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Why Riek Machar’s trial brings ‘existentially high’ stakes for South Sudan | Politics News
Juba, South Sudan – As he was ushered into a barred holding cell inside an events hall turned courtroom on a morning in mid-October, the bright smile and relaxed demeanour of Riek Machar, South Sudan’s embattled first vice president and opposition leader, belied both the severity of the charges against him and the immense stakes…
Returning to Gaza City, a family finds bulldozed graves and little hope | Israel-Palestine conflict
Gaza City – Hiba al-Yazji and her husband Mohammad have been through hell and back in the past two years. They have lost dozens of family members – killed in Israeli attacks. Their homes are gone. They’ve been forced into displacement multiple times. And now they’re waiting, not sure what the future will bring them…
Ivorians protest ‘flawed and rigged’ system as pivotal election looms | Elections News
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – In the working-class neighbourhood of Yopougon in Abidjan, at the famous Sapeurs-Pompiers crossroad, the aroma of grilled chicken and fish wafts through the air, as food stalls compete for attention along a stretch of lively local eateries. But the bustling intersection in the country’s economic capital – normally packed with crowds…
Why 25-year-old Mahnoor Omer took Pakistan to court over periods | Gender Equity
Growing up in Rawalpindi, a city adjacent to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, Mahnoor Omer remembers the shame and anxiety she felt in school when she had periods. Going to the toilet with a sanitary pad was an act of stealth, like trying to cover up a crime. “I used to hide my pad up my sleeve…
Nigeria’s victims of #EndSARS protest violence await justice five years on | Protests
Lagos and Ogbomoso, Nigeria — Agbeze Ifeanyi Matthew huddled on the ground in fear, thinking his city had become a battlefield as a barrage of army gunfire rang out around him. Beside him that night, hundreds of other young protesters were gathered at the Lekki tollgate in Nigeria’s economic capital, Lagos, waving green and white…
How will Putin travel to Hungary to meet Trump with ICC arrest warrant? | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit Hungary in the very near future, where he will meet United States counterpart Donald Trump for a second summit on ending the war in Ukraine. The first – in Alaska in August – failed to result in any agreement. But, with an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant…
Women in remote Guatemala find strength in shared voices | Women
San Miguel Chicaj, Guatemala — In the remote highlands of Baja Verapaz, women are rediscovering their strength through a simple yet powerful tool: their voices. For generations, Indigenous women in Guatemala have carried families and traditions, but their own wellbeing often came last. Now, through “Well-Being Clubs” supported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),…
Israel’s exploding robots still terrorise Gaza neighbourhoods | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Gaza City – The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas brought thousands of people back to their homes in Gaza City, to assess the damage, see what can be salvaged, and start to rebuild. In Jabalia, Sheikh Radwan, Abu Iskandar and beyond, people returned to flattened neighbourhoods, and to the knowledge that, still among the rubble,…
Trans women are building their own publishing world, and it’s under threat
Oct 16, 2025, 2:00 PM GMT+1 While oceans of ink paint trans women as a monstrous threat or pitiable curiosity, trans women themselves have often remained locked out of the publishing world as both writers and presumptive readers — spoken of but not to. Traditional publishing can flatten the diversity of queer experience as a…