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With the assassination of Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Hassan Nasrallah, on September 28, Israel has brought the ongoing conflict to a critical juncture. The killing, which involved the dropping of dozens of…

In an abrupt move, earlier this year Namibia decided to introduce visa requirements for 31 countries, citing the lack of reciprocity. In June, the government announced the new visa regime…

After assassinating Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah in a devastating air strike on Beirut’s Dahiyeh neighbourhood, the Israeli army took to the platform X to boast triumphantly that Nasrallah would “no…

In June 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned its own decision from 1973 in the landmark Roe v Wade case, which until then protected the right of American women…

You cannot negotiate a ceasefire, let alone peace, with a man who prefers to wage war.That is the conundrum facing a host of suddenly fretting Western leaders, led by retiring…

Earlier this month, the world was shocked by the arrest of one of the most successful music moguls in the history of rap, Sean “Diddy” Combs, at a Manhattan hotel…

As the international community continues to grapple with the future of humanity, most recently at this month’s UN Summit of the Future, the question of how to feed and nourish…

At the recent United Nations General Assembly in New York, all countries approved a major new political declaration to radically scale up efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – a…

As world leaders convene for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, we are witnessing a cascade of crises, from Israel and Gaza to Sudan, Afghanistan, Burkina Faso,…

On the morning of September 4, my eight-year-old niece Joody woke up bright-eyed and excited and suggested we celebrate her father’s birthday. It had been 25 days since we lost…

OPINIONOPINION, American non-profits are lobbying for Israel and arranging trips to its illegal settlements while enjoying tax-exempt status.The ongoing atrocities being perpetrated against Palestinians have spurred a wide array of…

By now, save her family and friends, the short life and dreadful death of 10-year-old Fatima Abdallah Jaafar will likely have been forgotten.But the sick circumstance of how, where and…