Farmers and experts warn Iraq’s historic rivers are vanishing, threatening survival, identity and stability. Iraq, once known as Mesopotamia, the “Land of the Two Rivers”, is facing its worst water crisis in living memory. The Tigris and Euphrates — lifelines of agriculture and civilisation for millennia — are running dry. Climate change, upstream dams and … Read more
US said to give Hamas, via mediator, principles for comprehensive hostage deal The Times of Israel Israeli foreign minister calls for Hamas’ surrender as military pounds Gaza Reuters Trump says some hostages may have ‘recently died’ in Gaza, as Israel calls on Palestinians to evacuate the enclave’s largest city CNN US Mideast envoy sends war-ending principles via mediator The … Read more
The LGBTQ event in Belgrade comes the day after police arrested 42 demonstrators in the city of Novi Sad. Published On 7 Sep 20257 Sep 2025 A Pride march in central Belgrade has decried police brutality against antigovernment demonstrators in Serbia, following 10 months of sustained protests against right-wing populist President Aleksandar Vucic. The event, … Read more
Eleven people, including children and a baby, were missing after a hippopotamus capsized their boat in southwestern Ivory Coast, a government official said Saturday. The West African nation’s minister for national cohesion and solidarity, Myss Belmonde Dogo, said on her Facebook page that the missing included women, little girls and an infant. She said the … Read more
More than a dozen rescued after boat capsizes during evacuations in Pakistan’s flood-stricken Punjab. Published On 6 Sep 20256 Sep 2025 At least five people have lost their lives and more than a dozen had to be rescued in Pakistan’s flood-affected southern Punjab province after a boat carrying evacuees capsized. According to the disaster management … Read more
Deputy quits, cabinet reshuffled as far-right Reform UK gains in polls. United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a political crisis after being forced to reshuffle his cabinet following the resignation of his deputy over unpaid taxes. He’s under attack too from the right-wing Reform UK party over migration. A year after a landslide … Read more
Israel’s renewed offensive in Gaza City – the largest Palestinian population centre – is being framed as an assault on Hamas’s “final stronghold”. But behind that narrative lies a campaign of expulsion and erasure that bears all the hallmarks of an endgame. Contributors: Dana Mills – Writer, Local Call & +972 MagazineMuhammad Shehada – JournalistSaree Makdisi … Read more
09/05/2025September 5, 2025 Bulgarian transport chief: No signal jammer used on von der Leyen flight Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Grozdan Karadjov has told local media there was no evidence of signal jamming of the plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Karadjov told broadcaster bTV’s “This Morning” show that … Read more
Kylian Mbappe draws level with Thierry Henry on 51 goals for France in 2-0 win against Ukraine in World Cup qualifier. Published On 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025 France struck early through Michael Olise and sealed the points with a late Kylian Mbappe breakaway to beat Ukraine 2-0 and open their World Cup qualifying campaign … Read more
Canada’s biggest air carrier offered a 12 percent wage hike for those with five years on the job or less, and 8 percent for those with more than six. Published On 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025 Air Canada’s flight attendants and its regional unit have voted against ratifying the carrier’s wage offer. The union announced … Read more