Mass famine looms in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as civil war spreads and other stories
Today we look at the humanitarian crisis in Tigray as the civil war re-escalates, protests for vaccine equity during Angela Merkel’s visit to the US, and more
Families of blast victims protest as crisis worsens in Lebanon and other stories
Today we look at protests by families of the victims of the 2020 Beirut Port blast, the condition of migrant workers in Thailand during the pandemic, and more
Lebanon struggles to rebuild after Beirut blasts
Lebanon has a new prime minister in Mustapha Adib but to many, he is part of the same corrupt and inefficient old leadership that created the crisis in the country
Beirut blasts intensify economic and political crisis in Lebanon
Decades of neoliberal policies have made Lebanon among the most unequal societies in the world, and social and economic discontent is expected to grow following the blasts
Over 100 dead and thousands injured in a powerful blasts in Beirut
The Lebanese government is discussing imposition of an emergency to deal with the aftermath of the disaster which has left large parts of the city in debris and over 4,000 injured.
- Israel continues siege of West Bank killing 5 in Tubas
- Israel carries out new massacre in “humanitarian safe zone” in Khan Younis
- Edmundo González has left Venezuela.
- 300,000 march against Macron’s appointment of conservative prime minister
- Right-wing fear mongering over gangs in Colorado obscures larger issue of landlord neglect
