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‘They’ll be back’: White Afrikaners leave South Africa to be refugees in US

Trump administration welcomes first batch of white Afrikaners while US cuts off refugee programmes to other countries.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2025

Qatar says recent Israeli Gaza attacks show lack of interest in ceasefire

Qatari prime minister adds that the UN should be allowed to resume aid distribution inside Gaza.

Al Jazeera · May 14, 2025

New US-backed group says it will start aid operations in Gaza within weeks

A new humanitarian organization with U.S. backing says it expects to begin aid operations in Gaza before the end of the month

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

Senior UN Official Urges Action 'To Prevent Genocide' In Gaza

United Nations relief chief Tom Fletcher on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to take action "to prevent genocide" in Gaza, delivering a scathing account of Israel's actions in the Palestinian territory.

International Business Times · May 13, 2025

South African President Says White Residents Labeled 'Refugees' by Trump Want Country to Go 'Back to Apartheid'

South Africa's president pushed back against Donald Trump's claims that white South Africans are facing a "genocide" after labeling them as refugees.

Latin Times · May 13, 2025

Amnesty report exposes abuse of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia

More than 70 Kenyan women have documented their harrowing experiences working as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

Did Hakeem Jeffries overstate share of veterans using food stamps?

Evidence shows Jeffries’s statement that about 20 percent of veteran households rely on food stamps is mostly false.

Al Jazeera · May 13, 2025

How Trump’s aid cuts are inflicting double the pain on LGBT+ people

IN FOCUS : Uganda has some of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world – with same-sex couples facing up to life imprisonment. Rachel Schraer speaks to Ugandans who have run out of HIV medication and finds out how already vulnerable communities are coping

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

Minister: UK exploring alternative Gaza aid routes but land crossings critical

Foreign Office minister Hamish Falconer said the scale of aid required in Gaza highlighted the importance of opening land crossings.

Evening Standard · May 13, 2025

“We’re an African band who make hard rock. Before Songhoy Blues, you’d never hear anyone do this. It’s like a little Rolling Stones from Mali”: Songhoy Blues’ Garba Touré created his own crossover guitar style – now he’s changing it up again

From “African rock, African roll” to a new exploration of traditional instruments, techniques and tunings – the exiled artist continues to build bridges with new album Héritage

Guitar World · May 13, 2025