Basel Hindeleh

Nov 22, 2024 | abc.net.au | Basel Hindeleh

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant, and one of the last remaining Hamas leaders, Mohammed Deif, who might already be dead. The warrants for the Israeli leaders were issued for crimes against humanity and war crimes that the court found reasonable grounds to believe they bore criminal responsibility for.

Nov 6, 2024 | abc.net.au | Lucia Stein |Rebecca Armitage |Basel Hindeleh

After a big day of voting, polls have closed in all American states and millions of people are now anxiously waiting for a final result. Election day was a relatively smooth affair for voters, despite bomb threats, false claims of a fake Melania at a Florida poll and the spreading of misinformation on social media. Not long after the last poll closed, it became clear Donald Trump was leading in all of the widely watched swing states.

Oct 30, 2024 | abc.net.au | Michelle Rimmer |Hamish Harty |Anisha Pillarisetty |Basel Hindeleh |Riley Stuart

A German researcher arrived in Yuendumu in 1972, and was given rare access to Indigenous customs and culture. Now, an emotional reunion has seen the return of sacred objects. There's just one road that leads to Yuendumu. The community lies in the heart of Australia's Tanami Desert, an isolated and arid region of the Northern Territory, around 300 kilometres north of Alice Springs. The Warlpiri people are the traditional owners of the land and have lived here for thousands of years.

Sep 28, 2024 | abc.net.au | Toby Mann |Basel Hindeleh |Eric Tlozek

The death of Hassan Nasrallah is a monumental moment for the Middle East. The leader of the region's most powerful militia and Iran's strongest ally is gone and Hezbollah, the group he led, has been decimated by intense Israel attacks. It's a very different outcome to the last time Hezbollah fought Israel. "Nasrallah wins the war", the Economist magazine declared when Israel and Hezbollah signed a ceasefire after a 34-day war in 2006.

Sep 18, 2024 | abc.net.au | Rebecca Armitage |Basel Hindeleh

It was early afternoon in Lebanon when pagers clipped to the belts of thousands of men beeped simultaneously. Some were shopping for groceries, others were winding their motorbikes through heavy traffic, but the men apparently had one thing in common. They all appear to have been linked to the Lebanese militant Shia Muslim group and major political party, Hezbollah. The pagers flashed a message that looked to be from Hezbollah's leadership, according to the New York Times.