How are Green politics faring as the climate crisis worsens? | Climate Crisis

How are Green politics faring as the climate crisis worsens? | Climate Crisis

Greens fared badly in European elections this year. It’s been a year of mixed fortunes for Green politicians. In the United States, Jill Stein could be a deciding factor in the presidential race. Yet, the Greens fared badly in European elections this year. So as the climate crisis worsens, are…

What’s the impact of Sudan’s war on its people and the region? | Conflict News

What’s the impact of Sudan’s war on its people and the region? | Conflict News

The UN says sexual violence is ‘staggering’ and Sudan’s displacement crisis is the worst in the world. War in Sudan has raged since April 2023, with catastrophic consequences for its people. Fourteen million people have fled their homes in what the United Nations says is the world’s worst displacement crisis….

Why is Israel banning the UN’s relief agency for Palestinians? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Why is Israel banning the UN’s relief agency for Palestinians? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Israel’s parliament passed bills that would ban UNRWA from operating in Israeli territory. Israel’s move to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has provoked widespread international condemnation. A deeper catastrophe looms for millions of people, many of them already under Israeli attack. What will…

What’s the focus for Harris, Trump in the last few days of the US campaign? | US Election 2024

What’s the focus for Harris, Trump in the last few days of the US campaign? | US Election 2024

Opinion polls suggest the US presidential election is tight. The United States presidential election campaign has entered its last week, with opinion polls suggesting it’s neck and neck. So, what’s the focus for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in these final days? And how big a say could US support…

Israel expands its wars, but is it closer to ‘total victory’? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Israel expands its wars, but is it closer to ‘total victory’? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti argues that Israel’s plans will fail as long as Palestinians reject occupation. Despite all the Israeli offensives of the past year – in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and elsewhere – Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti believes that the Palestinians are closer than ever to achieving their…

Gaza’s al-Shifa doctor: The struggle to save lives amid war | Israel-Palestine conflict

Gaza’s al-Shifa doctor: The struggle to save lives amid war | Israel-Palestine conflict

Dr Ahmed Mokhallalati on the fight to save lives amid Israeli attacks. Amid Gaza’s war, al-Shifa Hospital became a final refuge for the wounded before Israeli attacks destroyed it. Dr Ahmed Mokhallalati, like many other health workers, chose to stay and serve despite air strikes, severe shortages, and overwhelming patient…

Can Europe change the course of Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Can Europe change the course of Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict

A Dutch advisory body says European countries should do more to prevent a larger conflict. European countries have been under pressure to get more involved in the continuing conflict in the Middle East. Almost all EU countries showed unequivocal support for Israel following the Hamas-led attack on October 7. But…

“My life will never be the same”: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israel and Palestine | Gaza

“My life will never be the same”: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israel and Palestine | Gaza

Ta-Nehisi Coates talks with Marc Lamont Hill about the ties between Palestinian oppression and systemic racism. Seven years after his last nonfiction book, acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates returns with The Message, chronicling his separate trips to Senegal, South Carolina, Israel and the occupied West Bank. Coates says witnessing Palestinian oppression…