Category: 3. Middle East

Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of war crimes after drones attack Kharkiv, leaving many wounded, including children.

Russian drones have struck Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv, killing two people and wounding dozens, the city’s mayor Ihor…

US president threatens Iran with bombings if Tehran does not come to a nuclear agreement with Washington.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ruled out direct negotiations with the administration of US President Donald Trump over the…

Aftershocks are making it harder to rescue people in Myanmar, two days after one of its worst earthquakes killed more than 1,700 people. Workers are searching for survivors under rubble as far away as Bangkok, in neighbouring Thailand.

When I was a school student, every morning, we would gather in the schoolyard and sing songs dedicated to our land, Palestine. Many of our classes would teach us about our culture and traditions deeply rooted in Palestinian land.

Every March 30,…

For the second consecutive year, traditional Eid al-Fitr celebrations marking the end of Ramadan were absent in Gaza on Sunday, as residents of the Palestinian territory awoke to the roar of Israeli bombardment.

“Eid, which was once a day of…

Sagaing, Myanmar – “Now with every gust of wind, the smell of dead bodies fills the air,” says Thar Nge, a resident of Sagaing – the city closest to the epicentre of the devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar on…

Anti-Elon Musk protesters have demonstrated outside hundreds of Tesla dealerships across the US to condemn its CEO’s slashing of federal spending through his role as head of DOGE under President Donald Trump.

Leader of the paramilitary group calls withdrawal from capital a tactical move, while pledging to return ‘more powerful’.

The head of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has acknowledged the paramilitary has retreated from the capital…

Tehran, Iran – In a first, Iranian authorities have dispersed a demonstration calling for stricter implementation of the country’s dress code rules.

On Friday evening, after state-organised Quds Day rallies in support of the Palestinian cause…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday offered to let the leaders of Hamas leave the Gaza Strip but demanded the group abandoned its arms, as his country kept up its bombardment of the Palestinian territory.

On Sunday morning, an…