Poems / November 16, 2023 Gazan Family Letters, 2092 Mosab Abu Toha Ad Policy 1 Children feel petrified at night. Power outages most of the time. Grandfather has not left his room for 17 days. It all occurred when he looked at himself in the mirror. He could not believe he aged that much. Grandfather…
World / November 16, 2023 Indigestible Notion While the world has changed and threats are different, the Biden administration’s worldview is rooted in the assumption that America is the “indispensable nation” that will police the world. Ad Policy President Joe Biden delivers an address on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and the Russian invasion…
Culture / Q&A / November 16, 2023 The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany A conversation about “peace and justice and freedom for all Palestinians and Israelis” with Sa’ed Atshan and Katharina Galor. Linda Mannheim Ad Policy Left: Sa’ed Atshan, right: Katharina Galor. (Courtesy of Sa’ed Atshan and Katharina Galor) “Germany is repaying its post-Holocaust…
Travis Scott has not spoken publicly about the tragedy since November 2021 Mark Savage BBC music correspondent 58 minutes ago Rapper Travis Scott has broken his silence on the tragic deaths that occurred at his Astroworld festival in 2021. Ten people died and hundreds of others were injured at the concert in Houston, Texas, after…
1 hour ago About sharing The BBC team’s access to Al-Shifa Hospital was limited by the Israel Defense Forces and they were not able to speak to doctors or patients By Lucy Williamson at Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza City BBC News We clamber into the Al-Shifa Hospital complex in darkness over a caved-in wall in the…
The new foreign secretary is visiting Kyiv, as President Zelensky thanks the UK for its support.
6 hours ago About sharing By Philippa Roxby Health reporter Almost half a million women will be able to get the contraceptive pill from pharmacies in England, from next month, without the need for a GP appointment. Treatments for sore throats and other common conditions will also be on offer under the Pharmacy First scheme….
2 hours ago About sharing Biden to Xi: ‘It’s paramount we understand each other’ By Mike Wendling BBC News While officials tried to keep expectations low before the meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping on Wednesday, the encounter resulted in agreements on several key issues. “I believe these are some of the most constructive…
47 minutes ago About sharing Biden to Xi: ‘It’s paramount we understand each other’ By Max Matza in San Francisco & Gareth Evans in Washington BBC News The US and China have agreed to resume military-to-military communications in an effort to ease rising tensions, President Joe Biden says. “We’re back to direct, open, clear communications,”…
1 hour ago About sharing The Care Quality Commission has been conducting focused inspections because of concerns about maternity care By Catherine Burns & Alison Benjamin Health Correspondent & BBC Verify England’s healthcare regulator has told BBC News that maternity units currently have the poorest safety ratings of any hospital service it inspects. BBC analysis…