Gaza family’s battle for survival as hunger and heat deepen despair
After they were forcibly displaced multiple times during Israel’s war on Gaza, the Sobh family has taken refuge in a coastal camp west of Gaza City. Street vendor Fadi Sobh,…
Ex-Mali PM charged over X post supporting jailed critics of military rulers
Moussa Mara, the prime minister for eight months in 2014-2015, has been charged with ‘undermining the credibility of the state’. A former prime minister of Mali has been charged with…
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min to leave Premier League club
Son Heung-min captained Tottenham Hotspur to the Europa League title last season but will leave the club this summer. After 10 years with Tottenham Hotspur, captain Son Heung-min announced on…
Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets
President Donald Trump on Friday fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, hours after the agency reported that job growth in the U.S. had slowed to a near-halt. In a…
Nigeria kills her sun: Death and vindication for Ken Saro-Wiwa, Ogoni Nine
Lagos, Nigeria – “Lord, take my soul, but the struggle continues,” the man said, before his body went limp. It swung gently from the makeshift gallows, hurriedly built a few…
Global economies reel from Trump’s tariffs punch
Listen to article WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s latest wave of tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners sent global stock markets tumbling on Friday and countries and companies…
Manhunt for ex-US soldier suspected of killing 4 in Montana bar
Police have told residents to stay home and not approach the suspect, who could be ‘armed and dangerous’. A manhunt is under way for a former United States soldier suspected…
Indonesian president frees hundreds of prisoners as part of unity plan
Among the first batch of freed prisoners were prominent rivals of former President Joko Widodo jailed during his term. Indonesia has begun releasing hundreds of inmates from prison, including people…
Epstein victims claim ‘cover up’ as Maxwell moved to low security prison
Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice in the abuse of underage girls by high-society sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been moved to a minimum security facility in Texas, the United States Bureau…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,255
Here are the key events on day 1,255 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Saturday, August 2: Fighting Ukrainian rescuers recovered more than a dozen…