April 2025

A video of a Palestinian medic’s last moments alive contradicts Israel’s initial account of why it killed 15 aid workers

In Pictures Death, devastation as Israel hits residential homes in Gaza’s Khan Younis Israeli forces hit residential homes and a makeshift tent in the southern city of Khan Younis. Emergency workers and residents continue their efforts to reach the Palestinians trapped under the rubble after an air attack by the Israeli military on a house…

Israel kills, lies, and the Western media believe it The execution of 15 Gaza medics and rescuers demonstrates just how normalised the dehumanisation of Palestinians is. Ahmed Najar Palestinian political analyst and playwright Published On 6 Apr 20256 Apr 2025 Palestinians mourn medics killed by Israeli soldiers while on a rescue mission at Nasser Hospital…

News Joseph Tater, US man awaiting trial in Russia, sent to psychiatric hospital State media say 46-year-old arrested in Moscow for allegedly assaulting police officer diagnosed with mental disorder. US citizen Joseph Tater is facing criminal assault charges after allegedly attacking a police officer in a Moscow hotel [File: Meshchansky District Court Press Service via…

EXPLAINER How much support is there for Imamoglu, Istanbul’s jailed mayor? As mass rallies continue in Turkiye and the CHP plans its next move, we take a look at the man at the heart of protests. CHP leader Ozgur Ozel speaks during a mass protest rally in support of arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on…

Rains add to misery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises to 3,471 UN says ‘traumatised and fearful’ survivors in Myanmar are in need of food, water and shelter. People at a shelter in a makeshift tent camp near a railway track, following a strong earthquake in Amarapura township, Myanmar, April 4, 2025 [Stringer/Reuters] Published…

Pro-Palestine activists in South Africa have protested outside a mining company they say is exporting coal to Israel.

Iran rejects ‘meaningless’ direct talks with US As war of words over nuclear weapons deal escalates, FM Araghchi says he wants talks on ‘equal footing’. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a joint news conference with his Armenian counterpart following their talks in Yerevan on March 25, 2025 [Karen Minasyan/AFP] Published On 6 Apr 20256…

Russia bombs Kyiv after missile strikes in Ukraine’s south Ukraine’s president slams US for ‘weak’ response after Russia’s previous deadly attack on his hometown, Kryvyi Rih. People take shelter inside a metro station during a Russian attack on Kyiv, on April 6 [Alina Smutko/Reuters] Published On 6 Apr 20256 Apr 2025 Several people have been…

News US revokes all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders The decision comes as political tensions mount in South Sudan, causing fears of a renewed civil war. South Sudanese nationals had been granted ‘temporary protected status’ by the Biden administration [File: Getty Images] Published On 6 Apr 20256 Apr 2025 Secretary of State Marco…