More than 50 artists and fans are boycotting a top European festival due to its ties with a pro-Israel hedge fund. Barcelona’s Sónar Festival, a major music and technology event, is seeing artist withdrawals after revelations about its parent company, Superstruct. The live events giant is backed by the hedge fund KKR, which is linked … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have marched through the streets of the Italian capital, Rome, against the war in Gaza in a protest called by Italy’s main opposition parties, who accuse the right-wing government of being too silent. At the start of Saturday’s march, protesters held a banner, reading: “Stop the massacre, stop complicity!” The … Read more
Muslims around the globe are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar that commemorates sacrifice and submission to God. The festival, running from June 6-9, honours the Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to obey God’s command that he sacrifice his only son Ismail, ignoring the devil’s attempts to dissuade him from the … Read more
What does the Dominican Republic’s crackdown on Haitian refugees and migrants reveal about the story of two neighbours? The Dominican Republic has deported nearly 150,000 people it claims are of Haitian descent since October 2024. Many of them are unaccompanied minors or people born in the Dominican Republic but stripped of citizenship in 2013. While … Read more
The Trump administration will revoke visas for Chinese students, including those connected Chinese Communist Party. The United States will begin revoking visas for Chinese students. The State Department said this will include those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party as well as those studying in “critical fields”, though it did not provide details. This … Read more
Author of The Palestine Laboratory joins The Take to discuss Israel’s military-tech industry. Israel’s war on Gaza has turbocharged its already booming military-tech industry, with weapons and surveillance systems tested on Palestinians continuing to be sold around the world. Israel’s role as a global arms innovator has only deepened since October 7, 2023, and some … Read more
Elon Musk resigned from his position leading the Department of Government Efficiency. What does he leave behind? Elon Musk may have resigned from the Department of Government Efficiency, but few believe he’s stepping away from power. In under a year, DOGE brought Silicon Valley-style disruption to Washington, consolidating federal data and dismantling oversight. Now, Musk … Read more
Hamas announced on Saturday that it has responded to the ceasefire proposal that was issued by US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. “Following a round of national consultations, and out of our responsibility to our people and their suffering, Hamas today submitted to the mediators its response to the latest proposal by US … Read more
Israel is expanding its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank while it wages its war on Gaza. Israel says it plans to build 22 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank – the largest number approved to be built at one time. Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says the settlements are intended to … Read more
The UN and aid agencies have criticised the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation after chaotic and deadly delivery. Gaza has been under total blockade by Israel for nearly three months. Aid agencies have been stopped from delivering the most basic of supplies, leaving 2.3 million people starving. Now, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is delivering food packages, but … Read more