» Brutality in the Desert: A Notorious Human Trafficker on Trial in the Netherlands
15/11/24 03:25 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
Walid Negash, one of the most notorious human traffickers in the world, is on trial in the Netherlands. He is suspected of having tortured thousands of refugees in Libya.

» Donald Trump and the New World Order: The End of the West
10/11/24 05:41 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
Donald Trump's return to the White House shows that liberal democracy has failed. It proved unable to provide a coherent structure to the post postwar era.

» ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan: "Should I Wait Until Everybody’s Dead?"
05/11/24 04:02 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
The decision by ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan to apply for an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the most controversial in the court's history. In an interview, he defends the decision and warns...

» An Israeli-Palestinian Friendship: "I Feel So Guilty. I Don't Know If It Will Ever Go Away"
30/10/24 10:09 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
Ruth Peri thought she had found her home in Israel. Today, she is consumed by guilt for her government's actions in Gaza - and continues trying to save her Palestinian friend Rana.

» Fighting the Military Junta: How a Poet Became a Militia Leader in Myanmar
21/10/24 12:09 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
He used to take part in peaceful demonstrations on behalf of free speech. Now, poet Maung Saungkha leads his own rebel group on the battle against Myanmar's military junta.

» Ex-NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg: "Lack of Military Support Made It Easier for Russia to Invade"
15/10/24 07:51 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
Jens Stoltenberg served as NATO secretary general for 10 years. In an interview, he speaks about military aid for Ukraine, his relationship with Donald Trump and his new job as head of the Munich Security Conference.

» Species Protection Worries: Environmental Activists Cast Doubts on German Hydrogen Project in Namibia
15/10/24 04:49 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
In Namibia, Germany is planning to build a massive green hydrogen plant - right in the middle of a nature preservation. Local environmentalists are furious, but are their concerns valid?

» Surrounded by War: The Christians of Lebanon Refuse to Evacuate
15/10/24 04:22 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
As the Israeli army crosses into Lebanon, they have begun ordering Christian villages to evacuate as well. Many, though, have decided to remain - hoping that their neutrality will continue to protect them.

» "Mama, Pray for Me": The Women Soldiers Who Warned Israel of the Approaching Attack
09/10/24 05:56 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
The young women soldiers stationed at the Gaza border fence could have prevented the October 7 attack - if only their superiors had listened to them. Many were murdered or kidnapped in the Palestinian attack. Their story is one of a trag...

» The Children of the War in Gaza: A Visit with Ahmed and Nisma, Recovering in Qatar
04/10/24 09:55 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
The war in the Gaza Strip has been particularly hard on Palestinian children. The death toll is astonishing and the suffering inconceivable. Ahmed and Nisma are recovering in Qatar after suffering horrific injuries. What happens next?

» Rmaych: A Christian Town Trapped between Hezbollah and Israel
05/09/24 03:56 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
The Christian town of Rmaych lies on the front between Israel and Hezbollah. Residents are braced for an escalation, but after 10 months of purgatory, a sense of defiance has taken hold.

» War in Sudan: Soup Kitchens Fight against Looming Famine
30/08/24 04:17 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
A brutal power struggle between two generals has sparked one of the world's most serious humanitarian crises in Sudan. Hundreds of soup kitchens are doing what they can to feed the population. But the horrors of this war continue to mount.

» Iran's Lebanon-Based Militia: Hezbollah Prepares for Possible War
14/08/24 11:13 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
The heavily armed Hezbollah militia would play a central role in any armed conflict between Iran and Israel. A visit with a Hezbollah functionary in Beirut provides insight into the group's thinking.

» How the Prisoner Exchange Came About: Success for the West, Triumph for Putin
07/08/24 11:25 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
It was one of the most dramatic prisoner exchanges in years. How did it come about?

» Can She Defeat Trump?: The Democrats Take a Chance on Kamala Harris
31/07/24 12:03 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
Kamala Harris has completely transformed the race for the White House. The hype is real - but will it be enough to prevent Donald Trump from being elected for a second term?

» The Campaign in the U.S.: Don’t Write Off America!
29/07/24 11:48 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
A second Trump administration presents real dangers to democracy in the United States. But there is still reason for optimism when looking at the future of the country.

» Keeping the Peace on Camelback: Mauritania's Secret to Stability
23/07/24 04:43 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
Many countries in the Sahel have descended into chaos and violence. But one country on the western edge of the region has proven remarkably stable. In Mauritania, soldiers on camelback protect a fragile peace.

» Trump Almighty: The Republican Party Deifies The Donald
22/07/24 06:19 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
The GOP convention in Milwaukee made it clear that Donald Trump is more than just a candidate. For supporters, he is a religious figure. But Trump's talk of national unity may have been informed by base politics.

» Edmundo González: The Retiree Who Could Take Down Venezuela's Dictator
18/07/24 04:04 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
Venzuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has led his country into financial ruin and sidelined the opposition. Now, an virtually unknown retiree is running against him. Will he succeed?

