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BBC Bushra al-Tawil, a 32-year-old journalist, was detained without charge from March 2024 before her release On her first day of freedom, Bushra al-Tawil was enjoying a morning coffee and looking forward to lunch when we arrived at the family apartment in Ramallah. “In prison it was just hummus, hummus, hummus. Now, I can have … Read more

Elon Musk’s appearance at a Trump rally this afternoon is garnering significant attention online over a one-armed gesture. He made the gesture while thanking supporters for contributing to Trump’s victory. Musk thanked the crowd for “making it happen”, before placing his right hand over his heart and then thrusting the same arm out into air … Read more

Niluper Niluper and her three children in Turkey Niluper says she has been living in agony. A Uyghur refugee, she has spent the past decade hoping her husband would join her and their three sons in Turkey, where they now live. The family was detained in Thailand in 2014 after fleeing increasing repression in their … Read more

BBC “It’s insane! We’re heading for a general election. The country feels broken. Our economy is stagnant… But most German news outlets just seem obsessed with Trump, Trump, Trump!” Iris Mühler, a teacher in engineering in north-east Germany is one of a number of voters I’ve been talking to ahead of February snap elections. She … Read more

Mozambique’s main opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has told the BBC he is prepared to serve in the government if President Daniel Chapo meets his demands to end the political crisis that has hit the country following disputed elections. Chapo said he had set up a team that was “considering” whether his rival should be invited … Read more