Marottichal, India – Telephones, wallets and half-drunk teacups muddle empty tables – aside from one – at a teahouse in southern India, the place a crowd has fashioned round a chess board and two rivals. Considered one of them is 15-year-old Gowrishankar Jayaraj. Surrounded by spectators vying for a view of the chess board, Jayaraj is…
Mae Sot, Thailand – Inside an outdated picket home within the Thai border city of Mae Sot, wounded revolutionary fighters lie facet by facet. Many are amputees lacking legs, arms, and arms. Some have severe head wounds, and others have suffered debilitating spinal accidents. Some are blind, and others are unable to stroll. These younger…
Khan Younis, Gaza – Since 8am, 32-year-old Abu Yusuf* has been standing in a crowd close to the rubble of the previous residence of Yahya Sinwar, the slain Hamas political and navy chief, in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis. Along with his four-year-old son perched on his shoulders, he has been ready to catch a glimpse…
The Chinese language New 12 months or the Lunar New 12 months is a serious celebration in lots of Asian international locations and their diasporas across the globe. Chinese language New 12 months, additionally known as the Spring Pageant, is roughly a two-week-long celebration marking the primary day of the Chinese language calendar yr, which…
“The sky was crimson, and the air smelled like burned meat. I didn’t perceive it then, however my mom instructed me it was folks. Individuals like us.” — Ceija Stojka, Auschwitz survivor Eighty years in the past, the Soviet Crimson Military liberated survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi extermination camp within the Silesian area of southern…
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Shortly earlier than midday on a Thursday in June 1960, 34-year-old Patrice Lumumba stepped as much as the rostrum on the Palace of the Nation in Leopoldville (current-day Kinshasa) with a dream to unite his newly liberated nation. Standing earlier than dignitaries and politicians, together with King Baudouin…
Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Palestine – Palestinians within the Gaza Strip awakened on Thursday to the sound of renewed bombing, including trepidation to the enjoyment they felt on the information {that a} ceasefire had been agreed between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas the evening earlier than. They hope that announcement will imply an finish…
Whether or not new protests materialise towards a second Trump time period stays to be seen. Thus far, the general public’s response to Trump’s victory has been comparatively muted, with not one of the mass demonstrations that characterised the aftermath of his first win within the 2016 presidential election. Advocates word that this lacklustre response…
The assembly in Dubai between Indian International Secretary Vikram Misri and Amir Khan Muttaqi, appearing overseas minister of the Taliban, on Wednesday this week has confirmed India’s intentions to lift its affect with the Afghan management, analysts say. India has been regularly upping relations with the Taliban over the previous yr however this newest assembly…
Bogota, Colombia – Jesus Medina Ezaine had already spent 16 months in a Venezuelan army jail, accused of crimes he stated had been associated to his work as a photojournalist. However one other jail stint appeared imminent, notably after the contested re-election of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. With Maduro set to be sworn in for…
