Gaza’s Christian community faces ‘threat of extinction’ amid Israel war.
The attack by Israel on Gaza might lead to the end of the long-standing presence of Christians in that area. When bombs from Israel started hitting the busy streets of…
New Zealand: John Oliver’s Bird of the Century backing ruffles feathers.
An annual vote to elect New Zealand’s favourite bird has exploded into an international public relations battle that is ruffling some feathers. Bird of the Year seeks to raise awareness…
Footballer Luis Díaz’s father freed by Colombian guerrillas.
Colombian-born Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz’s father has been released by the left-wing guerrillas who kidnapped him 13 days ago, police sources and local media say. Luis Manuel Díaz was handed…
Spain’s Sánchez secures power deal with Catalan separatists prompting anger.
Spain’s acting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has agreed a controversial amnesty deal with a Catalan separatist party that brings him a step closer to four more years in government. The…
Belarus musicians behind bars in Lukashenko’s crackdown on dissent.
Belarusian presidential election 2020 The songs of Tor Band have become a symbol of mass protests that spread across Belarus like wildfire when authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko remained in power…
Israel-Gaza war: How people are fleeing northern Gaza.
People in Gaza who have fled the intense fighting in the north have been describing their journey south, along a road Israel has advised them to use. Some recall seeing…
China’s ‘communist spies’ in the dock in Taiwan.
Taiwan is taking aim at China’s alleged “communist spies” ahead of a crucial presidential election, where the island’s relationship with Beijing will be on the ballot. Taiwan and China have…
‘I’m calling from Israeli intelligence. We have the order to bomb. You have two hours’.
The call to Mahmoud Shaheen came at dawn. It was Thursday 19 October at about 06:30, and Israel had been bombing Gaza for 12 days straight. He’d been in his…
Hezbollah warns of regional war if Gaza bombing goes on.
The second in command of Hezbollah – the powerful Iranian backed militia in Lebanon – has said Israel’s killing of civilians in Gaza risks wider war in the Middle East.…
A turning point in Myanmar as army suffers big losses.
The military-installed president of Myanmar has warned that the country is in danger of breaking apart if the government cannot control fighting which has broken out in Shan State. Former…