Israel Gaza: The world is losing its humanity, UNRWA chief says.
The Middle East is on the “edge of an abyss” as a result of the war between Israel and Hamas, UN agency chief Philippe Lazzarini has told the BBC. The…
Defiant Rempang Islanders Vow: ‘We Will Not Leave’.
Grandma Cuh, who is 105 years old, has lived on the Indonesian island of Rempang her whole life. The oldest resident of this fishing village, she has married twice, given…
Israel-Hamas Conflict Exposes Western Rift Amid Global South Criticism of ‘Double Standards’.
Different parts of the world had different opinions about the attack by Hamas on October 7. Some were upset about the harm to Israeli civilians, while others were upset about…
French-Iranian academic held in Iran since 2019 arrives back in Paris.
Fariba Adelkhah, a scholar with both French and Iranian background, has come back to France. She was held in Iran for four and a half years. This situation caused more…
British Teen Missing in Hamas Attack Confirmed Deceased, Family Confirms.
The family of a British teenager who disappeared during Hamas’s attack in southern Israel have sadly shared with BBC News that she was killed. A girl named Yahel, who was…
Biden backs Israel’s account of deadly Gaza hospital explosion.
US President Joe Biden has said a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital appears to have been caused by Palestinian militants, backing Israel’s account of the incident as he visits…
Bride Sarah Wilkinson saves for 20 years to wed herself.
A woman who spent 20 years saving for her dream wedding has thrown herself her own big day after not meeting the right partner. Sarah Wilkinson, 42, decided to hold…
Gaza: BBC reporter and family left homeless again after Israel air strike warning.
It was just before 3pm in Gaza on Tuesday. I was preparing to go live on BBC TV News when I received a call from my wife – almost in…
House speakership up in air as resistance to Jim Jordan hardens.
Republican Jim Jordan has lost the first vote in his bid to become US House of Representatives Speaker after stiffer-than-expected opposition from members of his own party. A group of…
Canadian cannabis market struggles five years after legalisation.
Canada remains one of the only countries in the world that allows legal and regulated access to recreational marijuana. But five years after the drug’s legalisation, the country’s cannabis industry…