US military airlifts some embassy personnel from Haiti, bolsters security | Armed Groups News

US military airlifts some embassy personnel from Haiti, bolsters security | Armed Groups News

The US operation comes amid gang violence that threatens to bring down the government and has led thousands to flee their homes. The US military says it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from the Caribbean country amid a state of emergency. It also…

Ukraine rejects pope’s call to ‘raise the white flag’ to end Russia’s war | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine rejects pope’s call to ‘raise the white flag’ to end Russia’s war | Russia-Ukraine war News

The Catholic leader, 87, told a Swiss broadcaster that Ukraine should negotiate with Russia and raised the idea of surrender. Ukraine has rejected Pope Francis’s call to hold negotiations with Russia more than two years into its invasion, saying that Kyiv will “never” surrender. “Our flag is a yellow and…

Sudan army general rules out Ramadan truce unless RSF leaves civilian sites | Conflict News

Sudan army general rules out Ramadan truce unless RSF leaves civilian sites | Conflict News

Sudan general rejects truce after UNSC calls for cessation of hostilities during the Islamic holy month. Senior Sudanese Armed Forces General Yasser al-Atta has said there will be no truce in Sudan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan unless the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group leaves the homes…

Protests over Israeli leader Herzog’s presence at Dutch Holocaust Museum | Israel War on Gaza News

Protests over Israeli leader Herzog’s presence at Dutch Holocaust Museum | Israel War on Gaza News

Thousands of protesters demonstrate in Amsterdam against Israel’s war on Gaza. Israeli President Isaac Herzog has attended the opening of the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where his presence prompted protests over Israel’s war in Gaza. The opening took place on Sunday as pro-Palestine demonstrators chanted “Never again…

UK ‘terror’ attack survivors warn against equating Muslims with ‘extremism’ | Islamophobia News

UK ‘terror’ attack survivors warn against equating Muslims with ‘extremism’ | Islamophobia News

Group of survivors says such language fuels anti-Muslim sentiments in the United Kingdom. Dozens of “terror” attack survivors have urged politicians to stop equating British Muslims with “extremism”. In an open letter published Saturday, a group of 58 survivors said such language would fuel anti-Muslim sentiments in the United Kingdom,…

Al Jazeera films Haitians being deported back across border into chaos | Migration

Al Jazeera films Haitians being deported back across border into chaos | Migration

NewsFeed Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo is on the border with Haiti as the Dominican Republic deports thousands of Haitians back to a country where security has collapsed as gangs fight to oust the government. Published On 10 Mar 202410 Mar 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow us at…

The school Nollywood built: How new Nigerian filmmakers got their groove on | Arts and Culture

The school Nollywood built: How new Nigerian filmmakers got their groove on | Arts and Culture

In November 2020 while the COVID-19 pandemic was strangling creative endeavours across the planet, veteran Nigerian filmmaker Steve Gukas announced a new venture. Called First Features, it launched a search for 12 disciples, or first-time directors, to elevate storytelling standards in Nollywood, the world’s second largest film industry by volume….

Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel after deadly strikes | Hezbollah News

Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel after deadly strikes | Hezbollah News

Armed group says it launched dozens of rockets on Israeli village of Meron, after Israeli strikes killed five people in southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s Hezbollah has said it has fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel after Israeli strikes the day before killed at least five people in southern Lebanon, including…

Voting under way in Portugal general elections amid populist surge | Elections News

Voting under way in Portugal general elections amid populist surge | Elections News

Voters head for the polls in an early election that could see country join a shift to the right across Europe. Voting is under way in Portugal’s snap parliamentary elections as the two moderate blocs, the centre left and the centre right, are vying to win power amid the growing…