Category: 3. Middle East

The academic boycott of Israeli researchers and institutions has seen an unprecedented rise over the past two years, with cases of rejection and suspension of academic cooperation tripling compared with the previous…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced on Monday that more than 470,000 people have been displaced towards northern Gaza since the ceasefire came into effect on 10…

The Gaza Municipality warned on Monday of an imminent environmental and health disaster in the city, with more than a quarter of a million tonnes of waste accumulating in various areas. The crisis is worsened by a…

As trial opens, Tetsuya Yamagami admits murdering Japan’s longest serving leader three years ago.

The man accused of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…

A US Air Force plane flew inside Hurricane Melissa on Monday over the Caribbean, revealing a rare weather phenomenon known as the ‘stadium effect’. Forecasters say the Category 5 storm is set to be Jamaica’s most destructive on…

Radio journalist Robian Williams says Jamaica is bracing for the worst, as Hurricane Mellissa nears the island. She says many refuse to leave their homes in fear of looting.

Protests to end Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians are getting louder and larger.

Seeing the livestreamed genocide Israel perpetrated in Gaza has had an effect globally, with the call to boycott Israel at an all-time high.

After a year and a half of siege and fighting, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have taken control of most neighbourhoods in El Fasher, the historic capital of the Darfur region in western Sudan. The large-scale…

Los Angeles Dodgers outlast Toronto Blue Jays after Freddie Freeman’s 18th inning home run clinches a 2-1 series lead.

Freddie Freeman hit a game-ending home run in…

The sentence handed to the far-right politician last month has become a major issue in Brazil-US relations.

Lawyers for Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro…