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I am from Dakhla, on the Atlantic coast of Western Sahara. For thirteen years, I have been unable to return safely because of my human-rights advocacy, my defence of the Sahrawi people’s right to benefit from the resources of their land and to express their views freely. Friends and fellow Sahrawi activists have been prosecuted and imprisoned, while others have been pressured into silence. My clos

Palestinian ‘doctor of the poor’ says he faces abuse, medical neglect in Israeli prison Submitted by Bilge Kotan on Sun, 08/02/2026 - 19:37 The 71-year-old physician, well known for providing care to low-income Palestinians, was arrested in the occupied West Bank in June

The curtain has come down on competition at the Commonwealth Games with the closing ceremony on Monday morning.

Centcom says it has redirected 35 vessels US Central Command (Centcom) said its forces continue to enforce the naval blockade. As of today, the US military “has redirected 35 commercial vessels, disabled 2, and boarded 2”, it said in a post on X. A U.S. Marine Corps F-35C stealth fighter jet launches from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as the aircraft c

Konpa has never received more recognition than it is receiving today. Yet the music is being celebrated just as the ecosystem that sustained it for generations is disappearing. Recognition alone cannot preserve a living culture. The post Konpa’s greatest honor comes at its most uncertain moment appeared first on The Haitian Times.

Israeli finance minister calls for building settlements near Gaza amid ongoing offensive Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 08/02/2026 - 13:38 Bezalel Smotrich's proposal comes as Israeli strikes kill more Palestinians and US prepares additional military support

Armed Police Force seized 10 tonnes of smuggled sugar in a month, more than double the quantity confiscated a month earlier

The small plane, a Cessna Caravan C-208 aircraft, belonged ⁠to the local Peruvian airline Aerodiana and had taken off from the Pisco Airport at ​roughly 12:10 pm local time.