SEATTLE — A day after a 26-year-old American woman was fatally shot while demonstrating against settlements in the West Bank, hundreds gathered in Westlake Park and marched the streets of Seattle. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was a recent University of Washington graduate. Community members mourning the loss of their own came together to call for justice … Read more
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The Indian capital is reeling under a prolonged heatwave Article information Author, Cherylann Mollan Role, BBC News, Mumbai 8 hours ago India’s capital Delhi is reeling under a prolonged heatwave that has sent power demand soaring to a record 8,647 megawatts (MW) this week. Temperatures have hovered around 44-45C … Read more
Japanese car giant says net profit reached 4.94 trillion yen ($31.9bn) in the year to March. Toyota has reported record profit and sales figures on the back of the weak yen and strong demand for hybrid vehicles. The Japanese car giant said on Wednesday that it netted a record profit of 4.94 trillion yen ($31.9bn) … Read more
Scores of brightly coloured tractors have been parked outside Greece’s parliament, horns blaring, as thousands of farmers angry at high production costs protested in Athens. “Without us, you don’t eat,” one banner at Tuesday’s rally said. Some farmers carried mock coffins and funeral garlands as symbols of their plight. The farmers, whose demands are similar … Read more
Yulia Navalnaya, wife of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, right, shakes hands with European Council President Charles Michel before a meeting in Brussels on February 19. Yves Herman/AP Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, is in Brussels on Monday for meetings. Upon arrival at the European Council, she shook hands with its president … Read more
Protesters marched through Johannesburg demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, in solidarity with Palestine. Members of South African political parties and civil society organisations marched through the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday demanding a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as they marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Rival political parties … Read more
Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip – The tantalising smell of burning firewood and freshly baked bread fills the air. Fifty-three-year-old Inshirah Salem al-Aqra will swear to anyone who will listen that food cooked in a wood-fired taboon is just so much richer in flavour. She has been building these traditional clay ovens for whoever wants them … Read more