Impact
12 Of The Best LGBTQ Stories Of 2023
Here’s to more LGBTQ wins in 2024.
Kassy Cho
Kassy Cho is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Almost. She is based in Taipei, Taiwan. Email her at kassy@almostmag.co.
Cute
10 Of The Cutest Animals That Won Our Hearts In 2023
From hungry sheep to dog officers, these are some of the animals that won our hearts in 2023.
Featured
This Irish Woman Politician Slammed World Leaders For Doing Nothing To Protect The Children In Gaza
“It’s about time that we wake up and smell the white phosphorus, the burning flesh of children torched alive in Gaza.”
Politics
Russia Has Blocked This Pro-Peace Woman Journalist From Running Against President Vladimir Putin
Yekaterina Duntsova had tried to run on a campaign of ending the war in Ukraine and freeing political prisoners.
Video
A Gunman Opened Fire On A Czech University, Killing 14 People In The Country’s Worst Mass Shooting
Police said the gunman was a student at the university, who later killed himself after he was surrounded by police.
Video
The UN Security Council Has Passed A Watered Down Resolution Calling For Aid For Gaza But Not A Ceasefire
The resolution, which passed after days of delays, merely calls for steps to “to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities”.
Newsletter
🌏 Israel Mistakenly Kills Three Of Its Own Hostages, Thai Politician Jailed For Criticizing Monarchy And More
All the world news you need to know this week.
Climate
A Cyclone Dumped So Much Rain On This Australian State That A Crocodile Was Spotted In A Flooded Town
Parts of Northern Queensland in Australia have been flooded after tropical cyclone Jasper dumped a year’s worth of rain on the region in just a few days.
Activism
This Thai Activist Politician Has Been Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Criticizing The Monarchy
29-year-old Rukchanok Srinork, also known as “Ice”, rose to fame as an activist during the mass, pro-democracy protests that swept Thailand from 2020 to 2021.
Featured
Iran Has Been Using The War In Gaza As A Cover To Execute More Than 100 People
Human rights groups says Iran has increased the number of executions as there has been “little international focus” on the human rights situation in the country.
Newsletter
🌏 Israel Wants To "Thin Out" Palestinians In Gaza, Japanese Woman Soldier Wins Landmark Sexual Assault Case And More
All the world news you need to know this week.
Activism
Injured Journalist Wael Dahdouh Has Bid A Devastating Farewell To His Cameraman Killed By Israeli Strikes
Medical staff were unable to reach Samer Abudaqa for five hours due to the Israeli military continuing to fire in the area.