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Ben Cowles

Mediterranean / 11 March 2026

Greek authorities refuse to allow merchant ship to disembark 35 rescued refugees in Greece

11 March 2026

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a debate at the Senate regarding the conflict in Iran and the Gulf region, in Rome, March 11, 2026

Diplomacy / 11 March 2026

Italian PM condemns bombing of Iranian school

11 March 2026

The Sea-Watch 5 in Central Mediterranean, 14 January 2026

Mediterranean / 1 February 2026

Italy detains refugee rescue ship after crew refuse to violate international law

1 February 2026

Danish military forces participate in an exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, September 17, 2025

US Imperialism / 12 January 2026

China says Trump should not use its presence in the Arctic as a justification for seizing Greenland

12 January 2026

Government supporters gather for a women's march to demand the return of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, January 6, 2026, three days after U.S. forces captured him and his wife

The Americas / 6 January 2026

Future of Venezuela ‘must be determined by the Venezuelan people alone,’ says top UN human rights official

6 January 2026

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (left) and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, speak on April 27, 2025, in Marienborg, Denmark. Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP

Europe / 6 January 2026

‘Greenland belongs to its people,’ European leaders tell US

6 January 2026

Danish Prime Minister says if US were to invade Greenland, then it would be the end of Nato

Displaced Palestinian children walk through a tent camp after stormy weather in Gaza City, December 10, 2025

Middle East / 10 December 2025

Israel's Gaza aid restrictions cutting children off from protection and support services, Save the Children warns

10 December 2025

Southeast Europe / 5 December 2025

Amnesty International condemns ‘farcical trial’ against 24 humanitarian workers and demands all charges dropped

5 December 2025

New recruits of the German Army Bundeswehr attend a ceremony to take their oath in front of the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament in Duesseldorf, Germany, on September 4, 2025

Western Europe / 5 December 2025

Students across Germany protest against government plans to increase the size of the military, and potentially reintroduce conscription

5 December 2025

Migrants from Eritrea, Libya and Sudan sail a wooden boat before being assisted by aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms, in the Mediterranean sea, about 30 miles north of Libya, June 17, 2023

North Africa / 12 November 2025

Refugee death toll in the central Mediterranean tops 1,000, UN warns

12 November 2025

A Libyan Coastguard ship chases a boat in distress with 63 people on board in the central Mediterranean Sea, June 30, 2021 [Pic: Sea-Watch]

Europe / 5 November 2025

Mediterranean refugee rescuers to cease communicating with Libyan Coastguards

5 November 2025

Protesters form a blockade outside weapons manufacturer BAE Systems in Govan, Glasgow, in protest over the Israel-Gaza conflict and calling for an immediate ceasefire to halt the killing of civilians in Palestine. Picture date: Wednesday May 1, 2024

Workers' Rights / 18 October 2025

Fighting the arms trade: an inside job?

18 October 2025

Witnessing a war of words at a meeting on tackling militarism at The World Transformed, BEN COWLES spoke to a union rep who is organising against war from inside the arms industry itself, to hear about worker-led solutions to ending weapons production