Month: May 2025
Student visa interviews paused as US plans social media checks
The US has temporarily suspended new student and exchange visitor visa interviews at embassies and consulates around the world, Africanews reported on May 28th. The [more…]
Madrid slams Israel’s approval of 22 new West Bank settlements
The Spanish government on May 30th condemned Israel’s recent approval of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, Middle East Eye reported. In a [more…]
Human rights body flags concerns over Europe’s racial profiling
Law enforcement agencies across Europe continue to engage in racial profiling, the Council of Europe’s human rights monitoring body warned on May 28th, Africanews via [more…]
Israeli FM Saar warns embargo on Israel means another Holocaust
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has said that an arms embargo on Israel would prompt another Holocaust and would cause the nation to be eliminated, [more…]
Israeli opposition leader pushes Netanyahu to approve truce deal
Yair Lapid, the Israeli opposition leader, has urged Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to approve a truce deal, which has been brokered by an American [more…]
Elon Musk walks away from the Trump administration
Elon Musk has departed from President Donald Trump’s administration to focus more on his companies, including Tesla and SpaceX, Africanews reported via AP on May [more…]
US freezes new student visa interviews, eyes social media vetting
The United States has temporarily suspended new student and exchange visitor visa interview appointments at embassies and consulates around the world, until new social media [more…]
Joe Barlow: Yes, Ethiopia is in crisis but it is bidding for power
Few nations may matter as much Ethiopia in coming decades as a result of the country’s bid for power and growth. The International Monetary Fund [more…]
Sudan sees further devastation, as cholera outbreak kills 70
An outbreak of cholera in Khartoum in Sudan has killed 70 people, health officials announced on May 29th, as the capital faces a health crisis [more…]
Islamic State claims first assault on Syria’s new forces
The Islamic State (IS) group on May 29th claimed its first assault on Syria’s new forces since the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad, according [more…]
Spain says Israel’s West Bank settlements breach international law
Spain has condemned Israel’s formation of 22 new West Bank settlements, claiming that the settlements breach international law, Middle East Eye reported on May 30th. [more…]
Flooding in south Nigeria causes at least 25 deaths, sparking panic
Heavy rainfall has caused the deaths of at least 25 people in Rivers State in Nigeria, emergency officials have said, as climate change and planning [more…]
Yahya Sinwar’s brother killed by Israeli military, Netanyahu says
Hamas’s Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar, who is the brother of the group’s deceased leader Yahya Sinwar, has been killed by the Israeli military, Prime Minister [more…]
Outline of a two-month truce seen in Gaza ceasefire proposal
A ceasefire proposal for Gaza which has been created by the US presents a plan for a two-month truce with Hamas in which 28 Israeli [more…]
Around 380 writers across the UK and Ireland call for Gaza ceasefire
Almost 380 writers from the UK and Ireland wrote an open letter on May 28th condemning what they refer to as Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza [more…]
Ex-Syrian prison guard arrested in Germany over prisoner abuse
Prosecutors revealed on May 27th that they arrested an alleged ex-prison guard of Syria in Germany on suspicion of carrying out crimes against humanity under [more…]
France pushes Europe to recognise Palestinian state
France is pushing European nations, including the UK, to recognise a Palestinian state during a UN conference scheduled for June, according to Middle East Eye [more…]
Panic breaks out at new Gaza aid distribution centre
Chaos broke out at a new aid distribution centre in Gaza on May 27th as thousands of Palestinians surged past fences into the site, Africanews [more…]
Yemen airport hit as Israel responds to Houthi militant attacks
Israel launched airstrikes on Yemen’s main airport on May 28th, destroying the country’s last operational civilian aircraft, according to The National. This comes only one [more…]
Elon Musk departs from Trump administration
Elon Musk has exited United States President Donald Trump’s administration, in a bid to invest more time on his companies, which include Tesla and SpaceX, [more…]
