Category: 3. Middle East

Julien Cabral has just completed his first voyage with the “Flotilla for Gaza”. One of his eyes is ringed with purple, he has a wound on his left temple and an injured shoulder blade.

The 57-year-old Belgian originally from the port of Antwerp was…

Residents in a town at the centre of an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have set fire to a treatment facility after being prevented from taking the body of a local man,…

The Democratic Party in the United States has released its long-awaited report examining why former Vice President Kamala Harris failed to beat Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

But the so-called autopsy document, made public on…

In a week that began with Donald Trump revealing he was just an hour away from “making the decision” to resume attacks on Iran, the United States president has oscillated between expressing hope for a lasting ceasefire and threatening…

Flotillas carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza began in 2008, two years after Israel imposed a blockade on the Strip. Two boats succeeded, despite Israeli attempts to…

Families to benefit from reduced VAT to help lower costs at theme parks, theatres, zoos, and museums.

The British government has launched a scheme aimed at helping families reduce the cost of children’s meals…

Players from Iran’s national football team are in Turkey applying for US visas for the 2026 World Cup. Some are still awaiting approval just weeks before kickoff.

Football is a great leveller. Not everyone goes to a school with a rugby pitch and not everyone can afford a pony.

However, from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and the slums of Nairobi to the playgrounds of Monaco and Beverly Hills, you will see…

The US ally has seen support plummet in recent years amid widespread anger over its genocidal war on Gaza.

A new poll from The New York Times/Siena has found that nearly three-quarters of voters aligned with the…