After the SDF and PKK in Turkiye dissolved, Kurdish experts express concern if their rights will be won through democratic means. A Syrian Kurdish woman holds a Kurdish flag during celebrations for the spring festival of Newroz, in Afrin, Syria on March 21, 2026 [Orhan Qereman/Reuters] Erbil, Iraq – The merger of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the government forces last month has sparked a debate among many Kurds in Syria as well as in neighbouring Iraq and Turkiye a

German chancellor attacks Alternative für Deutschland after far-right party’s win in Saxony-Anhalt election German chancellor accuses far-right AfD of calling for 'ethnic cleansing' Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has accused the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of seeking “ethnic cleansing” with its “remigration” drive, after the nativist party’s seismic weekend victory in a state election. In his first public confrontation with the AfD since Sunday’s shock

How a colonial legacy continues to shape conflict and identity. People hold candles during a vigil for victims of the 1994 genocide at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda [Dai Kurokawa/EFE/EPA] For more than a century, Hutu and Tutsi in Africa’s Great Lakes region have been described as two distinct ethnic groups, and sometimes even as separate races. But the history is more complicated. The identities existed before European colonial rule, but they did not always carry the rig

Israel ⁠is closing ​Britain’s consulate in occupied East Jerusalem as part of its retaliatory measures. An Israeli bulldozer works near the Israeli settlement of Migdalim, close to the Palestinian village of Qusra, south of the city of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on September 6, 2026. [Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP] France, the United Kingdom, Canada are among 12 countries that have backed restrictions on trade with illegal Israeli ⁠settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Nicaragua accuses Germany of violating the Genocide Convention by supporting Israel amid its onslaught on Gaza.

Reuters/ AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund says the party has won a clear mandate to govern "Seismic", "a socio-political earthquake", "a watershed moment for Germany". This was how political analysts and many media outlets described the stunning victory of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in local elections in Germany on Sunday. Is that an exaggeration? Saxony-Anhalt is one of the smallest of massive Germany's 16 regions. It boasts a mere 1.7 million

Through the rapid deployment of mobile outposts and hundreds of flags, a new phase of visual and psychological colonisation aims to make Palestinians feel like guests in their own homeland. A Palestinian man from the village of Burqa walks past a fence decked with Israeli flags installed by Jewish settlers after they announced their control over the historical al-Masoudiya Ottoman-era train station, which operated between the Palestinian cities of Nablus and Tulkarem in the 1

The current and former heads of the ICC’s governing body say pressure on the court threatens international law, as Washington widens sanctions and retreats from multilateral institutions. The US, which is not a member of the ICC, has strongly opposed its cases involving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and past investigations involving US personnel [File: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters] The current and former presidents of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) gove

Claim relating to 1960 attack on hundreds of protesters part of wave of litigation over apartheid crimes in South Africa Protesters flee after police opened fire on a peaceful crowd in Sharpeville on 21 March 1960. At least 91 people were killed and 238 injured. Photograph: Ian Berry/c/o Atlas Gallery The day dawned brightly on 21 March 1960, as residents of the South African township of Sharpeville gathered to protest against pass laws, which forced “Black, Indian and Colour

Itamar Ben-Gvir claims proposal for illegal forced displacement of 2 million people is ‘realistic’ and ‘concrete’ Displaced Palestinians queue for drinking water in al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza. Photograph: Moiz Salhi/APAImages/Shutterstock Israel’s far-right national security minister has set out a plan for the illegal forced expulsion of all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, with the intention of sending them abroad. Speaking in the run-up to close-fought Israeli