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Holding Up the Sky: Saving the Indigenous Yanomami tribe in…
A Brazilian tribal leader warns that illegal mining in forests will have dire consequences for the rest of the world.Davi Kopenawa is a tribal chief and spokesm
Israeli attack on nuclear sites to prompt tit-for-tat, pursuing nukes:…
Iran warns Israel that if it goes ahead with a retaliation for last week’s attack, Tehran will respond in kind and also pursue a nuclear weapon.Tehran, Iran â
We must avoid double standards in foreign policy
With brutal wars unravelling in Ukraine and Gaza, and escalatory attacks between Iran and Israel, defending international law has never been more necessary. Man
‘World drained my colours’: Gaza artist saved from war by…
On October 6, Malak Mattar packed her suitcase at her family home in the Gaza Strip, in the Remal neighbourhood. It’s an area near Gaza City that has been sin
The world cannot turn its back on Sudan and its…
At Renk in South Sudan, 40km (25 miles) south of the border with Sudan, I met a young boy – Miyok, orphaned by the brutality of the Sudan conflict. Miyok is o
Photos: Image of mourning Palestinian woman wins World Press Photo…
A haunting image of a grieving Palestinian woman embracing the body of her little niece, who was killed in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip, won the 2024 Wor
Jacob Zuma’s nine lives: How South Africa’s ex-president keeps coming…
In March, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) barred former President Jacob Zuma from running as a parliamentary candidate in next month’s general
Russia pounds Ukraine’s cities and front lines as air defences…
Ukraine’s dwindling supply of air defence missiles enabled Russia to devastate its energy infrastructure with ever-increasing effectiveness during the past we
Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study
Mali and Burkina Faso recorded most extreme heat in what scientists called a once-in-a-200-year occurrence.Human-caused climate change contributed to an unusual
Iran, Israel and the potential for miscalculation
The Middle East has been waiting with bated breath for Israel’s response to Iran’s attack last weekend as the spectre of regional conflict seems closer than
India election 2024 phase 1: Who votes and what’s at…
EXPLAINERA total of 102 constituencies in 21 states will vote on April 19 for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections.The first of seven phases of the Indian
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 784
As the war enters its 784th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Fighting At least 17 people were killed in
