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Gaza war leaves at least 1,500 blind as doctors plead for urgent aid
Gaza war leaves at least 1,500 blind as doctors plead for urgent aid At least 1,500 Palestinians in Gaza have lost their eyesight since the war began, according to the head of Gazaโs Eye Hospital. Dr Abdul Salam Sabbah told Al Jazeera Arabic that the ongoing Israeli assault has left thousands more at risk of going blind due to severe shortages in medical supplies and equipment. โThe number of people who lost their...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:
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Chess banned in Afghanistan over Taliban gambling concerns
The Taliban government has steadily imposed laws and regulations that reflect its austere vision of Islamic law since seizing power in 2021.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Overnight clashes in Kashmir shake ceasefire between India and Pakistan
Indiaโs military strikes into Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and Pakistan earlier this week killed more than 100 militants including their prominent leadership, India's director general of military operations said on Sunday.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:James Cowan on clearing landmines and the legacy of war
Landmine-clearing NGO chief explains how explosives still kill in peacetime, why world is failing to clean up its wars.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:The first American Pope
What are the implications of the first American pope?
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Rising copper demand fuels concern over pollution and rights abuses
The UN has dubbed copper the โnew strategic raw materialโ for the green digital economy - but will more mining come at a high cost to communities? The post Rising copper demand fuels concern over pollution and rights abuses appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:German FM visits Israel, doubts military solution for Gaza
Germany's top diplomat said the release of Israeli hostages was a top priority for Berlin. He added that there should be room for criticizing Israel and this "must not lead to antisemitism."
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Is Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, a registered Republican?
Leo XIV, the first American pope, voted in past Republican primaries but is not formally registered with any party.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:US and Iran conclude 4th round of nuclear negotiations in Oman
Iran and the United Statesโ fourth round of negotiations over Tehranโs rapidly advancing nuclear programme ended just ahead of Trumpโs visit to the region.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Afternoon recap
Afternoon recap Good afternoon, Here are the latest developments from Gaza and the region, as the Middle East braces for US President Donald Trumpโs first visit to the Middle East: Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed 19Palestinians in the past 24 hours. Earlier, health officials said the strikes, which killed mostly women and children, took place in Khan Younis and killedfive members of a single family. Pope Leo used...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:How Charlie discovered that time wealth can be the key to a slower, happier life | Modern mind
Feeling tired and out of touch with what really matters to him, a busy father tries a few behavioural experimentsRead more from this series hereCharlie* was flustered the first time I met him. He was running late, fitting our appointment into a morning of back-to-back video calls. He ate his lunch while we spoke and told me about how he feels a crushing pressure to work more and earn more. He spoke of his daily โ...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:โGetting barer by the dayโ: drought conditions in SA and Victoria worsen, leaving rural communities in the dust
Farmers are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on hay as the promised winter rain is pushed back until JuneAustralia news live: latest politics updatesSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterSam Neumannโs father saved his earnings as a shearer to buy their farm, Redgums, near Truro on the eastern side of the Barossa Ranges in South Australia, 55 years ago. Itโs grown into a thriving sheep farm. But this...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Gladys: A Musical Affair review โ Berejiklian parody show is too flimsy to be funny
Sydney comedy festivalThis one-hour musical about the former NSW premier is a crowd-pleaser โ if youโre happy to settle for jokes that are convenient rather than cleverGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFive years ago, locked in our homes and isolated from our loved ones, we invented new rituals to keep ourselves sane. We baked bread. We played trivia with friends on Zoom. We replaced going to the theatre with...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:โNot a single person shied awayโ: how a year chronicling end-of-life stories changed one photographer
Julian Kingma travelled Australia photographing the lives and deaths of people who accessed assisted dying, and those who care for them. He thinks about death differently nowGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailJulian Kingma was afraid of dying.In this regard, perhaps the award-winning portrait photographer is not much different from the rest of us. But Kingmaโs obsession with mortality had stalked him since...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Gina episode 7: Mythmaking - podcast
Gina Rinehartโs father Lang Hancock is well known as a pioneer of the iron ore industry in Australia but few realise Hancock started his mining career on a smaller scale and digging for a different substance โ blue asbestos. Hancock and his partner started the mining operation at Wittenoom in the 1940s before selling it to another company, CSR, which mined the area for 20 more years. Wittenoom has become synonymous...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:The kindness of strangers: I was homeless and addicted to heroin. Joanne saved my life
