Two Palestinians killed as residents confront settler raid in occupied West Bank
Two Palestinian men have been killed by Israeli occupation forces in the village of Deir Jarir, east of the occupied West Bank city of...
Official reports ‘unprecedented’ rise in Gaza miscarriages amid Israeli genocide
by Brett Wilkins, CommonDreams.org A senior medical official in the Gaza Strip sounded the alarm on July 21 over a dramatic rise in miscarriages in the Palestinian...
Supreme Leader Khamenei’s funeral and pro-government demonstrations in Iran show national resilience
Iranian officials and supporters have displayed national resilience amid funeral processions and the deaths and property damage caused by continued U.S. strikes. The Muslim-majority country...
What is behind the rise of Islamophobia in South Africa?
Political figures and advocates in South Africa are raising the alarm bells over the rising tide of Islamophobia, which they argue is...
United by grief, mothers in Brazil demand reparations after police killed their sons
RIO DE JANEIRO—When a Brazilian police officer killed Ana Paula Oliveira’s 19-year-old son in a Rio de Janeiro favela in 2014, the mother of two didn’t...
Algeria and Mali restore ties after yearlong rift
Algeria and Mali have announced the restoration of diplomatic relations after a yearlong rift that erupted when Algiers shot down a Malian military drone...
African nations’ participation in the World Cup potentially awakens a sleeping giant
Africa has not participated in a significant way in the World Cup finals tournament for half a century, but they are making up...
Blacks in the U.S., UK and recognizing a shared struggle
by Nayaba Arinde While mainstream America’s 50 state 250th anniversary celebration was in full effect, some Black Americans were asking “250 years of what?” At an...
Venezuela earthquake death toll surpasses 1,700 as search efforts continue
The scale of destruction caused by Venezuela’s twin earthquakes continues to emerge as the death toll surpassed 1,700 and satellite imagery revealed widespread devastation across...
Another ‘forever war?’
Will Netanyahu’s expansionist goals commit U.S. to continued conflict? In the mind of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the state of Israel extends well beyond...