The site is revered by both Muslims, who call it the Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary), and Jews, for whom it is known as the Temple Mount. Hamas demanded Israel remove police from there and the nearby predominantly Arab district of Sheikh Jarrah, where Palestinian families face eviction by Jewish settlers. […]
Month: May 2021
The US president and his aides wish to avoid being drawn into this graveyard of US-led peace initiatives. Source link
Joe Biden also cancels a Trump plan for a sculpture garden to US heroes, such as Whitney Houston. Source link
The six-wheeled robot has made the hazardous descent to the surface of the Red Planet, China announces. Source link
In at least one case a child was kept on a coach for four days, waiting to join his family. Source link
A decade after being granted asylum in Sweden, 19-year-old Tousin Chiza is representing his adopted country at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam next week. Tousin – or Tusse, as he’s known in Sweden – was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He fled to a refugee camp in […]
Members of indigenous groups in Chile will be represented in the constitutional convention. Source link
With travel limited, millions are joining e-pilgrimages to a cave famed for its miraculous healings. Source link
A grey whale, dubbed “Wally” by the marine biologists tracking it, is lost in the Mediterranean – and it must find its way home soon if it is to survive. At this time of year, Wally should be 5,600 miles (9,000km) away, off the coast of Alaska. The species normally […]
Liz Cheney has been one of the few Republicans in Congress who have been a vocal critic of Donald Trump’s stance on the US election result and continued to hold him responsible for the riot at the Capitol in January. But this week her colleagues voted to dismiss her from […]