She said, โCome and stay at my house. Iโll look after you and weโre going to get you into rehabโRead more in the Kindness of strangers seriesBy the time I was 19, my life had spiralled out of control โ I was homeless and destitute, my infant son was living with my abusive mother and I was addicted to heroin. Iโd had a pretty dodgy childhood; my father died when I was very young and I was left with my mother. At 16,...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Australiaโs rental crisis is not what you think it is
The rapid rise in advertised rents grabs headlines but itโs only a small part of the market, an expert says, and for most renting households there is no crisisAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFootage of long queues at the doors of properties for lease has become a regular feature of property reporting over the past few years.Landlords have upped...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Thank you for letting us make you rich: claims of โbizarreโ culture in Gina Rinehartโs company
Former staff lift the veil on life at Hancock Prospecting, where they say the boss is lavishly praised and adulation is encouragedAustralia news live: latest politics updatesListen to the latest episode of Guardian Australiaโs podcast series GinaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInsiders at Australiaโs biggest private company โ Gina Rinehartโs Hancock Prospecting โ have lifted the veil on what...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Swiss host city Basel promises 'everyone is welcome' at Eurovision
The city at the crossroads of France, Germany and Switzerland gears up amid global tensions over diversity and inclusion.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:More than 300,000 voters registered for Sunday's early vote in Portugal
333,000 voters can cast their ballot early this Sunday, ready for the 18 May legislative elections. This marks the highest number of voters ever registered to exercise their right to vote in advance.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:What percentage of US toys and Christmas goods are imported from China?
Data shows that some 80 percent of all toys and 90 percent of Christmas goods sold in the US are manufactured in China.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:90-year-old Hong Kong woman falls to her death while hanging laundry
Police say woman was trying to receive clothes pegs from rack outside 11th-floor window when she lost her balance.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:U.S. claims 'substantial progress' in tariff talks with China as Geneva summit wraps up
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that there was "substantial progress" in the weekend sessions but offered scant information on exactly what negotiations entailed. He said more details would come at a briefing Monday.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Anti-immigration protesters gather in Poland ahead of elections
The demonstration comes ahead of the first round of presidential elections on the 18 May, in which immigration is expected to play a key part.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:US 'encouraged' by latest Iran talks, senior official says
The US and Iran have suggested a fourth round of negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program ended positively. The two are bargaining over US sanctions relief in exchange for Iran ending its uranium enrichment program.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:India tried to project strength but ended up showing weakness
In the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, Indiaโs image as a regional hegemon has frayed.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Art curator Koyo Kouoh dies at height of career
A fierce advocate of African art, she was due to become the first African woman to lead the Venice Biennale.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:The Cameroon art director who died at the height of her career
A fierce advocate of African art, she was due to become the first African woman to lead the Venice Biennale.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:US-China agree to โtrade consultation mechanismโ, conduct further talks, He Lifeng says
He pledged that China is ready to work with the US to manage differences and make the โpie of cooperation biggerโ.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,172
These are the key events on day 1,172 of Russiaโs war on Ukraine.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Thousands of Kashmiris remain displaced despite India-Pakistan ceasefire
India-Pakistan ceasefire brings relief, but many who fled Kashmir fighting remain fearful of returning home.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in first blessing as pontiff
Pope Leo XIV gave his first blessing as pontiff this Sunday. In his speech, he called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Nepalโs Secular Character Weakens as Agenda for Hindu State Gains Traction
Sensing Hinduismโs appeal among voters, Nepalโs mainstream political actors are reconsidering their previous support for secularism.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Putin proposes Ukraine peace talks after Western leaders threaten sanctions
European leaders have given Russiaโs president an ultimatum on agreeing to a 30-day Ukraine ceasefire.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Pope Leo XIV calls for Gaza ceasefire in first Sunday message
The new pope used phrases favoured by his predecessor, Francis, to call for an end to wars around the world.
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