On one of India’s longest train rides, ongoing election divides passengers | India Election 2024 News

On one of India’s longest train rides, ongoing election divides passengers | India Election 2024 News

The 2,900km (1,800-mile) journey from capital New Delhi to Kanyakumari in the south is one of the longest train rides in India, passing through cities, villages, scrub forests and deep ravines. The 22-car Thirukkural Express appears to be a microcosm of India, carrying passengers from different social groups and religions…

Violent protests rage in New Caledonia amid growing civil unrest | Protests News

Violent protests rage in New Caledonia amid growing civil unrest | Protests News

Mass protests erupted in New Caledonia this week after France’s parliament voted to allow French residents who have lived in the Pacific Islands territory for 10 years or more to vote in provincial elections. The French government has argued that these reforms uphold democracy in the archipelago. But local people…

Palestinians mark 76 years of Nakba as new tragedy unfolds in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Palestinians mark 76 years of Nakba as new tragedy unfolds in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Palestinians will mark the 76th anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national struggle. But in many ways, that experience pales in comparison to the calamity now unfolding in Gaza. Palestinians refer to the anniversary, which they will…

Solar storm produces stunning northern lights across US, UK, Russia | In Pictures News

Solar storm produces stunning northern lights across US, UK, Russia | In Pictures News

An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of colour in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere early on Saturday, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst…

Thousands flee Rafah after Israeli forces issue evacuation order | Israel War on Gaza News

Thousands flee Rafah after Israeli forces issue evacuation order | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel issued new evacuation orders in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, forcing tens of thousands more people to move as it prepares to expand its military operation. With Saturday’s orders, Israeli forces have now evacuated the eastern third of Rafah, pushing into the edges of the heavily populated central area….

Thousands march in Sweden’s Malmo against Israel’s Eurovision participation | Israel War on Gaza News

Thousands march in Sweden’s Malmo against Israel’s Eurovision participation | Israel War on Gaza News

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in the Swedish port city of Malmo against Israel’s participation in the pan-continental Eurovision Song Contest. Protesters waving Palestinian flags packed the historic Stortorget square near Malmo’s 16th-century town hall before a planned march on Thursday through the city for a rally in a park…

The sanctuaries trying to save birds of prey from extinction in Kenya | Wildlife

The sanctuaries trying to save birds of prey from extinction in Kenya | Wildlife

Simon Thomsett tentatively removes a pink bandage from the wing of an injured bateleur, a short-tailed eagle from the African savannah, where birds of prey are increasingly at risk of extinction. “There is still a long way to go before healing,” Thomsett explains as he lifts up the bird’s dark…

Belgian and Dutch students protest against Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Belgian and Dutch students protest against Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Students in Belgium and the Netherlands have joined the wave of protests around the world against Israel’s war on Gaza. The protesters occupied parts of the universities of Ghent and Amsterdam on Monday, joining international student demonstrations that started on US campuses. At the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in the…