Lebanon’s government has resigned after days of protests following the explosion of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut’s port last week. Conor Knell reports that any change regarding corruption in Lebanon would be difficult because of sectarian divisions between Christians, Sunni and Shia Muslims.
Northern Ireland politician John Hume passed away earlier this week, aged 83. His leadership and his faith in the power of negotiations were influential in enabling the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, and the peace in the Irish Isles.
In response to the Black Lives Matter movement, a social media movement for Dalits, or the apparent lower caste individuals of India, began. Nirvana speaks to Gladson Dungdung, a human rights activist and an author to Adivasi rights in Jharkhand. They discuss the structure and history of caste system in India, the grievances faced by Dalits and Adivasi’s and the relevance of #DalitLivesMatter.
The remains of 24 Algerian resistance fighters, which have been taken to France as trophies, have been repatriated from Paris to Algiers for burial. International Desk reports a history of French colonization in Algeria.
International Desk reports on the sacking of Shadow Education Secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey in the UK for retweeting an article containing "antisemitic conspiracy theories", and allegations of antisemitism within the Labour Party.
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