Human rights
Thousands are dead and bodies are burning, but Trump says war ‘wasn’t on my charts’
Satellite images taken over the city of El Fasher have been documenting the growing horror of the civil war for weeks, but the president says it hasn’t been on his to-do list - until now.
- Aamer Madhani
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Wealthy foreigners ‘paid for weekend safaris to kill civilians’ during siege of Sarajevo
An investigation has been launched into claims that gun enthusiasts and far-right extremists travelled to the war-torn city in the 1990s with sniper rifles to pick off terrified Bosnians “for fun”.
- Nick Squires
Born to an unwed mother far from home, this baby cannot leave
Caressing her son Abudy’s tiny hands, Esther says she cannot understand why her newborn has to face the consequences for a situation not of his making.
- Vivian Nereim and Abdi Latif Dahir
Man wins $10,000 from police who wouldn’t let him use pipe
The man told the tribunal that officers had called out “get your bong on” to him as he left police custody.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Visible from space, bloodied sands expose massacre of thousands after besieged city falls
Satellite images taken of El Fasher after the Sudanese city fell at the weekend show clusters of objects “consistent with the size of human bodies”.
- Ben Farmer and Lilia Sebouai
‘You can shoot me’: How Weary Dunlop stood defiant on the Thai-Burma Railway
Faced with an order that threatened the lives of vulnerable, sick men, their commander called the bluff of his Japanese captors.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Opinion
- Victorian Parliament
Premier’s tone-deaf response to a city crying for help
Any politician attuned to the public mood should understand Melbourne has had a gutful, but our premier seems unable to even identify the problem.
- Chip Le Grand
Girls once used this room to learn how to please their husbands – not any more
An ancient traditional space used to prepare teenagers for marriage is being revived, but with a modern twist.
- Farai Mutsaka
The bombs may have stopped in Gaza, but the hunger hasn’t
Under terms of the deal, Israel is expected to allow about 600 trucks into Gaza each day. What happens after that?
- David Crowe
Elon Musk’s X says social media ban will violate human rights
The billionaire’s platform has requested a six-month delay in the roll-out of legislation, as US President Donald Trump vows to protect American tech firms.
- Nick Newling
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