Is Israel using medieval weapons against Hezbollah?
Footage circulating on social media shows Israeli soldiers using a medieval trebuchet and even bows and arrows to launch incendiary devices into southern Lebanon.…
Thai ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra charged with royal defamation
The charges against Thailand's influential former prime minister — who recently returned to Thailand, was jailed on separate charges and then given a royal pardon — stem from an interview he gave…
Thailand moves closer to legalizing same-sex marriage
Harriet and Araya, two Thai women who were married in the United Kingdom, hope they will soon see genuine gender equality in their home country. Same-sex couples in Thailand are soon expected…
Sudan civil war displaces millions
A year of civil war between paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the government has displaced millions of Sudanese, the United Nations says. Much of the violence is taking place in the beleaguered…
Germany sees rising migration at Polish border
In the first five months of the year, German federal police registered 2,215 migrants arriving by irregular means using the so-called "Belarus route." The people were caught at Germany's borders with Poland…
Earth’s frozen regions risk ‘irreversible’ damage due to climate change, expert warns
Reviewed and supported by over 60 leading cryosphere scientists, the report shows that all of the Earth's frozen parts will experience irreversible damage at 2°C of global warming, with disastrous consequences for…
India: Several killed in train collision in West Bengal
A cargo train collided with a passenger train in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal on Monday, killing at least seven and injuring several others, local police reported.…
Canadians learn to live with megafires
Forest fires in Canada have never been quite so destructive. In 2023, some 15 million hectares – the equivalent of more than a quarter of mainland France – went up in flames.…
Abducted Ukrainian children up for adoption
Ukrainian children abducted by Russia were put up for adoption on a Russian government-linked website with no mention of their Ukrainian background, and at least one of them was listed under a…
Two decades on, India still haunted by Gujarat religious riots
Twenty-two years ago, the Indian state of Gujarat erupted in violence. For several weeks from the end of February 2002, inter-communal violence led to the deaths of around 2,000 people, most of…
Israel presses on after ICJ orders halt to Rafah offensive
Although the International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to halt its military offensive in Rafah, IDF troops are continuing their operation in the southern Gaza city. In northern Gaza, fresh fighting…