As Venezuela’s election nears, opposition figures face Maduro’s repression

Maracaibo, Venezuela – The journey from the Venezuelan capital of Caracas to the coastal city of Maracaibo should only take about nine hours. For Maria Corina Machado, however, it took…

The pro-Palestinian student movement is alive and well

University campuses across the United States are quiet as the school year ended more than a month ago: most encampments have been cleared, campus protests have been discontinued and the…

Record-breaking heat: Monday was world’s hottest day

Average global temperature on Monday smashed Sunday’s record for the hottest day on Earth, EU climate monitor says. The European Union’s climate monitor says Monday was the world’s hottest day…

Ukraine anxious after Biden’s exit from race, as Russia war rages

Kyiv, Ukraine – No US president has known Ukraine better than Joe Biden. While serving as Barack Obama’s vice president, he visited Kyiv six times – and joked that he…

Plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport kills 18; pilot only survivor

Saurya Airlines plane carrying two crew members and 17 passengers crashes shortly after takeoff and catches fire. A passenger plane has crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from…

Typhoon Gaemi brings flood chaos to Philippines capital

Video Duration 01 minutes 17 seconds NewsFeed Roads and neighbourhoods in Manila and across the Philippines have been left under water after heavy rain from Typhoon Gaemi, forcing many people…

Oman mosque attack: What’s ISIL’s game plan?

Near Oman’s mountain-crested capital of Muscat, a rare act of violence last week shook a peaceful country largely bereft of even petty crime. Gunfire rang out, and shouts of “Oh…

Over 100 people killed in twin Ethiopia landslides

Residents seen using bare hands to dig through dirt in search of survivors in remote, mountainous area. More than 200 people have been killed in two landslides in southern Ethiopia,…

Hamas and Fatah sign unity deal in Beijing aimed at Gaza governance

Palestinian factions have signed a “national unity” agreement aimed at maintaining Palestinian control over Gaza once Israel’s war on the enclave concludes. The deal, finalised on Tuesday in China after…

US action on a two-state solution in Israel-Palestine cannot wait

As Gaza is decimated and millions of Palestinians there desperately try to hold on to life without shelter, food, water or adequate medical care, the Israeli cabinet continues to “legalise”…