How are young indigenous artists honouring their traditions? | The Stream
In this episode of The Stream, we revisit live performances from some of the most respected indigenous musicians in the world today. We also catch up with Grammy-nominated Canadian-Colombian artist,…
Who will keep Afghanistan safe as foreign troops leave? | Inside Story
and NATO soldiers have started leaving Afghanistan over the past week. President Joe Biden promised all troops will be gone by September 11, 20 years after the 9/11 attacks that…
India’s COVID cases rise by record 414,188; deaths swell by 3,915
India has recorded more than 400,000 new coronavirus infections in a day, again. Hospitals in its richest cities are turning patients away because of a lack of beds, but the…
COVID restrictions to be extended in several Japanese cities
Coronavirus restrictions have been extended in Japan's capital just 77 days before the scheduled start of the Olympics. A state of emergency was due to end in four days in…
Water mismanagement leaves parts of Karachi parched
A drought is affecting Pakistan’s largest city. Karachi is only getting half the water it needs. Analysts say climate change is partly to blame for the problems, but the city’s…
Sexual violence victims in Tigray struggle with psychological impact
The United Nations says more than 500 cases of sexual violence have been reported since the start of the conflict in Tigray. Most victims are struggling to cope with the…
UK, France send patrol boats to Jersey amid fishing rights row
French and British naval ships have left waters near the island of Jersey, after a major dispute over fishing rights escalated rapidly. And it is mostly due to Brexit. At…
Lake Tanganyika flooding: At least 25,000 people in Burundi
More than 25,000 people in Burundi have been forced from their homes after Lake Tanganyika rose to nearly historic levels, flooding multiple western provinces. The UN is warning of an…
‘A challenge’ for Afghan military as US leaves Afghanistan
The US has begun its withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. But as soldiers head home, the lives of thousands of Afghans who worked for the American government are at risk.…
‘Carnage’: 25 killed in Rio de Janeiro’s deadliest police raid
A large police operation targeting drug traffickers in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has ended with the deaths of at least 25 people, including one officer. Police say…
Maldives in shock after explosion wounds Speaker Mohamed Nasheed
The President of the Maldives has described an explosion that injured his predecessor as an attack on democracy. Mohamed Nasheed, the current speaker of parliament, is in hospital following the…
Japan to extend state of emergency by three weeks to May 31
Japan’s government is set to extend on Friday a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas by about three weeks until the end of May to curb a…
🇮🇳 Coronavirus in India: Your questions answered, live | The Stream
The coronavirus continues to have a strong and painful grip on India as its record-breaking surge continues. Official numbers put total new cases at more than million this week and…
🇹🇩Is real change in Chad possible? | The Stream
More than thirty years of increasingly repressive rule by one man in Chad has in recent weeks given way to sudden political uncertainty, as first an unappointed military council and…
DR Congo military takes eastern provinces from armed groups
The Democratic Republic of Congo's military has taken control of the eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri after the president declared a "state of siege" against armed groups. It…
Will military action stop violence in eastern DR Congo? | Inside Story
For years, armed groups have instilled fear in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Hundreds have been killed, and millions are diplaced in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces. The president…
Israel Supreme Court mulls hearing appeal over Palestinian evictions
Israel’s Supreme Court has called a new session for Monday, as it considers whether to hear the appeal of four Palestinian families threatened with eviction from their homes in occupied…
Indigenous hunting traditions in sights of Taiwan’s top court
Taiwan's indigenous communities will find out on Friday if they have won a court battle involving one of their last remaining traditions - hunting. For years they have lobbied against…
LRA commander Dominic Ongwen sentenced to 25 years in prison
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier who became one of the top commanders of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), to 25 years…
Hypersonic weapons and the new space race | Project Force
@AlexGatopoulos looks at how hypersonic missiles are emerging as a key tool in the race to dominate the next frontier - outer space. Subscribe to our channel Follow us on…