» Star Economist Acemoglu Discusses Trump: "It's Likely To Be Much Worse Now Than Eight Years Ago"
17/07/24 04:54 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
The U.S. economist Daron Acemoglu accuses center-left parties of having betrayed the interests of their core supporters. And warns that if Trump wins the election this fall, the situation could become worse than even during his first ter...

» What do we produce, and why?
30/09/21 07:49 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
There's a growing argument for decoupling: continuing to increase production of goods and services, but reducing their environmental impacts and our extraction of resources. - 2021/10 / article

» Hunger in France's land of plenty
30/09/21 07:33 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
Visitors may love the vibrant street markets and countless cheeses, but something is badly wrong with France's food system. In the absence of joined-up policy, could urban farming point the way forward? - 2021/10 / article , 2021/10 Food

» In search of a good food deal
30/09/21 07:33 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
On school trips, J always ‘forgets' to bring a packed lunch and is first to the buffet table at school events. He rarely has breakfast, and at lunchtime discreetly pockets bread and cheese to take home when the dinner lady isn't looking....

» Georgia's love-hate affair with Russia
30/09/21 07:33 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
Georgia has been independent for 30 turbulent years, and Russia's continuing occupation of a fifth of its territory causes great bitterness. But Russian trade and tourists are unambiguously welcome. - 2021/10 / article , 2021/10 Georgia

» Latin America faces tough choices
30/09/21 07:33 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
While the US focused on the ‘war on terror', China made major investments in Latin America, gaining considerable influence. Now the US wants its influence back. - 2021/10 / article

» Recognising the PRC
30/09/21 07:33 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
It took 22 years from its creation in 1949 for the People's Republic of China (PRC) to gain official UN recognition. Until 1971 Taiwan represented China in UN bodies. In October 1971 the UN General Assembly passed resolution 2758, which ...

» Behind bars: resisting the Turkish state
30/09/21 07:33 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
In Turkey hunger strikes and death fasts are still tools of political resistance to the state. In an effort to curb them, the earlier policy of separating prisoners by affiliation gave way to the building of far harsher isolation prisons...

» Taiwan strengthens ties with the US
30/09/21 07:33 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
Taiwan expressed its thanks for American vaccines during the pandemic. However, it is equally grateful for US arms sales, vital to an island intent on averting enforced reunification with China. - 2021/10 / article

» End of the ‘Chinese dream' in Taiwan
30/09/21 07:33 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
The only future Beijing envisages for Taiwan is as part of ‘greater China'. But the old ‘one country, two systems' appeals less and less to the Taiwanese, especially the young. - 2021/10 / article

» North Africa's great walls of sand
30/09/21 07:33 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
Morocco built North Africa's first sand wall in the 1980s. Now a growing network of towering barriers can be seen all across the region. This crude form of controlling the movement of people disrupts daily life and stokes resentment, and...

» France's fiasco in the Sahel
30/09/21 07:33 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
France's war in Mali failed to address core political problems and brought chaos, with jihadist groups operating across the region. Will a military pull-out avert the humiliation the US experienced in Afghanistan? - 2021/10 / article

» The febrile world of Georgian politics
30/09/21 07:33 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
Georgia celebrated the 30th anniversary of its independence this year under comparatively calm skies. The republic had a difficult start: a civil war (1991-93) followed by wars against the Ossetians and Abkhazians, a coup d'état (January...

» The two faces of jihad
30/09/21 07:33 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
ISIS and Al-Qaida convinced the West that jihad can only be global. But the Taliban's recent victory and France's embroilment in Mali show that jihadist conflicts are often deeply rooted in local struggles. - 2021/10 / article

» Unrepentant US empire
30/09/21 07:33 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
The US is never humble for long: a month after its rout in Afghanistan, the imperial order has been restored. Hence Washington's recent snub to Paris. Not even a month. No sooner had the Taliban taken control of Kabul airport than the ne...

» Sand barriers of the Sahara
30/09/21 06:09 from Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
Sources: Laurent Gagnol; ‘Displacement Tracking Matrix' (DTM), International Organisation for Migrations, 2020; Africa Intelligence, February 2021; UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (Minurso); Sentinel Hub; Satellites.pro; ...

» Borrell: «Afghanistan was a catastrophe. Europe must share responsibility»
30/08/21 01:09 from Corriere.it
EU High Representative Josep Borrell suggests giving neighboring countries financial support to keep Afghan refugees: «The US is not willing to fight for other people’s wars anymore. We need a EU permanent “Initial Entry Force” to act qu...

» Cyprus Mail: India posts record jump in Covid-19 cases
30/05/20 05:55 from 1. World Press from mikenova (10 sites)
India reported a record daily jump of 7,964 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, with a recent surge in cases as lockdown restrictions start to ease raising the possibility that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could extend curbs beyond May ...

» Cyprus Mail: NASA to try again for landmark SpaceX launch
30/05/20 05:50 from 1. World Press from mikenova (10 sites)
Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX was set for a repeat attempt at launching two Americans into orbit on Saturday from Florida for a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine yea...

