The week in pictures: from firefighters' protests in Seoul to prayers in Gaza
A summary of some of the events of the past week.
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'If UNRWA leaves, our dreams of returning home will also fade,' Palestinians fear | News from the occupied West Bank
Aida, Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – Among the children playing in the street in the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem…
Saving Baboo, the baby tiger: inside Pakistan's zoo-turned-rescue center | Wildlife
Islamabad, Pakistan – From the outside one might assume that the old premises of the Marghazar Zoo are now deserted.…
In Lydd, Palestinians fear the tinderbox of Israel's war and the threat of expulsion | Israel's war against Gaza News
Lydd, Israel – A week after Israel began bombing Gaza last October, Ghassan Mounayer received a call from the Israeli…
Romanian geeks are mapping earthquake risk in the EU's highest risk capital | Business and Economy
Bucharest, Romania – Under the catchy name “One Love Central Studio,” a renovated apartment with an open kitchen on Bucharest's…
A woman has to be 'stronger than a lion' to cross the Mediterranean | Migration
Mediterranean Sea – On the open sea, thousands of miles from land, in a flimsy blue wooden boat, Linda*, 21,…
Ukraine's strategic objective in 2024 is to make Russia's war felt in Moscow | Russia-Ukraine War News
Ukraine appears to have few resources to mount another counteroffensive. The European Union is increasing its military aid from 28…
Is nuclear energy the key to space exploration? | Space
Nuclear energy is experiencing a renaissance on Earth and in space. Whether we're talking about moon bases or space exploration,…
How an EU-funded security force helped Senegal crush democracy protests | Investigation
Dakar, Senegal / Madrid, Spain – The Senegalese government deployed a special anti-terrorist unit, created, equipped and trained with funding…
'I miss my crayons': 11-year-old boy in Gaza must find water for his family | Israel's war against Gaza
Gaza City, Gaza Strip — School is no longer the place where 11-year-old Karem Samra goes to study and play…