President of Egypt accuses Israel of ‘systematic genocide’
NewsFeed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has accused Israel of carrying out a “systematic genocide” in Gaza. Speaking at a press conference in Cairo, he said the war has moved…
How Trump is reshaping government data
Meteorological data collected by some weather balloons has been halted. Statistics for HIV among transgender people were scrubbed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website. And basic public…
Ghislaine Maxwell transfer roils former Bureau of Prisons staffers: ‘Travesty of justice’
Not long after it was first reported that Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to one of the cushiest federal detention facilities in the country, a private Facebook group dedicated to current…
Major flooding in Hong Kong as highest weather warning issued
NewsFeed Record-breaking rains flooded parts of Hong Kong, disrupting flights, schools, and courts as the city recorded its highest August rainfall since 1884. The storm followed deadly flash floods in…
Tennessee executes Byron Black despite concerns about his defibrillator
The state of Tennessee, part of the southern United States, has executed a man with an implanted defibrillator despite concerns that the medical device could attempt to restart his heart,…
Schoolboy makes Hiroshima bombing personal for Peace Park visitors
NewsFeed A 12-year-old volunteer is making sure visitors to Hiroshima’s Peace Park get a personal look at the tragedy of the world’s first nuclear bombing, recounting his own family’s experiences…
US lawmakers criticise possible AI use in personalised flight ticket prices
Major US carriers deny using AI to set prices for individual consumers, but Transportation Department and Democrats threaten investigations if they do. United States Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says there…
How will Gaza care for the 150,000 injured in Israel’s war?
Impact of war’s consequences to be felt beyond this generation. Israel’s war on Gaza has injured more than 150,000 Palestinians. Many with life-changing injuries need specialist long-term care, but face…
Sri Lanka parliament votes to fire impeached police chief
The move comes after a commission found Deshabandu Tennakoon guilty of gross abuse of power. Sri Lanka’s Parliament has voted to fire the country’s police chief for misconduct and gross…
Covering 14 years of Syria
From the 2011 civil war that first broke out in Daraa, to the fall of Damascus in late 2024, Zeina Khodr was at the forefront of some of Syria’s most…