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Members of a humanitarian convoy of at least 1,500 people, including activists and supporters from Algeria and Tunisia, shout pro-Palestinian slogans as they gather, on their way to Gaza via Egypt's Rafah Crossing, in Zawiya, Libya, June 10, 2025

Middle East / 12 June 2025

Egypt begins detaining and deporting activists ahead of peaceful march to Gaza

12 June 2025

Global March to Gaza calls on supporters to contact their local Egyptian embassy to ensure the protesters’ safety

Survivors of a shipwreck sleep at a warehouse at the port in

World / 14 June 2023

At least 78 people dead in shipwreck off Greece

14 June 2023

World / 14 September 2022

Civilian rescuers save refugees stranded in the Mediterranean for over a week

14 September 2022

An SOS humanity vessel carrying refugees approaches their bo

World / 13 September 2022

Rescuers race towards 250 refugees in distress in the Mediterranean

13 September 2022

Sir John Hayes (left) and 22 other Tory MPs and lords wrote

Features / 15 November 2020

‘Common sense’ – or nonsense?

15 November 2020

A group of 22 Tory bigwigs are making a noise about ‘liberals rewriting our history in their image’ and blaming ‘cultural Marxism.’ BEN COWLES takes a look

Culture / 10 December 2018

Best of 2018: Video games

10 December 2018

by BEN COWLES

Gaming / 17 July 2018

Joypad manoeuvres to combat the heat of summer meltdowns

17 July 2018

Book Review / 5 March 2018

Picture This: March 6

5 March 2018

Media / 17 November 2017

Is Russian media meddling with the West?

17 November 2017

Probably, writes BEN COWLES, but then they are just following the West's lead

GAME ON / 22 October 2017

Voyages to tyrannical island and deep philosophical ground

22 October 2017

BEN COWLES Game on: Reports from a virtual frontier