An Israeli strike targeted a group of Palestinian civilians in the Oyoun area of northern Gaza City. The exact number of casualties and injuries remains unclear. Since the ceasefire agreement took effect in October...
Romania’s pro-EU coalition collapse ‘does not alter the country’s foreign policy’, analyst says
Romania’s parliament on Tuesday voted to oust liberal Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in a motion of no confidence initiated by the Social Democrats and the far right, deepening political turmoil in the EU and NATO...
Sick Iran Nobel winner Narges Mohammadi at risk of dying in custody, supporters warn • FRANCE 24
Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 peace prize for her decades of campaigning for human rights in Iran, could die in prison unless she is urgently given proper health care after suffering...
A search for meaning: How Islamic calligrapher Mithat Topac transforms his art into devotion
“When you repeat the Kalima al Tawhid… each repetition is not the same as the one before. Each one is a step.” In the heart of Istanbul, master calligrapher Mithat Topac transforms the sacred phrase “La ilaha illallah”...
Putin ‘doesn’t care’ about Russians or Ukrainians: ‘Pageantry and symbolism’ over civilian lives
Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi is pleased to welcome the Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative, Peter Zalmayev, to offer context & perspective on the battlefield dynamics and political theatre of Russia’s...