Europeans rally for Ukraine to mark two years of Russia’s war | Russia-Ukraine war News

Europeans rally for Ukraine to mark two years of Russia’s war | Russia-Ukraine war News

Several thousand people gathered in cities across Europe to commemorate two years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. More than 3,000 people took part in a solidarity rally at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, according to initial estimates by local police. Many participants at…

Palestinians cling to life in Rafah as Israel threatens Gaza’s last refuge | Israel War on Gaza News

Palestinians cling to life in Rafah as Israel threatens Gaza’s last refuge | Israel War on Gaza News

In the narrow crevices between the tents that crowd nearly every inch of the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, Palestinians cling to life amid the grinding Israeli ground offensive. A barefoot boy wears a pot on his head and beams a smile. A child lugs a jerry can half his…

‘Stop the genocide’: New York protesters demand end to Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

‘Stop the genocide’: New York protesters demand end to Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Thousands of demonstrators have marched in support of Palestine to the New York office of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a powerful pro-Israel advocacy group, to protest its role in obstructing a ceasefire resolution in the Gaza war. Protesters held banners on Thursday declaring “AIPAC funds genocide”, while…

Police fire tear gas at protesting Indian farmers marching to New Delhi | Protests News

Police fire tear gas at protesting Indian farmers marching to New Delhi | Protests News

Police have fired tear gas at thousands of Indian farmers who resumed their protest march to the capital, New Delhi, after talks with the government failed to end an impasse over their demands for guaranteed crop prices. The protests come at a crucial time for India, where national elections are…

Sudanese refugees face gruelling wait in overcrowded South Sudan camps | Conflict News

Sudanese refugees face gruelling wait in overcrowded South Sudan camps | Conflict News

A new truck arrives in the South Sudanese town of Renk, packed with dozens of elderly men, women and children, their exhausted faces betraying the strain of their traumatic journey out of war-ravaged Sudan. They are among more than half a million people who have crossed the border into South…

Honouring Alexey Navalny: Supporters gather to mourn, express outrage | In Pictures News

Honouring Alexey Navalny: Supporters gather to mourn, express outrage | In Pictures News

Vigils and rallies were held in cities across Russia and in many world capitals to honour Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny who died in a remote Arctic penal colony. On Saturday, the OVD-Info protest monitoring group said more than 170 people were detained across Russia at memorials to pay their respects…

Mystery groundwater upsurge floods homes in Libyan coastal town | Environment News

Mystery groundwater upsurge floods homes in Libyan coastal town | Environment News

Much of Libya is bone-dry desert but one Mediterranean coastal town is suffering the opposite problem – its houses and fields have been inundated by a mysterious upsurge of groundwater. Stagnant water and squishy mud have flooded houses, streets and palm groves around the northwestern town of Zliten, spreading a…

One person killed in shooting at Kansas City Super Bowl victory parade | Gun Violence News

One person killed in shooting at Kansas City Super Bowl victory parade | Gun Violence News

One person was killed and children were among the 21 injured after a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade triggered panic among huge crowds of fans. Shots rang out on Wednesday in Kansas City in the United States moments after jubilant Chiefs players addressed a…

Air strike from Israeli hostage rescue wipes out Palestinian family | Israel War on Gaza News

Air strike from Israeli hostage rescue wipes out Palestinian family | Israel War on Gaza News

Ibrahim Hasouna trudged over the rubble of his destroyed house, pointing out where family moments had taken place – where his mother and sister-in-law used to sleep, where he played with his five-year-old nieces, where he helped his one-year-old nephew take his first steps. His entire family is now dead…