By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University
From a strategy standpoint, Netanyahu’s decision to take over Gaza City makes little sense – nor does there appear to be a longer-term plan in place.
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By Cari-Bois News
The cascadu respires bimodally, so must intermittently come up for air — but when the temperature is too high, it will not surface. Their eggs also need oxygen to survive.
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By Amnesty International
Content Warning: This story includes examples of discrimination and abuse towards trans women. We are publishing these details to bear witness to Erika’s experience and evoke positive change for trans women in Argentina. I am a survivor. I have been surviving since I was five years old. Just by existing as a trans child, I […] The post “Trans women are indomitable, they will never silence us” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Georgia Popplewell
Try your luck on this week's News Quiz, where you can test your knowledge of topics and events covered in recent Global Voices stories!
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By Michael G. Kozak, Associate Clinical Professor of Educational Administration and Leadership, Drexel University
Leading thinkers in the field are seeking a more nuanced understanding of how best to use AI to shape the future of education.
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Friday, August 8, 2025
In honour of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, the UN hosted a virtual commemoration on Friday on the theme AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the decision by Israel’s Security Cabinet to approve Prime Minister’s Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to “take control” of Gaza City, where nearly one million Palestinians are currently trying to survive under inhumane conditions, Amnesty International’s Secretary-General Agnès Callamard, said: “It is utterly outrageous and revolting that the Israeli cabinet has approved plans for the […] The post Israel/OPT: Israel must rescind outrageous decision to “take control” of Gaza City and entrench its military occupation appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Laura
Africa has few initiatives seeking to boost economic integration that benefits all countries on the continent. This is precisely what the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) initiative aims to achieve.
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By Jane Wright, Commissioning Editor, Arts & Culture, The Conversation
I do love a good, proper horror film that puts a bony, creepy hand of unease on your shoulder. With a strange mystery and growing sense of distrust at its heart, Weapons appears to be just that – and going by the trailer, it will scare the bejasus out of us too.
Critics are claiming director Zach Creggers is paying homage to Stephen King with his latest horror. It certainly feels very Stephen King-y. An ordinary teacher (the brilliant Julia Garner) comes to school one day to find…
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By Louise Curran, Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century and Romantic Literature, University of Birmingham
In Ang Lee’s adaptation of Sense and Sensibility (1995), the handsome cad Willoughby (played by Greg Wise) rescues Marianne (Kate Winslet) on horseback in the middle of a raging storm. Pathetic fallacy has rarely looked so good.
Marianne locks eyes with him and falls passionately in love. In Austen’s version, though, it is Marianne’s mother and sister who first register his attractions. “The eyes of both were fixed on him…
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