World

The Qatar Plot: How a covert influence campaign helped Europe’s…

Posted by July 24, 2024

Many breathed a sigh of relief when Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party was unexpectedly beaten by tactical voting in the second round of France’

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Trans fat: The invisible killer we must eliminate from world’s…

Posted by July 12, 2024

Cookies. Pizza. Cake. All are delicious – but potentially deadly. In addition to their often-high sugar, salt or fat content, these foods can also contain a t

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The spotlight should be on Palestine at the Paris Olympics

Posted by July 11, 2024

In a couple of weeks, on July 26, the 2024 Olympic Games will begin in Paris, bringing joy, excitement and, perhaps most importantly, a renewed sense of human s

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US election 2024: People’s will or donors’ will?

Posted by July 10, 2024

In the aftermath of United States President Joe Biden’s train wreck of a performance in the June 27 presidential debate with Donald Trump, Democratic Party do

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Gaza’s ‘safe zone’ of horror

Posted by July 8, 2024

Al-Mawasi used to be a rare beauty spot on the otherwise overcrowded coast of the Gaza Strip. Stretching for about 12km (7.5 miles) between Khan Younis and Rafa

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Away from global attention, Sudan is starving

Posted by July 4, 2024

The risk of a devastating famine is rising exponentially across Sudan. According to a recent report by the United Nations’ hunger monitor, a “stark and rap

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In Kenya, tomorrow is here

Posted by June 25, 2024

We are witnessing the latest, and most glorious, stage of a revolution 40 years in the making.Protests have returned to the streets of Kenya’s towns and citie

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Australia must recognise Palestine to promote peace

Posted by June 17, 2024

Over the last eight months, we have witnessed the mass killing and displacement of Palestinians and the devastation and destruction of Gaza carried out by Israe

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The G7 Summit and the need for a fairer world

Posted by June 14, 2024

The current international system that was put in place in the aftermath of the Second World War is struggling to address the many challenges and issues the worl

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The EU’s 1 billion-euro gift will hurt Lebanon and its…

Posted by June 11, 2024

Last month, the European Union (EU) unveiled a 1 billion-euro ($1.07bn) aid package for the Lebanese state. During a visit to Beirut, European Commission Presid

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Like Sri Lanka once did, Israel has turned ‘safe zones’…

Posted by June 11, 2024

While our eyes were on Rafah’s “Block 2371” – the small area in south Gaza which the Israeli military designated as a “safe humanitarian zone” on Ma

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Collateral genocide in Nuseirat

Posted by June 9, 2024

On June 8, the Israeli military slaughtered at least 274 Palestinians and wounded nearly 700 more in a raid on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Str

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