The Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics open on Monday, but rapper Ghali’s inclusion draws criticism in his native Italy.
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Political polarisation, economic strain and emigration challenge Israel’s future as a secure and sustainable state.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wore a keffiyeh and condemned global silence of Palestinian children’s suffering.
Activists unveiled a giant portrait of five-year-old Hind Rajab in Barcelona on the second anniversary of her killing.
Israel has repeatedly denied the death toll in Gaza during its more than two-year genocidal war on the enclave.
Award-winning Palestinian journalist regains account with 1.4 million followers after surprise removal from platform.
Israeli settler attacks across the occupied West Bank are forcing Palestinian communities to flee.
Israeli and US officials are preparing to build Gaza’s first experimental community.
Demands from Israel fuel fears of engineered displacement of Palestinians from devastated Gaza.
Emmy-winning Owda points to changes in TikTok’s US ownership, remarks from Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to explain ban.
Countries slam destruction of UN agency for Palestinian refugees’ East Jerusalem headquarters as ‘unprecedented act’.
