Malnutrition stalks the most vulnerable in Afghanistan as aid cuts leave millions helpless Hunger and acute malnutrition are rising dramatically in Afghanistan, the result of overlapping crises The Independent UK · Oct 15
‘Migration has been weaponised’: Italy’s security law criticised after death of Moroccan man in police restraint Case of Abderrahim Fakir is first in which legal shield giving police greater protection from prosecution has been invoked The Guardian - UK · Aug 18
Millions facing hunger and water crisis in Somalia as world focuses on war in Middle East IN FOCUS: Aid cuts have meant that Somalia narrowly avoided famine at the start of 2026 after a series of climate shocks. The knock-on effects of fighting in Iran and Lebanon mean there is a real risk that it may not be so lucky next time. Nick Ferris reports The Independent UK · Apr 8
As an Asian woman, I don't feel safe when I'm out running - and I'm not the only one Minreet Kaur speaks to women impacted by the fallout of last year's anti-immigration protests and riots Woman & Home · Jan 28
Sierra Leone has a problem with the drug Kush. Why are these women not being helped? Sierra Leone's government has declared a public health emergency over the drug Kush. The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah review: tightly-plotted excellence I’ve just finished a story about a man who has everything,” says Karim, the ostensible hero of Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s 11th novel, set in 1990s Tanzania. “How do you think the story will end?” he asks Badar, his mother’s servant boy, in a cruel taunt disguised as a… Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025
‘Death is chasing us’: Syrian refugees flee Lebanon airstrikes straight into jaws of fresh war against Assad SPECIAL REPORT: Bel Trew and Rana Najjar speak to those who have tried to escape Israeli strikes, only to find themselves on the front of another conflict, and visit a refugee camp in Lebanon to speak to those who fear for their relatives The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2024
Yasser and Fathi Arafat remembered, 20 years after their deaths Tarek Arafat tells what it was like to grow up with a famous father and even more famous uncle. Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2024
The Old Man season 2 episode 5 recap: last words In The Old Man season 2 episode 5, Chase and Harper must figure out what's next as the situation changes. WhatToWatch · Oct 4, 2024
Grenfell Tower: the fire, the findings, who’s to blame and what happens next Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s report paints a horrifying picture of failures in the construction industry and officialdom – but justice is some way off The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2024
Thursday briefing: What the Grenfell inquiry reveals about the incompetence and dishonesty that led to the fire In today’s newsletter: Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s report lays out how to avoid a similar disaster from happening again. But the bereaved want to more than recommendations – they want prosecutions The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024
The Old Man season 2: next episode, recaps, cast and everything we know about the Jeff Bridges spy drama The Old Man was a hit when it premiered in 2022, and at long last The Old Man season 2 is in sight. Here's what we know about the new season. WhatToWatch · Jul 10, 2024
Afghan Women Struggle Under Male Guardian Rules Since the Taliban returned to power, Afghan women have been barred from going on long trips, travelling by plane or entering government buildings unless they are accompanied by a man. International Business Times · May 10, 2024
‘Outraged’: Brazilian Muslims face growing Islamophobia over Gaza war A survey released last month suggests approximately 60 percent of Brazilian Muslims experienced religious intolerance. Al Jazeera · Dec 31, 2023
Al Jazeera · Nov 12, 2023 ‘A real hell’: The climate refugees of Libya’s floods and regional strife Libya’s city of Derna was already host to migrants — its floods have now created a new generation of climate refugees.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2023 ‘The strikes are everywhere’: Palestinians flee south in Gaza but cannot escape bombs Displaced Palestinians give a bleak first-hand account of how the Israel-Hamas war has torn apart the lives of their families
TechRadar · Mar 27, 2023 We tried this air fryer cheese on toast recipe, and it was delicious Here's how to take cheese on toast to the next level using your air fryer
The Conversation · Mar 24, 2023 'A toxic policy with little returns' – lessons for the UK-Rwanda deal from Australia and the US One afternoon in mid-June, I sat with Ethan*, a local islander, at Nauru’s boat harbour. He was speaking about how life had changed in the country since the asylum deal with Australia was agreed. Just a few years before my arrival in 2016, the small Pacific island had once again…
Al Jazeera · Mar 5, 2023 Turkey’s Syrian refugee youth worry about their post-quake future Young, desperate teens are forced to work in the grey market, but after the quakes, they feel they have nowhere to go.
France 24 · Aug 11, 2022 'It must stop one day': Outcry erupts over Tunisia's campaign to kill stray dogs Authorities in several Tunisian cities launched a new campaign to kill stray dogs in late July, an annual practice called barbaric by animal rights organisations. However, this year, the authorities have gone a step further – hiring hunters to help city workers track down the dogs. Tunisian activists contacted our…
WEKU · Jul 17, 2022 In Kabul, a new ritual: Hungry women wait for bread outside bakeries Since the Taliban came to power, food insecurity has risen. Women in blue burqas sit in front of the city's upscale bakeries, silently waiting for charitable passersby to purchase bread for them.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 12, 2022 Back to the Land: Lebanese Family Turns to Farming to Survive Crises In a remote village in southern Lebanon, Qassem Shreim crouched low to examine his wheat crop. Food costs have soared amid a global wheat crisis and Lebanon's own economic meltdown, but the builder-turned-farmer feels shielded by his self-sufficiency. Like many families in crisis-plagued Lebanon, Shreim turned to farming after the…
Liverpool Echo · Jun 2, 2022 Hunt for killer gunman goes on as community awaits extradition of suspect Jason Curry was circulated as wanted in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Yusuf Sonko