Sofia Hou is a reporter and producer for Almost and is based in San Salvador. Contact this reporter at sofia@almostmag.co.
Climate
Ahead of the conference, the BBC reported it had uncovered messages that showed the UAE was planning to use hosting COP28 to make oil deals with at least 15 other countries.
Video
At least 32 Thai nationals, who came from poorer regions in Thailand to work in Israel to earn higher wages, were captured after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
Featured
In the videos, Israelis wear makeup that thickens their eyebrows and blackens their teeth, as well as headscarves and keffiyehs, and dance to the song “This Was My Home”.
Video
22-year-old Ahed Tamimi, who was arrested in recent Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank is one of the prisoners released as part of a deal for a brief pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas.
Activism
About 500 people marched in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, on Nov. 25 in support of Palestine and to call for a permanent ceasefire, organizers told Almost.
Video
Aside from Israeli nationals and dual-citizens, Hamas also released a number of Thai and Filipino citizens, as part of a separate deal mediated by the Egyptian government and Hamas.
Featured
Javier Milei ran on a “chainsaw plan”, which would close the ministries of culture, women, education and others to reduce government spending.
Featured
23-year-old Jane Dipika Garett is an advocate for mental health and body positivity.
Video
An Israeli official said that there were some unidentified bodies that they now believe belong to Hamas fighters and not Israelis, according to AFP.
Video
Christian church leaders encouraged people to “to advocate, pray, and contribute” to the thousands of people affected by the war instead.
Activism
The hostages’ families have complained that the Israeli government has failed to provide updates on the situation and did not meet with them until Oct. 26, almost three weeks after the kidnapping.
Video
“We as medical staff want to leave, but we cannot. We might not survive until the morning,” Haj-Hassan read as she broke down.