A farmer in the Niger whose fields have dried up due to the heat. A father in Palau who does not know whether his house will still be standing when his children are grown up. Mayors in Spain, Germany or Lithuaniawho have to find a way to protect their towns and cities from a water … Read more
Although calm was largely restored to Freetown on Monday, shots were fired on Tuesday in the Murray Town neighbourhood. The police said this was part of an operation to apprehend perpetrators of Sunday’s attack. No-one was hurt in this incident and a person of interest has been detained, officers said.
JERUSALEM (AP) — The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was back on track Sunday as the militants freed 17 more hostages, including 14 Israelis and the first American, in a third set of releases under a four-day truce that the U.S. said it hoped would be extended. Some hostages were handed over directly to … Read more
LONDON: Thousands of protesters were expected to join a pro-Palestinian march in London on Saturday, with city police warning demonstrators that anyone deemed to be racist would be arrested at the rally. A four-day truce agreed between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas saw the release of 24 Israeli hostages on Friday, but the … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel on Monday mercilessly mocked Donald Trump’s latest unprompted reference to one of the more salacious claims that have been made about him. Trump recalled to his fans how difficult it was to tell former first lady Melania Trump that it wasn’t true. “Actually that one, she didn’t believe. Because she said, ‘He’s a … Read more
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in a virtual summit of the BRICS group of nations on Tuesday to discuss the Israel-Hamas war, the Kremlin said.The meeting will be chaired by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the hope of drawing up a common response to the more than six week conflict.“On November … Read more
Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Nov 14 (IPS) – The recent appointment of Dr. Felipe Paullier of Uruguay as the first Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs is a good news for the United Nations. Yet we need to ask ourselves the following question: Can such development … Read more
Opinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Thursday, November 09, 2023 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Nov 09 (IPS) – The governments of Israel and the United States are now in disagreement over how many Palestinian civilians it’s okay to kill. Last week — as the death toll from massive Israeli bombardment of Gaza neared … Read more
Seth Meyers on Wednesday mocked the courtroom sketches that have been drawn of Donald Trump during his civil fraud trial in New York. The “Late Night” comedian said he was “just shocked” the former president hadn’t tried to use some of the artwork in his defense. “I’ll admit, it doesn’t look a ton like Trump … Read more
A B.C. woman who returned home from Syria last year was part of the all-female battalion of the Islamic State, according to RCMP allegations unsealed on Tuesday. Kimberly Polman served in the Katibah Nusaybah, an ISIS branch that provided weapons training to women, the RCMP wrote in a report summarizing its investigation. The 122-page police … Read more