Hundreds of people have fled the Jenin refugee camp and surrounding areas as an Israeli assault on the West Bank city enters its third day, amid a deepening crackdown across the occupied Palestinian territory. “Most of the camp’s residents were forced out, and I was made to leave my neighbourhood,” said 65-year-old Saleh Ammar, who…
Ireland’s newly appointed leader, Micheál Martin, has vowed to protect the country “at a moment of real threat” just days after Donald Trump threatened to wipe out its tax advantage and repatriate American jobs. He was speaking moments after he was officially appointed as taoiseach, but 24 hours after chaotic scenes in the Dáil caused…
Recent wet weather in the arid plains of central Australia prompted the wildlife ecologist and bird enthusiast Dr Tim Henderson to stop last week at a small lake to see if any waterbirds had shown up. While there, above his head came a sight many birdwatchers wait a lifetime for: the red goshawk, Australia’s rarest…
Lukhanyo Calata’s first memory of his father was the funeral. His mother sobbing, the earth beneath his feet shaking from the number of people gathered at the graveside, and the fear he felt aged three as the red box holding his father, Fort, was lowered into the ground. Fort Calata was one of four men…
An independent group of workers at an Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina, are seeking to form the second unionized warehouse at Amazon in the US. Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment (Cause) filed to hold a union election at the warehouse, which, despite Amazon claiming they were “very skeptical” the group would have…
Axel Rudakubana taken out of court after shouting over the prosecution His barrister, Stanley Reiz KC, said Rudakubana is having chest pains. There is no sympathy in the court for the killer and Mr Justice Goose has said proceedings will continue. “I can’t continue with this!” Rudakubana yells over the prosecutor. The judge said he…