NewsFeed A football team from a refugee settlement in Zambia is fighting for promotion to the country’s top division, and fans from the local community are cheering them on. The UN’s refugee agency UNHCR says sport can play a key role in helping refugee inclusion in society. Published On 2 Dec 20232 Dec 2023 Source…
The Security Forces of Pakistan on Saturday arrested the most wanted criminal affiliated with the banned organization, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and foiled a major terrorist attack in Peshawar, ARY News reported. During the investigation, the arrested terrorist revealed that the outlawed organization was planning to carry out terrorist activities in Peshawar city. After getting information…
West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin and Ireland’s Kim Garth have been slotted in the top bracket of players for the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction to be held on December 9 in Mumbai for the second season of the tournament. “Rs 50 Lakhs is the highest reserve price with 2 players – Deandra Dottin…
Hundreds of trucks carrying aid for Gaza were lined up in a long queue at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing. Drivers and volunteers, many of them waiting for more than a week at the border, were having their lunches on carpets next to the trucks in the evening sunlight on Thursday. A…
Cape Town, South Africa – It’s a Monday morning and a dozen teenagers from a school for students with autism and related conditions have arrived for their weekly surf therapy session. Shrieking with glee, one girl envelops her coach in a bear hug. Others are less demonstrative, but the joy on their faces is palpable….
Following the October 7 Hamas attack, Israel has been clamping down on pro-Palestinian sentiment within its borders, including passing an amendment to its counterterrorism law that has been criticised for violating civil and human rights. Much has changed for Jews and Palestinians living inside Israel since the Hamas attack, which killed about 1,200 people, and…
Israel-Gaza as seen in Europe: examining how history has informed coverage in Germany, France and Ireland. If the United States has aided and abetted Israel’s campaign of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, the European Union’s role has been one of quiet complicity. In a special edition of The Listening Post, we examine the discourse around the…
President Putin’s decree takes number of Russian service personnel to 1.32 million amid continuing Ukraine war. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase the maximum number of troops by nearly 170,000 people, as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine continues into its 22nd month. Putin’s decree was released by the Kremlin on Friday…
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) State Bank Circle Karachi conducted an operation and arrested the leader of the gang involved in illegal currency exchange and Hawala Hundi business, ARY News reported on Saturday. The FIA spokesperson stated that the main leader of the gang, Noor Muhammad, was arrested from Karachi’s Garden East Area, allegedly involved in…
Apart from ground-penetrating munitions, US has also given Israel several other types of bombs and artillery shells. The United States has given so-called ‘bunker buster’ bombs and an array of other munitions to Israel for its war on Gaza, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Washington has transferred 100 BLU-109 bombs to…