Born in Jamaica in 1835, Eaton changed the ideals of beauty in the Victorian era. Drawings and paintings of Eaton feature in collections in the UK and the world.
Mary Prince – Visionary abolitionist and writer, who was formerly enslaved
Born in Bermuda in 1788, Prince was the first Black woman to publish & write an autobiography in the UK. She wrote what it was like to live under slavery from her own perspective aje.io/r74zm
Olaudah Equiano – One of the earliest Black African writers in Europe
Born in 1745 and sold into slavery aged 11, Equiano's book 'The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano', allowed white people to learn how distressing slavery was.
Cuffay became an important figure in the Chartist movement in London, which called for electoral reform, universal male suffrage, and the representation of working-class people in Parliament.
An Israeli court extends Dr. Hussam Abu Safia's detention for six months, citing a “security threat,” despite legal teams arguing he was just doing his job as director and paediatrician of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Israel’s military says a ground invasion of southern Gaza’s Rafah is under way and troops are pushing into the north near the town of Beit Lahiya and central areas.
Hamas calls Israel’s strikes a ‘treacherous’ attack on defenceless Palestinian civilians, accusing it of trying to overturn the Gaza ceasefire. Netanyahu says he acted due to stalled truce talks.
Report says at least 308 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air attacks across Gaza. The number of people killed so far included 154 in the northern part of the territory.
Israel's ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza has left roughly a million Palestinian children 'living without the basic necessities they need to survive,' according to UNICEF.
Israeli forces continue attacks on Gaza despite the ceasefire, while the US launches air strikes on Yemen after Houthi rebels vow to resume targeting Israel-linked ships in the Red Sea over Gaza's total blockade.
Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi has condemned US’s attacks on Yemen and said the Trump administration has “no authority, or business, dictating Iranian foreign policy”.