Sharmila Devi is a journalist with more than 25 years of experience writing for international newspapers, journals, and agencies. She worked for the Financial Times for more than a decade, served as the newspaper's Jerusalem correspondent during the Second Intifada, and reported extensively from the Middle East and Africa. She has also worked as a political risk consultant and writer for humanitarian agencies.
UN chiefs say the “world is on fire” but it has only requested $47 billion to deliver aid in 2025, slightly less than it requested...
A stunning offensive by Syrian rebels who overran Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo on 29 November has reminded the world of the law of unintended consequences. The...
A 60-day truce between Israel and Hezbollah that started early on 27 November was highly welcomed but other thorny issues prevail in the region, not...
There was a 20 per cent global increase in cases of measles last year, driven by inadequate immunisation and killing an estimated 107,500 people, the...
Donald Trump’s election victory has deepened fear among the Palestinians that their aspirations for meaningful statehood will likely be sacrificed as the president-elect has started...
