Nigerian police investigate killing of trans TikToker Abuja Area Mama
Police in the Nigerian capital Abuja are investigating the killing of a trans TikToker known as Abuja Area Mama after her body was found beside a highway. On TikTok, where…
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These Gazan children have been reunited with their families after months of war. But thousands remain unaccompanied
On Tuesday morning, as Abdallah stood on a dusty street in northern Gaza amid the debris of bombed buildings, he received a call he had waited nine months for. After…
Catalan separatist Puigdemont leaves Spain after avoiding arrest, ally says
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont was on his way back to Belgium on Friday, having appeared at a rally in central Barcelona despite an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Spain, his…
She was told she wouldn’t live past her 8th birthday. Now, her life’s mission is to fight for patients with this deadly disease
Three of the four siblings in Lea Kilenga’s family were born with sickle cell, including Lea. Her eldest sister passed away from the disease when she was just 4 years…
This remote, mystical forest has been protected for centuries. Now it’s under threat
“Call to Earth Day – Connected Generations” celebrates the links between people and cultures and how these can help to play a vital role in preserving our planet. Naimina Enkiyio, or the…
Iraqi teen detained in Vienna after Taylor Swift attack plot foiled
An 18-year-old Iraqi national was detained in Vienna in connection with investigations into an alleged plot to strike a Taylor Swift concert in the Austrian capital, the interior ministry said on Friday.…
China launches satellites to rival SpaceX’s Starlink in boost for its space ambitions
China has taken a major step forward in its bid to create a rival to SpaceX’s Starlink this week by launching the first of what it hopes will be a constellation of…
After Venezuela’s contested presidential vote, experts say government results are a ‘statistical improbability’
For over a week, Venezuela has been in suspense after a hotly contested presidential election left both the opposition and incumbent President Nicolas Maduro claiming victory. How verifiable is the…
Iran mulls scrapping plans to take revenge on Israel in exchange for a Gaza ceasefire
The Middle East, and indeed much of the world, is bracing for Iran to carry out a revenge attack on Israel over the assassination of Hamas’ political leader. But could…
A columnist wrote Gaza made him feel the urge to stab ‘every Jew’ he meets. His publisher says it’s ‘bored’ by the backlash
A Belgian publisher has apologized but refuses to take down a column that has been accused of inciting antisemitic hatred. In the column, a writer lamented the humanitarian suffering of…