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Ben Cowles

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

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

General strike for Gaza in Italy was the result of tireless campaigning, TWT hears

12 October 2025

Zarah Sultana speaking at The World Transformed

The World Transformed Festival 2025 / 12 October 2025

Sultana says interest in new socialist party is reason she didn’t join Greens

12 October 2025

Balraj Samrai, Maddy Pledge, Hussein Mithm and Rida Hanidou at the panel discussion

The World Transformed / 10 October 2025

'The revolution will not be Google-formed,' TWT hears

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

Unidentified drones spotted following humanitarian aid ships sailing to Gaza

22 September 2025

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