.
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“One of the greatest crimes against humanity”: World remembers 20th anniversary of US invasion of Iraq

Starting on March 19, 2003, a coalition consisting of US, UK, Australian, and Polish soldiers began bombing Iraq, followed by a ground invasion the next day.

UNICEF: 190 million children across Africa face high risk from water-related crises

UNICEF has recently conducted an analysis revealing that about 190 million children residing in ten African nations face the most significant danger due to a combination of three water-related risks: lack of sufficient access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); water-borne illnesses, and climate-related hazards.
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Amritpal Crackdown: Canada leader Jagmeet Singh raises concerns, calls for Trudeau govt intervention

Canada's New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh raised concerns over the Punjab police's massive crackdown in the state – to arrest self styled Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh – leading to the suspension of the internet.

Police raid Imran Khan’s house as ex-Pakistan PM heads to court

Pakistan police have raided the home of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who is on his way to the capital, Islamabad, for a court appearance.
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International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin

The Pre-Trial Chamber of the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Friday, in connection with alleged war crimes concerning the deportation and “illegal transfer” of children from occupied Ukraine, the head of the ICC said.

Remembering Rachel Corrie: American activist killed by Israel’s bulldozer while protesting demolition of Palestinian homes

Twenty years ago, on March 16, 2003, Rachel Aliene Corrie, a 23-year-old American woman, was run over and killed in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli military bulldozer as she protested the demolition of Palestinian homes.
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