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Middle East
Watch: The Lebanese neighbourhoods shattered by Israel’s ten minute bombing raid
The BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026, after one of the deadliest chapters in the country’s recent history.
Governance
Mozambique and South Africa Join Efforts Against Xenophobia
[AIM] Maputo -- The governments of Mozambique and South Africa have joined efforts in order to discourage xenophobic acts committed by South African citizens against foreigners of African origin.
All Countries
What Now for Hungarian Fidesz’s International Influence Network?
While in power, Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party used Hungary’s state resources to build a formidable influence network abroad. Whether that network can survive a change of government is now hotly…
All Countries
Fehmi Agani: Remembering the Unsolved Murder of a Kosovo Liberation Strategist
The death of Kosovo Albanian liberation strategist Fehmi Agani in May 1999 remains shrouded in mystery. His son and a fellow passenger on the train that almost took him to…
All Countries
Romania Cracks Down on Gambling Business After ‘Unchecked Expansion’
Some municipalities are making use of new powers to veto gambling licences, fearing the negative impact of an expanding industry that preys on poverty and dreams of instant wealth.
Women's rights and gender equality
Can promises on gender equality made in Australia help a 16-year-old Indian cigarette maker with no toilet?
The Melbourne declaration aims to direct funding and power to those most overlooked and affected by injustice. But for many its promise is a distant oneI first spoke to Shazia…
Global development
Stitches in time: the artist chronicling the DRC’s blood-soaked history in embroidery
Using handmade needles and thread, Lucie Kamuswekera has recorded the decades of conflict she has lived through in the CongoShe could hear the sounds of artillery. “I have no idea…
رياضة محلية
Smaller balls for women’s rugby ‘worst decision ever’
England fly-half Zoe Harrison says the introduction of smaller balls for this autumn's WXV Global Series is "the worst decision someone has ever made".
Health
Mums’ choir leader ‘baffled’ by park fee structure
A postnatal choir leader says professional dog walkers pay less to use the city's parks.
Economy, Business and Finance
Mozambique’s Economy Is Failing – the Tough Policy Choices That Need to Be Made Urgently
[The Conversation Africa] Mozambique is not in total crisis - but it is faltering. There has been no currency crash, no hyperinflation, no bank run. But over the past decade…
Conflict, Peace and Security
Mali Attacks – Tuareg Grievances Hold the Key to Peace
[The Conversation Africa] The precarious security situation in Mali took a turn for the worse in late April 2026. Well coordinated attacks targeted several cities and claimed the lives of…