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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
12 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
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

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators pass in front of Rome's Colosseum, October 4, 2025, during a march calling for an end to the war in Gaza
The World Transformed Festival 2025 / 12 October 2025
12 October 2025
Zarah Sultana speaking at The World Transformed
The World Transformed Festival 2025 / 12 October 2025
12 October 2025
Balraj Samrai, Maddy Pledge, Hussein Mithm and Rida Hanidou at the panel discussion
The World Transformed / 10 October 2025
10 October 2025
 A boat that is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla departs to Gaza to deliver aid amidst Israel's blockade on the Palestinian territory, in the Tunisian port of Bizerte, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025
Mediterranean / 22 September 2025
22 September 2025

Meanwhile, tens of thousands join general strike in Italy in support of the people Gaza

A boy carries a mattress from a destroyed apartment that was hit in an Israeli airstrike on Monday evening in Nabatiyeh town, south Lebanon, September 16, 2025
Lebanon / 18 September 2025
18 September 2025

Meanwhile, Israeli troops prepare to advance on Gaza City after Tel Aviv cuts off its communication lines

Red Devils' logo
Men’s Rugby League / 12 August 2025
12 August 2025

Fan group The 1873 issues scathing response to owners’ statement saying the club will not close

People inspect the damage at the Sheikh Radwan al-Taba UNRWA clinic following an Israeli army bombardment in Gaza City, August 6, 2025
Gaza / 6 August 2025
6 August 2025

Israeli media awash with leaks and rumours of Netanyahu’s plans to seize Gaza. Meanwhile, the unrelenting siege of Gaza continues unabated 

Demonstrators carrying Palestinian flags look on as the Ship to Gaza boat 'Handala' arrives at the port of Malmö, Sweden, May 8, 2024
Middle East / 29 July 2025
29 July 2025

Mr Smalls and 13 other Freedom Flotilla Coalition activists who tried to break Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza aboard the Handala ship remain in detention and on hunger strike

The crowd at Manchester Punk Festival 2024
Culture / 11 April 2025
11 April 2025
Ben Cowles speaks with IAN ‘TREE’ ROBINSON and ANDY DAVIES, two of the string pullers behind the Manchester Punk Festival, ahead of its 10th year show later this month
SETTING AN EXAMPLE: Watford’s and Norwich City players tak
Features / 13 March 2025
13 March 2025
Ben Cowles previews his interview with Stand Up to Racism’s SABBY DHALU for the Morning Star’s new Youtube channel
Fans protest outside London Stadium
Men's Football / 17 October 2024
17 October 2024
Palestinian children sit at the edge of a crater after an Is
World / 21 June 2024
21 June 2024
‘By sending weapons, parts, components and ammunition to Israeli forces,’ the above risk being ‘complicit in serious violations of international human rights laws,’ UN experts warn
Sudanese Children suffering from malnutrition are treated at
World / 24 May 2024
24 May 2024
Meanwhile, in Ethiopia, Sudanese refugees lack basic necessities, and have been subjected to attacks by armed militia, according to the Alliance of Forces for Radical Change
Cyprus' interior minister Konstantinos Ioannou (second right
World / 17 May 2024
17 May 2024
EU states call for Syria to be reclassified as a safe country
An 1854 depiction of a slave market
Opinion / 23 October 2023
23 October 2023
BEN COWLES, who is covering the sports desk this week while Bella Katz is on holiday, explains why he won't refer to ‘white c**t’ as a ‘racist’ slur
Tigs Louis-Puttick, founder of the migrant rights organisati
Britain / 19 July 2023
19 July 2023
‘This incident demonstrates not only how far refugee rights have been eroded in the UK but also how the right to protest is under attack,’ Reclaim The Sea founder Tigs Louis-Puttick says
World / 2 May 2023
2 May 2023
In this screen grab taken from video, Sudanese and foreigner
World / 2 May 2023
2 May 2023
Meanwhile, thousands try to flee the country as fighting and looting rages on
World / 16 December 2022
16 December 2022
The international humanitarian organisation calls on the authorities to put an end to the hostile policy
David Beckham and Joe Lycett
Sport / 14 November 2022
14 November 2022
Comedian Joe Lycett says he will donate £10k to LGBT+ football charities if Beckham quits Qatar, but will drop it all in a blender if he doesn't
One of the survivors aboard the Humanity 1 looks out to sea
World / 8 November 2022
8 November 2022
Human Rights Watch joins calls by Amnesty International, the UNHCR and many more, for the 250 people aboard the Humanity 1 and Geo Barents to be brought ashore
The Humanity 1 rescue ship
World / 18 September 2022
18 September 2022
European authorities ignore crew's 16 calls for a port to disembark the rescued
Qatar’s Stadium 974
Men's Football / 25 August 2022
25 August 2022
Amnesty levels accusation at England's governing body and praises Welsh FA for highlighting issue
Construction workers at Lusail Stadium, Qatar, in 2019
Men's Football / 22 August 2022
22 August 2022
World's largest trade union federation calls for an end to this latest abuse of workers as World Cup draws close
Israeli forces blamed for shooting of Al Jazeera journalist
World / 11 May 2022
11 May 2022
‘Yet again journalists, wearing press vests, clearly identified were targeted by Israeli snipers,’ International Federation of Journalists says