Iran’s mission to the United Nations warned Washington to keep out of its conflict with Israel, and said that ‘the matter can be deemed concluded’
God is in every dark corner, say those who have suffered in Ukraine, Mozambique and the Middle East
A woman who went to Syria to rescue her brother’s children is being held in horrific conditions
Death tolls passes 37 000 as humanitarian organisation and SAPS dog unit continue search for more survivors in Türkiye and Syria
Officials and medics said 8 574 people had died in Turkey and 2 662 in Syria from Monday’s 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the total to 11 236
Over 5 600 buildings were destroyed in several cities, including many apartment blocks where residents were sleeping when the quake struck
Authoritarian would-be emperors such as Putin and Jinping and the US’s military-industrial complex erode the open society and its values of individual freedoms
The expanding use of private military and security companies in recent years suggests that they may take a leading role as the Ukraine conflict develops
When Russia illegally invaded Ukraine, was not that the moment for the United Nations to send its secretary general to Moscow to demand a ceasefire?
Europe has changed its attitude towards Ukraine refugees
Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara is about the presence of resources, especially phosphates that make up 72% of the world’s reserves. Phosphate is used in fertiliser, a key element in agriculture, giving Morocco a tight grip over world food production.
The World Food Programme said in February that a staggering 12.4 million people in Syria were food insecure
John Pilger examines the latest arguments presented by the US in its bid to extradite Julian Assange, and the continuing persecution of the whistleblower and his partner Stella Moris
The government’s spokesperson has posted tweets and videos that have nothing to do with the current conflict with Palestinians
A peek into the life of Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, 59: his name is synonymous with his humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers, which started operating from a spare room in his Pietermaritzburg home in 1992
Salukis, cousins of the greyhound, have been used for hunting for thousands of years in the Middle East and are some of the fastest canines.
14 people accused of helping jihadist gunmen storm the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket went on trial on Wednesday, five years after three days of terror sent shock waves through France
In his new book of his time in the Trump White House, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton shares Trump’s very few thoughts on Africa
International crimes must be prosecuted and domestic jurisdictions are well placed to do this. Domestic prosecutions based on universal jurisdiction are on the rise
The president would everyone believe Russia is a democracy but his army occupies regions and opposition parties are suppressed
The West failed to defend the Arab Spring. It can’t afford to let Syria’s dictator crush the Kurds
Three offensive attacks against the Kurds have come since 2016
As President Bashar al-Assad’s forces deploy towards the northern border, is the Kurdish minority giving up on autonomy?
In Kurdish-held areas of the northeast, filmmaker Shero Hinde is screening films in remote villages using just a laptop, projector and a canvas screen
The eight-year war has seen the capital lose control of major oil fields, making the country lose billions of dollars
Despite escaping Syria together, one queer couple’s scars tore their relationship apart
The Gift of the Givers are confident of the photographer’s release from Syria, but the situation is sensitive and complicated
Isis is about to be vanquished in Syria. But
its shadow looms large in South Africa
The initial pullout promise sparked outspoken opposition from within Trump’s Republican party
Though a diplomatic pariah, Omar al-Bashir’s Western back channel support means he holds the cards in a standoff unlikely to deliver major change
Both US politicians and international allies fear the withdrawal is premature and would further destabilise the already devastated region
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