Fire season fears grow amid western heat wave
World
April 5, 2026
Fire season fears grow amid western heat wave
Experts are warning that the unprecedented heat wave that has roasted the West during the past two weeks has also…
This Iranian music school was a haven for children. After an airstrike ‘there is nothing left’
Middle East
April 5, 2026
This Iranian music school was a haven for children. After an airstrike ‘there is nothing left’
The sounds of classical Persian music used to fill the rooms of the Honiak Music Academy in Tehran: the deft…
What we do – and don’t – know about the operation to rescue the US airman
Middle East
April 5, 2026
What we do – and don’t – know about the operation to rescue the US airman
The second US serviceman whose aircraft was shot down on Iranian soil has been rescued in a bold operation which…
Syria temporarily closes border crossing as Israel warns of upcoming airstrikes
Middle East
April 5, 2026
Syria temporarily closes border crossing as Israel warns of upcoming airstrikes
Syria temporarily closed the Masnaa crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border after the Israeli military issued an evacuation order on Saturday…
Russia again claims to have taken an eastern Ukrainian region. The real picture is very different
World
April 5, 2026
Russia again claims to have taken an eastern Ukrainian region. The real picture is very different
This week, for the third time since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia claimed it fully occupied Ukraine’s Luhansk region.…
As the Iran war drags on, Israeli solidarity comes under strain
Features/Interviews
April 5, 2026
As the Iran war drags on, Israeli solidarity comes under strain
As Israelis prepared to mark Passover Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week delivered a defiant wartime address replete with…
Pope Leo focuses on retaining hope amid war and suffering in his first Easter Mass
World
April 5, 2026
Pope Leo focuses on retaining hope amid war and suffering in his first Easter Mass
Rome — Pope Leo XIV focused on retaining hope amid the violence of war, climate change and other suffering, in his…
Europe didn’t want an Iran war, yet Trump is saddling it with the consequences
Features/Interviews
April 2, 2026
Europe didn’t want an Iran war, yet Trump is saddling it with the consequences
“When we are finished, take over your government,” Donald Trump told the Iranian people late February, announcing the war. “It…
Latin America’s generational shift: What’s causing record-low birth rates across the region?
World
April 2, 2026
Latin America’s generational shift: What’s causing record-low birth rates across the region?
Along Vespucio Sur Avenue, one of the main strips of Santiago, Chile, a massive real estate billboard advertises a new…
US-Israeli bombing destroys oldest medical research center in Iran, official says
Middle East
April 2, 2026
US-Israeli bombing destroys oldest medical research center in Iran, official says
US-Israeli strikes hit one of the leading health research institutions in Iran, a government official said Thursday, as relief agencies…