Category: 1. Palestine

Langtang, Nepal – On the morning of April 25, 2015, Nima Chhiring Tamang, 30, left his home in northern Nepal’s Langtang village to spend time with friends in the neighbouring village of Kyanjin Gompa – about a three hour walk through the Himalayas, in the shadow of the towering 7,234-metre (13,733-foot) Langtang Lirung peak.

Chhiring had recently completed his university education in the capital, Kathmandu, a three-day walk combined with an eight-hour drive away, and returned to his…

Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir – On Monday this week, Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir was a bustling tourist destination. Today, it’s a ghost town.

Suspected rebels killed at least 26 people on Tuesday in the picturesque tourist resort in the deadliest such attack in 25 years in Indian-administered Kashmir, raising fears of an escalation in India-Pakistan tensions.

The Resistance Front (TRF), a little-known armed group that emerged in the region in 2019, claimed…

These are the key events on day 1,156 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is where things stand on Friday, April 25:

Fighting

• Russian missiles and drones killed 12 people in Kyiv, in the biggest attack so far this year on the Ukrainian capital. The attack involved 145 drones and 70 missiles, including 11 ballistic missiles, according to Ukrainian forces.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia is using its air strikes on Ukraine’s cities to cover advances by its ground forces,…

By Romana Rubeo  

A legal expert representing Gaza victims before the ICC told The Palestine Chronicle that the arrest warrants remain valid, contrary to misleading media reports.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected on Thursday one of Israel’s key appeals aimed at overturning the arrest warrants issued against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, confirming that the…

Pakistan has announced a series of retaliatory diplomatic moves against India and demanded evidence to back up the Indian government’s claims that Islamabad was involved in the Kashmir attack.

Suspected rebels killed at least 26 people on Tuesday in the picturesque tourist resort of Pahalgam in the deadliest such attack in a quarter-century in Indian-administered Kashmir. A statement issued in the name of The Resistance Front (TRF), which is believed to be an offshoot of the…

Approximately 1,500 former banana workers in Costa Rica say a US-made pesticide has left them sterile. Though banned in the United States in the 1970s, the chemical DBCP was still used by US fruit companies in countries with lax regulations. Decades later, those affected are still fighting for justice.

A decades-old boxing rivalry between two families is set for a revival when Conor Benn takes on Chris Eubank Jr in a grudge match that has been over two years in the making.

The British fighters will finally meet in the ring after their initial bout in 2022 was cancelled amid controversial circumstances.

Here’s everything you need to know about the fight:

When is the Eubank Jr vs Benn fight?

The fight is on Saturday, April 26 .

Where is the Eubank Jr vs Benn fight taking place?

The…

Russia’s biggest attack on Kyiv in months, after a day of chaotic diplomacy ended with the US president accusing Ukraine of prolonging the war.

Kyiv has rejected Washington’s proposal that it concede Crimea and other occupied territory to Moscow.

So, what’s next?

Presenter: Nick Clark

Guests:

Peter Zalmayev – Executive director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative

Pavel Felgenhauer – Russian foreign policy…

The US president incorrectly said that prices of petrol and eggs had dropped while home sales were good.

US President Donald Trump said that housing, petrol, and grocery prices are declining. However, current data do not fully support any of these claims.

In the Oval Office on Thursday, the president, when asked about home sales and if it was an economic indicator that concerns him, said there were very good numbers on housing.

However, according to a report from the National Association of…

Yale University has become the latest top institution in the United States to ban a pro-Palestine group, this time for protests against a visit by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Ben-Gvir’s stop near the university in New Haven, Connecticut, on Wednesday sparked outrage as protesters criticised the minister’s support for surging attacks on Gaza, and most recently, his calls to bomb “food and aid depots” in the Palestinian territory.

Speaking to Al…