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What are Israel’s plans in Syria?

  • December 9, 2024

Israel moves to seize more Syrian land near the Golan Heights after opposition forces topple former President Bashar al-Assad. As former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government falls, Israel seizes more territory in Syria’s Golan Heights. That move tears up a 50-year-old ceasefire agreement. But Israeli far-right ministers say their country’s...

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Latin America’s Poor Are More Urban and More Vulnerable

  • December 9, 2024

Shoppers jostle for the best prices at the Lo Valledor street market in Santiago, Chile. Urban households that ride the poverty line are particularly sensitive to food inflation. Credit: Max Valencia / FAO by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Monday, December 09, 2024 Inter Press Service CARACAS, Dec 09 (IPS) – Poverty, while...

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Jordan Poole’s new celebration is NBA’s best bad taunt

  • December 9, 2024

The Denver Nuggets suffered the worst loss for any team this season over the weekend when were on the wrong end of the Washington Wizards snapping the NBA’s longest losing streak. Washington had lost 16 straight games entering Saturday night against the Nuggets, and Denver was still a big favorite...

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Syrian asylum seekers in limbo as countries halt applications

  • December 9, 2024

EPA A number of European countries, including the UK, have suspended the processing of asylum applications for Syrians, after the downfall of former president Bashar al-Assad. Austria’s caretaker government has stopped all asylum claims from Syrians and says it is making plans to to repatriate or deport people back to...