Reports say US Tomahawk missiles used to target Syria, as UK and France deploy Tornado, Mirage and Rafale jets. A senior Russian military official has said that Syrian air defence had intercepted at least 71 cruise missiles fired by US, UK and French forces. At a news conference in Moscow on Saturday, Lieutenant General Sergey Rudskoy said at least 103 cruise missiles, including Tomahawks, were fi
Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, with former President Dilma Rousseff, at the headquarters of the Metalworkers' Union on April 7 in Sao Paulo, Brazil [Getty Images/Victor Moriyama] The Portuguese word “golpe” has a polysemy that is lost in English: It means at once coup d’etat, swindle and physical blow. One needs all three meanings to make sense of what has been happening in Brazil sin
Facebook founder and chief executive answers questions about the company’s use and protection of user data. Zuckerberg reiterated an apology for the data leak of tens of millions of Facebook users [Leah Millis/Reuters] Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, has appeared before a US Congress committee to answer questions about the social media giant’s policies in the wake of a massive data privacy breach.
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Hailed by many as ‘The Noble’, Sharif would have been 86 years old today. In honour of his birthday, Google is changing its logo in 48 countries to an illustration of Omar Sharif. This is a snapshot of his story: Early steps Born in 1932 to Syrian Lebanese parents in Alexandria, Egypt, Sharif’s birth name was Michel Demitri Shalhoub. Before becoming an actor, he graduated with a degree in mathemat
Police try to stop people from the Dalit community as they take part in a protest during a nationwide strike called by Dalit organisations, in Chandigarh, India, April 2, 2018 [Ajay Verma/Reuters] On April 2, hundreds of thousands of India’s Dalits poured into the streets to take part in the Bharat Bandh, or all-India strike, called by Dalit organisations across the country. The former “untouchabl
By his third frantic dash down the stairs, with a wet piece of cloth over his mouth and a little girl in each arm, everything went dark for Khaled Abu Jaafar. “I lost consciousness. I couldn’t breathe any more; it was like my lungs were shutting down,” recalled the resident of Douma, in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Video: Thai same-sex couples marry as equa
Israeli forces kill Palestinian journalist covering Gaza rally Yaser Murtaja succumbs to wounds after being shot during Friday’s protests, bringing death toll to 31 since March 30. Yaser Murtaja, 30, was shot in the stomach in Khuza'a in the southern Gaza Strip on April 6 [Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters] A Palestinian journalist shot by Israeli forces during a mass demonstration along the Gaza borde
Since protests began on March 30, Israeli forces have killed at least 214 Palestinians and wounded more than 18,000. For more than six months, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have protested along the fence with Israel demanding their right to return to the homes and land their families were expelled from 70 years ago. The Great March of Return rallies culminated on May 15 to mark what Palestinians
Fighters from the last rebel-held town in Eastern Ghouta leave for Idlib province after weeks of uncertainty. To date, an estimated 150,000 residents of Eastern Ghouta have evacuated to northern Syria [Saher el Hacci/Anadolu] Syrian government forces are on the verge of recapturing the last remaining rebel stronghold in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, according to state media reports. A Russian military c
The Israeli army has been widely criticised for using excessive force on Palestinian protesters, a charge it rejects. Read more The Ministry of Health in Gaza says one Palestinian has been killed by Israeli soldiers near the border, while another has died of their injuries after being shot by the Israelis earlier. That brings the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the border unrest
Artifacts, which are on display at Victoria and Albert Museum, were stolen from African country more than 150 years ago. The London museum said they will consider loaning the looted treasures back to Ethiopia [Victoria and Albert Museum] Ethiopian artifacts looted by the British colonialists in the 19th century are on a display in London, but a top Ethiopian official says the treasures belong to A
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Malala has returned to Pakistan for the first time after she was shot almost six years ago. While many, including state officials, have welcomed her, there are also some who remain suspicious, even celebrating “anti-Malala day”. It seems she has as many detractors as she does fans. In October 2017, she was trolled online for wearing jeans. Earlier, in May 2017, a Pakistani minister claimed the att
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Pepole take part in a protest against the Israeli government's plan to deport African migrants, in Tel Aviv, Israel on March 24, 2018 [Corinna Kern/Reuters] Comments made by Israel’s top political and religious leaders earlier this month are a dismal reminder of how little black lives matter in the country, and how African refugees remain in mortal danger, whether or not the government’s plan to d
More than 1,400 others wounded by Israeli forces during march calling for return of Palestinian refugees to their lands. A Palestinian woman wounded by Israeli sniper fire during Land Day protests in Gaza [Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters] The Palestinian Authority has declared Saturday a day of national mourning after 17 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces as thousands marched near Gaza’s bord
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