» JPost.com - Homepage: 70-year-old Palestinian woman dies from fire at Shuafat refugee camp
30/05/20 05:48 from 1. World Press from mikenova (10 sites)
Three others were injured by the flames and smoke in the apartment, and were also evacuated to Hadassah Hospital in light condition. JPost.com - Homepage

» Cyprus Mail: La Liga back on June 11 as organisers trial virtual crowd noise
30/05/20 05:47 from 1. World Press from mikenova (10 sites)
Spanish football’s top-flight will resume after a three-month pause due to the coronavirus pandemic on June 11 with the local derby between Sevilla and Real Betis, the government’s department for sport (CSD) said in a stateme...

» Twitter Search / yenisafakEN: Taiwan approves Gilead's remdesivir to treat COVID-19 https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/taiwan-approves-gileads-remdesivir-to-treat-covid-19-3530739 …pic.twitter.com/CwWbobyh7L
30/05/20 05:45 from 1. World Press from mikenova (10 sites)
Taiwan approves Gilead's remdesivir to treat COVID-19 https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/taiwan-approves-gileads-remdesivir-to-treat-covid-19-3530739 … pic.twitter.com/CwWbobyh7L Twitter Search / yenisafakEN

» JPost.com - Homepage: Austrian MPs want Iran-backed Hezbollah banned within European Union
30/05/20 05:41 from 1. World Press from mikenova (10 sites)
NEOS party urges Austrian to outlaw the Lebanese terrorist movement. JPost.com - Homepage

» Twitter Search / yenisafakEN: Russia sees another 8,000 daily COVID-19 cases https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/russia-sees-another-8000-daily-covid-19-cases-3530742 …pic.twitter.com/58mCDBY0ne
30/05/20 05:35 from 1. World Press from mikenova (10 sites)
Russia sees another 8,000 daily COVID-19 cases https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/russia-sees-another-8000-daily-covid-19-cases-3530742 … pic.twitter.com/58mCDBY0ne Twitter Search / yenisafakEN

» Twitter Search / yenisafakEN: COVID-19 cases up to 224 in Myanmar https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/covid-19-cases-up-to-224-in-myanmar-3530736 …pic.twitter.com/qwSsznnQQQ
30/05/20 05:30 from 1. World Press from mikenova (10 sites)
COVID-19 cases up to 224 in Myanmar https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/covid-19-cases-up-to-224-in-myanmar-3530736 … pic.twitter.com/qwSsznnQQQ Twitter Search / yenisafakEN

» Twitter Search / yenisafakEN: China reports four new coronavirus cases for May 29 https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/china-reports-four-new-coronavirus-cases-for-may-29-3530749 …pic.twitter.com/UVP6jILd3f
30/05/20 05:24 from 1. World Press from mikenova (10 sites)
China reports four new coronavirus cases for May 29 https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/china-reports-four-new-coronavirus-cases-for-may-29-3530749 … pic.twitter.com/UVP6jILd3f Twitter Search / yenisafakEN

» Twitter Search / yenisafakEN: COVID-19 claims 131 more lives in Peru https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/covid-19-claims-131-more-lives-in-peru-3530734 …pic.twitter.com/50cmLDArkz
30/05/20 05:15 from 1. World Press from mikenova (10 sites)
COVID-19 claims 131 more lives in Peru https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/covid-19-claims-131-more-lives-in-peru-3530734 … pic.twitter.com/50cmLDArkz Twitter Search / yenisafakEN

» JPost.com - Homepage: Mosques in Iran to resume daily prayers - president
30/05/20 05:01 from 1. World Press from mikenova (10 sites)
As of Friday, Iran had recorded 146,668 infections, with 7,677 deaths. JPost.com - Homepage

» Twitter Search / yenisafakEN: COVID-19 forecast to decimate Latin American job market https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/covid-19-forecast-to-decimate-latin-american-job-market-3530737 …pic.twitter.com/wIDTh94RPC
30/05/20 04:59 from 1. World Press from mikenova (10 sites)
COVID-19 forecast to decimate Latin American job market https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/covid-19-forecast-to-decimate-latin-american-job-market-3530737 … pic.twitter.com/wIDTh94RPC Twitter Search / yenisafakEN

» Cyprus Mail: Have you seen this teen?
30/05/20 04:58 from 1. World Press from mikenova (10 sites)
Police on Saturday issued a missing person bulletin for a 16-year-old male from Nicosia who was last seen the previous day. Constantinos Savvides is about 1.70m metres tall, average built with blond hair. He wears a ring on his nose. Whe...

» Twitter Search / yenisafakEN: Prototype of new SpaceX rocket Starship explodes on Texas test pad https://www.yenisafak.com/en/video-gallery/news/prototype-of-new-spacex-rocket-starship-explodes-on-texas-test-pad-2204127 …pic.twitter.com/HGhfqlrfm9
30/05/20 04:56 from 1. World Press from mikenova (10 sites)
Prototype of new SpaceX rocket Starship explodes on Texas test pad https://www.yenisafak.com/en/video-gallery/news/prototype-of-new-spacex-rocket-starship-explodes-on-texas-test-pad-2204127 … pic.twitter.com/HGhfqlrfm9 Twitte...