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.
Up to 100 people shot dead at an international airport complex by Al-Qaeda militants. Up to 600 civilians machine-gunned in an attack lasting just a...
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...
