Mandela travelled on Trump’s plane in 1990: Who paid for it? | US Election 2024

Mandela travelled on Trump’s plane in 1990: Who paid for it? | US Election 2024

In the last few weeks before Election Day, podcaster and Fox News contributor George “Tyrus” Murdoch tried to show voters a philanthropic side of former President Donald Trump. Nelson Mandela was “trying to come to the United States. The US government was not helping him. No one was helping him,”…

‘Why shouldn’t power be Black’? How Miriam Makeba won and lost the US | Features

‘Why shouldn’t power be Black’? How Miriam Makeba won and lost the US | Features

Within minutes of arriving in the United States for the first time, on November 28, 1959, 27-year-old Zenzile “Miriam” Makeba was whisked to the Manhattan office of the famous Jamaican-American singer Harry Belafonte. After a quick hug, Belafonte exclaimed: “Miriam! We haven’t a minute to waste!” Belafonte, who had seen…

Starving since the day he was born: How famine stalks Gaza’s children | Gaza

Starving since the day he was born: How famine stalks Gaza’s children | Gaza

‘Not seen as fully human’ But it’s not just delivering aid that can be deadly. Many civilians have been killed while collecting it. In February, more than 100 Palestinians seeking food from aid trucks in north Gaza were killed and hundreds more injured after Israeli forces opened fire on them….

In a close presidential race, Trump is strategically ambiguous on abortion | US Election 2024 News

In a close presidential race, Trump is strategically ambiguous on abortion | US Election 2024 News

Experts say it is not likely Trump’s shifting position will prompt abortion opponents to defect to Harris’s camp. But, they warn, there is a real risk that some could stay home on election day, rather than support Trump. For instance, one prominent anti-abortion rights activist, Lila Rose, has urged her…

How Israel is trying to generate civil strife in Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News

How Israel is trying to generate civil strife in Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Beirut, Lebanon – On October 14, Israel killed 22 people in the northern Lebanese village of Aitou in an air attack. Israel claimed it struck a “Hezbollah target” but the attack on a predominantly Christian town has made many wonder if Israel is expanding its war to chase down Hezbollah…

Fact check: Can Trump use a 1798 law to carry out mass deportations? | US Election 2024 News

Fact check: Can Trump use a 1798 law to carry out mass deportations? | US Election 2024 News

A cornerstone of former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has been his promise to carry out the largest deportation operation in United States history. The details of how he would carry out the plan have been unclear. But at recent rallies, Trump has said he will use an 18th-century law…

‘We’ll never forget’: Town grieves after deadly Nigeria fuel tanker blast | Poverty and Development News

‘We’ll never forget’: Town grieves after deadly Nigeria fuel tanker blast | Poverty and Development News

Majia, Nigeria – Days after a fuel tanker explosion killed 170 mostly young people in Majia, a farming town in northern Nigeria’s Jigawa State, the close-knit community is still reeling from the overwhelming loss. “It was a terrible situation that we have never witnessed in this town; many people lost…

Muslims join Buddhist, Christian fighters to topple Myanmar’s military | Conflict News

Muslims join Buddhist, Christian fighters to topple Myanmar’s military | Conflict News

Myanmar – Scattered across the lush, rolling hills of southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region, rebel fighters stationed at checkpoints inspect cars and trucks traveling towards a nearby town still under the control of the Myanmar military – their adversary. While this is a familiar sight in the region, where the struggle…

Desperate journeys: Syrian refugees fleeing Israel’s assault on Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon

Desperate journeys: Syrian refugees fleeing Israel’s assault on Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon

Al-Bara, Syria – Musa Baghdadi paid $6,000 for the privilege of exchanging one bombardment for another. “I paid to escape the shelling in Lebanon to reach my village, which is also under bombardment by Assad’s army,” he tells Al Jazeera at his modest, one-storey home in al-Bara, western Idlib. The…