German cabinet passes bill for voluntary military service
Germany ended its previous compulsory military service programme in 2011. Read More
Israeli tanks close in on Gaza City, Trump to chair meeting
CAIRO – Israeli tanks pushed into a new area on the edge of Gaza City overnight, destroying houses and prompting residents to flee, witnesses said, ahead of an expected meeting…
Hussam al-Masri, the Reuters journalist killed by Israeli fire in Gaza
Hussam al-Masri, the Reuters journalist killed by Israeli fire on Monday while operating a live video feed at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, reported on the war’s civilian suffering while himself living…
Archaeologists in Georgia unearth 1.8-million-year-old human jawbone
OROZMANI, Georgia – Archaeologists in Georgia have unearthed a 1.8-million-year-old jawbone belonging to an early species of human that they say will shed light on some of the earliest prehistoric…
Lebanese winemaker strains to keep business alive through war and drought
RIYAK, Lebanon – Elias Maalouf crouched to examine a shrivelling grapevine in his ancestral vineyard in the sun-kissed plains of eastern Lebanon. Last year, Israeli air strikes kept him from…
England flags spark pride and concern amid anti-immigration protests
LONDON – The red and white St George’s Cross and the Union Jack flags have proliferated along streets across England in recent weeks in what supporters say is a campaign…
Coastal surges sweep away Nigeria coastal community as Commonwealth promise stalls
LAGOS, NIGERIA – One morning in June, an ocean surge swept through the village of Apakin, one of Lagos’ last indigenous coastal communities, washing away fishing boats, nets and graves.…
Synagogue arson suspect in court for attack Australia says ordered by Iran
Younes Ali Younes, 20, appeared for the first time via video link at a court in Melbourne on Aug 25. Read More
Synagogue arson suspect in court for attack Australia says ordered by Iran
Younes Ali Younes, 20, appeared for the first time via video link at a court in Melbourne on Aug 25. Read More
The deadly risks of reporting in Gaza
More than 190 media workers, most of them Palestinian, have been killed since the war began in 2023. Read More