New ‘Nakba’ in occupied al-Quds: Israel steps up Silwan demolitions near al-Aqsa
Palestinians say Israel is exploiting wartime impunity to accelerate expulsions and expand settler-linked biblical-themed parks in occupied East al-Quds. Media reports indicate that Israel has dramatically...
More than 43,000 suffered life-threatening injuries during Israeli genocidal war in Gaza: WHO
During Israel’s genocide in Gaza, of the 172,000 Palestinians injured since October 2023, more than 43,000 have suffered life-changing trauma to their limbs, spinal...
Clashes erupt in Bolivia as miners set off dynamite and police fire tear gas
LA PAZ, Bolivia—Clashes erupted May 14 in Bolivia’s capital as police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of miners trying to breach the...
Over 40% of Sudan’s population face high levels of acute food insecurity, monitoring group warns
CAIRO—More than 40% of the population in war-torn Sudan are facing high levels of acute food insecurity through May as the conflict enters its fourth year,...
African energy giant reaffirms commitment to OPEC
Algeria remains committed to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+ and considers the producer alliances a foundation of...
Over 400 ex-European officials urge EU leaders to halt West Bank annexation
More than 400 former European ministers, ambassadors and officials have urged the European Union (EU) to stop Israel’s illegal land expropriation in...
What could China’s response to U.S. sanctions mean for Africa?
Africa is navigating the United States recent sanctions on China by strengthening economic ties with Beijing. On May 1, 2026, the continent...
Fragile diplomacy, dual blockades again push U.S. war against Iran further to the edge as military strikes continue
The tenuous month-old standoff between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran have escalated into a volatile naval confrontation over the Strait...
Island nation breaks with British Crown
Antigua and Barbuda has sworn in a new government under revised constitutional rules that for the first time removed allegiance to the British monarch...
Venezuela tells UN court that mineral-rich part of Guyana was fraudulently taken in colonial era
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Venezuela insisted May 6 that a disputed mineral-rich region of Guyana was fraudulently taken in a 19th-century example of colonialism, arguing that...