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Magdalena Martinez has spent her entire life along the banks of the Indio River, but a proposed dam intended to shield the Panama Canal from drought now threatens to engulf her home.

The 49-year-old is among hundreds of residents opposing an artificial lake that would feed the crucial interoceanic waterway.

“I feel sick about this threat we’re facing,” said Martinez, who lives in a wooden house with a metal roof in Boca de Uracillo with her husband and five of her 13 children.

“We…

The United States Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants, paving the way for their deportation.

The court reverses a San Francisco-based district judge’s March order to block Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision to remove temporary protected status from some 348,000 Venezuelans as part of Trump’s crackdown on immigrants.

The Trump…

Gaza (Quds News Network)- The United Nations has stated that Israel continues to block aid from reaching starving Palestinains in Gaza, despite announcing on Sunday that it would allow limited humanitarian assistance into the enclave.

Only five trucks of aid had reached Gaza by Tuesday afternoon and aid workers had not been given permission to distribute even that token shipment, Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN humanitarian office (Ocha) told a Geneva press briefing.

Israeli…

Just when you thought Eurovision had reached peak absurdity – with its glitter-drenched cliches, outlandish lyrics, and performances that make your local karaoke night look refined – it sank even lower in 2025. This year, Israel not only participated amid its ongoing assault on Gaza and international law, it nearly won.

In the lead-up to the contest, activists across Europe called for Israel’s exclusion. Seventy-two former Eurovision contestants signed an open letter demanding that…

AL-JAWAYA South of Hebron/ West Bank / PNN – By Sari Jaradat & Monjed Jadou – 

As the sun rises over the rugged hills of Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, 60-year-old Palestinian schoolteacher Khalil Mohammad Al-Nawajaa mounts his donkey for the long, perilous journey to his classroom in Al-Tuwani Secondary Mixed School. 

Like dozens of his students and neighbours in the remote villages of Masafer Yatta, Al-Nawajaa endures daily harassment by Israeli settlers and soldiers…

In The Battlefield, tensions between the United States and China over the Pacific escalate, affecting the lives of Pacific Islanders. Key figures like former Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani and tour guide Maria Loweyo reveal how global power struggles impact local communities, culture and sovereignty in the Solomon Islands and Samoa. The episode intertwines these personal…

For years, exotic pets owned by cartel members – alongside former circus animals – have resided in a modest sanctuary on the outskirts of Sinaloa’s capital in Mexico.

However, a violent power struggle erupted last year between rival Sinaloa cartel factions, plunging the region into chaos. The Ostok Sanctuary’s leaders have faced armed attacks, persistent death threats and a blockade of essential supplies critical to the survival of their 700 animals.

This week, aid workers departed…

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba names Shinjiro Koizumi, son of popular former premier Junichiro Koizumi, as successor.

Japan’s farm minister has resigned after a gaffe about receiving free rice from supporters drew public fury in a country experiencing soaring prices of the staple.

Taku Eto’s comment, which many Japanese saw as out of touch with economic realities, came at a seminar Sunday for the Liberal Democratic Party, which leads a struggling minority government. The gaffe could be…