The images from Israel and Gaza couldn’t be more different one year since October 7, 2023. As Israel mourned those killed and captured in a Hamas attack it had been completely unprepared for, more Palestinians were being forced from their homes when the Israeli army launched a ferocious assault on the north of the Strip. … Read more
In this screengrab from video, Meirav Gonen, mother of Romi Gonen, speaks with Christiane Amanpour. CNN It’s been a year since Meirav Gonen’s daughter, Romi, was kidnapped from the Nova music festival in Israel on October 7, 2023. It’s been one year since Gonen heard her daughter’s voice, she told CNN, adding that she doesn’t … Read more
Palestinian stories of survival during Israel’s war on Gaza. A doctor, first responder, social media content creator and a child share their experiences of the war on Gaza. From October 2023, they survive under Israeli bombardment, revealing moments of strength and vulnerability. They are all displaced because their homes have been destroyed by Israeli air … Read more
More than 5,500 cases of abusive behaviour recorded since war broke out on October 7, the highest-ever yearly tally. The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United Kingdom has soared since Israel launched its assault on Gaza in response to the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, according to a Jewish charity. The Community Security … Read more
Initial investigation shows that the truck had crossed into the opposite lane while trying to overtake another vehicle. A head-on collision between a truck and a bus on a highway in the Bolivian Andes has killed 22 people and injured 16 in the country’s worst road accident this year, according to police. Fourteen of the … Read more
Baisakhi is an ancient festival symbolising the new harvest season and the beginning of the solar new year. In gurdwaras, or Sikh temples, people participate in congregational singing, eat communal meals and reflect on the tenets of their faith that revolve around “seva,” or serving fellow human beings and seeking to build a just society … Read more
Marc Lamont Hill talks to former Sudanese Ambassador Nureldin Satti and analyst Kholood Khair about Sudan’s civil war. As Sudan marks a year of civil war, half the country’s population is in need of humanitarian aid in what has become one of the largest humanitarian crises worldwide. The war has killed more than 14,000 people … Read more
New Year 2024: Spectacular celebrations in London as UK welcomes in 2024 Sky News New Year’s Eve live: Spectacular fireworks in London and Edinburgh as 2024 begins BBC Thousands gather to watch New Year’s Eve fireworks as London declares itself a ‘place for everyone’ The Telegraph BBC New Year’s Eve 2023 – Rick Astley, Jools’ Hootenanny, Hogmanay, Graham … Read more
From the Israel-Hamas war to Russia’s grinding battles against Ukraine, 2023 has shown the dangers of armed conflicts breaking out into region-wide combat. It has revealed the human struggle – to protect loved ones, to navigate a warming planet, to escape strife and oppression, to survive nature’s capriciousness. Go through our gallery below to see … Read more
An accord signed a year ago between the rivals in Ethiopia’s Tigray war has brought peace to the shattered region but ignited yet another conflict in the increasingly fractured nation. In November 2022, Ethiopia’s federal government and the rebellious authorities of Tigray agreed to a ceasefire during talks in South Africa after two years of … Read more